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Old 03-13-2018, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by kiwi33 View Post
It may differ in different countries but here opioid drugs for pain relief are readily available on prescription.

There is some concern about "doctor-shopping" (some people visit many doctors to get prescriptions for opioids which they then either abuse or sell to third parties) but I believe that there is a database, based on Medicare Card numbers, which pharmacists can check to try to prevent this.
It's out of control in this country of 300+million and even in your country of 24+million there can be it's own issues.
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