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What do you think of pain pill addiction? hoax?

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Serious: It is a serious public health crisis. With the more frequent treatment of pain by doctors and the ongoing street value of opioids addiction and abuse persist.

Dr Pappas and 8 doctors agreed

Answered 11/28/2017

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