The opioid epidemic is projected to claim 1.22 million U.S. lives this decade without new efforts to stem the crisis, according to a report that traces the roots of the problem and offers in-depth solutions.
oh yeah no, i’m american, and in hindsight it’s super fucking weird that we even had to ask because an opiate is kind of overkill for such a short-term, not especially painful procedure. i only had to take what they gave me (i think it was ibuprofen?) for three or so days and it’s not like they followed up to see if i’d used my entire prescription.
This must be in the US because that’s not normal in other countries.
oh yeah no, i’m american, and in hindsight it’s super fucking weird that we even had to ask because an opiate is kind of overkill for such a short-term, not especially painful procedure. i only had to take what they gave me (i think it was ibuprofen?) for three or so days and it’s not like they followed up to see if i’d used my entire prescription.