Is it really just because of the fentanyl situation? I know there is a huge disagreement with how the strict rules for prescribing opioids are so tight even for chronic pain patients like myself who can’t participate in life without em struggle to find a provider who is willing to prescribe us them.
In this case it’s more that 1% of hundreds of millions is still millions. Opiates get prescribed to basically everyone at some point in their lives, so it’s basically just 1% of the population