People who are addicted will always be able to obtain crap opioid products which will end up killing them. And people who really need them due to a medical condition or procedure will NOT get them. Also, the elderly who usually need them in small doses to remain somewhat active, don’t get them until they are on their death beds.
If someone wants to commit suicide with them, they will get them off the streets or from another country.
They should just legalize them in the US to some degree and sell them OTC like they do in Canada.
Physicians in the US are being pressured to not even Rx codeine cough syrup when people get a hacking cough and can’t sleep because of it when they have colds. It’s ridiculous.
The only people not getting them now are the ones who need these drugs for treatment purposes.
“ Opioid prescription down 40% off peak”
Notice the word prescription.
This is from pressure on physicians not to Rx them even if they are really needed. The elderly on hospice can get them to die with that is in the 60% who do get them and some can have them after major surgery.
Dentists don’t give them out either when you have a root canal or a tooth pulled-not even for 2 days worth. People are coming to physicians in urgent care to get a few pills after dental procedures, it’s not right. It takes up time doctors could be using to see other patients just to give out medicine the dentists won’t.