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Why are doctors so reluctant to give out opiate painkillers?

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Dr. Thomas Miller answered

Specializes in Anesthesiology

Pain meds: Because of abuse of some people. This includes some bad providers who have and continue to run pill mills requiring the government to set higher rules and oversite

Answered 2/8/2015

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