• BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world
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    Pain management is a profitable industry, there is an illegal black market around it, but I’m pretty sure pharmacies are still the largest supplier.

    People go to the black market after the primary market fails, like they lose their insurance.

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      1 day ago

      I know, they should have access to something safer than fentanyl, especially since the way it’s taken it only lasts very briefly and is very addictive.

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        But the margins are a lot healthier on synthetics, plus everyone is put off by oxy now. It got some bad press for getting people hooked on drugs.