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@localcelebrity (forgive me that i don’t have literature at the moment) there are two problems which are independent of each other—
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@localcelebrity one problem is that people are getting addicted to drugs that provide euphoria. the other is we are garbage at treating pain
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@localcelebrity being *dependent* on pain medication isn’t the same thing as being addicted to it.
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@localcelebrity and the majority of people who die of overdose *aren’t* the ones who were prescribed medication for chronic pain.