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  • Brujah
    Beer Money Baron
    • Jan 2001
    • 22157

    #1

    No wonder we're still in Afghanistan

    Americans consume EIGHTY percent of the world's pain pills as prescription drug abuse epidemic explodes

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-explodes.html
  • Lykos
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Apr 2003
    • 31032

    #2
    Yeah and Afghanistan is first in the world for Opium and Heroine produce?

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    • Brujah
      Beer Money Baron
      • Jan 2001
      • 22157

      #3
      Originally posted by Lykos
      Yeah and Afghanistan is first in the world for Opium and Heroine produce?
      No idea, only that it's high in the list. India is pretty high up there too?

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      • Brujah
        Beer Money Baron
        • Jan 2001
        • 22157

        #4
        Despite more than 30,000 international troops in the country, Afghanistan now produces 92 per cent of the world's opium, a United Nations report said Tuesday. -- 2007
        http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2...ug-report.html

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        • baddog
          So Fucking Banned
          • Apr 2001
          • 107089

          #5
          I was watching a report on this last night, and they were trying to suggest that because we do use more prescription pain killers, it automatically means that we are a bunch of drug addicts. One doctor went so far as to ask, "when did the US become the most painful place in the world to live?" He suggested that doctors are over medicating.

          They followed it up with some cop that had confiscated a prescription bottle of 50 pills, from a prescription of 60. The 50 were left overs that had not been used by the person prescribed to, and they were eventually stolen in a burglary, then recovered by the cop.

          So, why were there 50 left over pills? It is simple. Today, insurance companies give much better deals on drugs if you have a 90 day script over a 3 day script. They practically give them away ($5 here) if you get the 90 gay script. Doctors are helping their patients get cheaper meds by prescribing more.

          It skews the reality.

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          • BIGTYMER
            Junior Achiever
            • Nov 2004
            • 17066

            #6
            Opiates are nectar of the Gods.

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            • Brujah
              Beer Money Baron
              • Jan 2001
              • 22157

              #7
              Originally posted by baddog
              I was watching a report on this last night, and they were trying to suggest that because we do use more prescription pain killers, it automatically means that we are a bunch of drug addicts. One doctor went so far as to ask, "when did the US become the most painful place in the world to live?" He suggested that doctors are over medicating.

              They followed it up with some cop that had confiscated a prescription bottle of 50 pills, from a prescription of 60. The 50 were left overs that had not been used by the person prescribed to, and they were eventually stolen in a burglary, then recovered by the cop.

              So, why were there 50 left over pills? It is simple. Today, insurance companies give much better deals on drugs if you have a 90 day script over a 3 day script. They practically give them away ($5 here) if you get the 90 gay script. Doctors are helping their patients get cheaper meds by prescribing more.

              It skews the reality.
              I always kept my leftovers, to save money and in case of a future emergency so that I didn't have to spend money on doctors, more prescriptions, etc...

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              • L-Pink
                working on my tan
                • Mar 2005
                • 39151

                #8
                Originally posted by baddog
                I was watching a report on this last night, and they were trying to suggest that because we do use more prescription pain killers, it automatically means that we are a bunch of drug addicts. One doctor went so far as to ask, "when did the US become the most painful place in the world to live?" He suggested that doctors are over medicating.

                They followed it up with some cop that had confiscated a prescription bottle of 50 pills, from a prescription of 60. The 50 were left overs that had not been used by the person prescribed to, and they were eventually stolen in a burglary, then recovered by the cop.

                So, why were there 50 left over pills? It is simple. Today, insurance companies give much better deals on drugs if you have a 90 day script over a 3 day script. They practically give them away ($5 here) if you get the 90 gay script. Doctors are helping their patients get cheaper meds by prescribing more.

                It skews the reality.

                That's a real good point. The last time I used painkillers was a few years ago when I broke a tooth. This happened on a Saturday morning and I went to an urgent treatment place where they gave me a 30 day supply. Of course I had the problem taken care of the next Tuesday morning, 3 days later. 27 day supply still in my bathroom.

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                • baddog
                  So Fucking Banned
                  • Apr 2001
                  • 107089

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Brujah
                  I always kept my leftovers, to save money and in case of a future emergency so that I didn't have to spend money on doctors, more prescriptions, etc...
                  I have in the past. The problem being that they were long "expired" by the time I need them again. It does not change the fact that we were given more than we need.

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                  • CyberHustler
                    Masterbaiter
                    • Feb 2006
                    • 28735

                    #10
                    Originally posted by baddog
                    I was watching a report on this last night, and they were trying to suggest that because we do use more prescription pain killers, it automatically means that we are a bunch of drug addicts. One doctor went so far as to ask, "when did the US become the most painful place in the world to live?" He suggested that doctors are over medicating.

                    They followed it up with some cop that had confiscated a prescription bottle of 50 pills, from a prescription of 60. The 50 were left overs that had not been used by the person prescribed to, and they were eventually stolen in a burglary, then recovered by the cop.

                    So, why were there 50 left over pills? It is simple. Today, insurance companies give much better deals on drugs if you have a 90 day script over a 3 day script. They practically give them away ($5 here) if you get the 90 gay script. Doctors are helping their patients get cheaper meds by prescribing more.

                    It skews the reality.
                    “If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.”

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                    • HushMoney
                      Confirmed User
                      • Apr 2005
                      • 2256

                      #11
                      Originally posted by baddog
                      I was watching a report on this last night, and they were trying to suggest that because we do use more prescription pain killers, it automatically means that we are a bunch of drug addicts. One doctor went so far as to ask, "when did the US become the most painful place in the world to live?" He suggested that doctors are over medicating.

                      They followed it up with some cop that had confiscated a prescription bottle of 50 pills, from a prescription of 60. The 50 were left overs that had not been used by the person prescribed to, and they were eventually stolen in a burglary, then recovered by the cop.

                      So, why were there 50 left over pills? It is simple. Today, insurance companies give much better deals on drugs if you have a 90 day script over a 3 day script. They practically give them away ($5 here) if you get the 90 gay script. Doctors are helping their patients get cheaper meds by prescribing more.

                      It skews the reality.
                      What's a 90 gay script? are you programing for gay sites?
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                      • Barefootsies
                        Choice is an Illusion
                        • Feb 2005
                        • 42635

                        #12
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                        • pimpmaster9000
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • Dec 2011
                          • 26732

                          #13
                          Nobody, and I do mean nobody, pops pills like americans. There was this show on National Geographic about how many brands of pain medication alone are available in the USA and when you compare this to other developed or undeveloped countries around the world it really gets ridiculous.

                          Not only do they pop copious amounts of pills but they are horribly over-priced compared to what you would pay in almost any other country.

                          Take for example 191-amino Growth Hormone. One IU (international unit) costs anywhere from 10-20$ in the USA. The exact same compound goes for 1$/IU in China and this is a "sucker" price that tourists pay.
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                          • DWB
                            Registered User
                            • Jul 2003
                            • 31779

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Brujah
                            Americans consume EIGHTY percent of the world's pain pills as prescription drug abuse epidemic explodes

                            http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-explodes.html
                            Not really news, but it's good to see more people waking up to the reality of one of the reasons we're still there and never leaving.

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                            • epitome
                              So Fucking Lame
                              • Jun 2009
                              • 12156

                              #15
                              Originally posted by baddog
                              I was watching a report on this last night, and they were trying to suggest that because we do use more prescription pain killers, it automatically means that we are a bunch of drug addicts. One doctor went so far as to ask, "when did the US become the most painful place in the world to live?" He suggested that doctors are over medicating.

                              They followed it up with some cop that had confiscated a prescription bottle of 50 pills, from a prescription of 60. The 50 were left overs that had not been used by the person prescribed to, and they were eventually stolen in a burglary, then recovered by the cop.

                              So, why were there 50 left over pills? It is simple. Today, insurance companies give much better deals on drugs if you have a 90 day script over a 3 day script. They practically give them away ($5 here) if you get the 90 gay script. Doctors are helping their patients get cheaper meds by prescribing more.

                              It skews the reality.
                              Who are the doctors that prescribed 90 days of pain meds? Never heard of that. 30 day supply is usually the max.

                              With my insurance plan you get two retail fills of drugs for $4. After that it is considered maintenance and if you don't move it to 90 mail order you pay 50%. If you move it to mail order you get 90 days for $4. There are no such limits by them for controlled substances because doctors won't write for 90 days anyway.

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                              • directfiesta
                                Too lazy to set a custom title
                                • Oct 2002
                                • 30135

                                #16
                                Originally posted by Brujah
                                Despite more than 30,000 international troops in the country, Afghanistan now produces 92 per cent of the world's opium, a United Nations report said Tuesday. -- 2007
                                http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2...ug-report.html
                                Nice to see the troops doing their job .... at least , they can list this as a success !
                                I know that Asspimple is stoopid ... As he says, it is a FACT !

                                But I can't figure out how he can breathe or type , at the same time ....

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                                • Theo
                                  HAL 9000
                                  • May 2001
                                  • 34515

                                  #17
                                  "That's enough drugs to give every single American 64 Percocets or Vicodin."

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