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The Fifth Vital Sign

Invisibilia

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Doctor Campbell and the Opiate Epidemic

Some people now argue that this small, bureaucratic shift in medical practice led ultimately to the opiate epidemic. When doctors are expected to ask about pain, it's hard not to give medications if a patient reports a high score. Several drug companies that made pain pills were quietly funding these initiatives.

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