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SWBTATTReg

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2. And your situation is exactly why they haven't pushed for such draconian measures on stopping...
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 01:59 PM
Nov 2019

or dealing w/ opiate use, for like you say, there are literally 2 persons easily who have greatly benefited from using, vs. 1 person who's abused the use of these literally life saving drugs. I'm sorry to hear that you have to go through this routine. My doctor / office is the same way on refilling such drugs (users must go in person each month, no exceptions for refills etc.). I blame the rampart and gross distortion of this entire market partially on the doctors that have overprescribed these drugs to begin with, and of course, like you said, the lack of personal responsibility in handling these powerful drugs.

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