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Old 10-05-2018, 06:36 AM
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I have a friend who works for a drug treatment clinic up north and I can assure you that it is indeed a crisis. Many of these addicts were initially prescribed opiates and got addicted to them. No one gave a second thought to taking something they were prescribed until they found they couldn't stop and opiates are the worst addiction because they chemically alter the brain.
I'm sure that has happened, but to what percentage of people who were taking opioids? I know of several people who are on Tramadol, including myself who have no problem. In the past, I've forgotten to take a dose and other than experiencing pain, I felt no withdrawal symptoms.

As I say, I'm sure that there has been some problem, but if these drugs are so bad and there is really a crisis, why are they not completely banned?
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