So if we can address the availability of prescription painkillers, we could reduce a huge part of the heroin problem. We also know that Over 70% of the time when people started using prescription painkillers, they didn't get them from a doctor. They did not get them from a traditional drug dealer on the street. They got them from a family member or a friend. Somebody shared their medications, or somebody stole someone else's medications. (04:50–04:57)
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Asserts that over 70% of initial prescription painkiller use did not come from a doctor.
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