According to Dr. Fortanasce, when patients complain of pain, there is a 94 percent change they’ll be prescribed medication and half that time, the medication will be an opiate.
“The difference between the opium dens of the early 20th century and some of the pain clinics today is that the den is now called a clinic, and the opium is prescription narcotics,” said Dr. Fortanasce.
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