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[–] TallonMetroid@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Don't you worry, we'll be getting snake oil in our pharmacies again soon enough.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Snake oil doesn't sound as fun as morphine.

[–] f314@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh, there will be plenty of opoids if Big Pharma can make a good buck off of it!

[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There was. No "if" about it.

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

No "was" about it either.

Is.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 1 points 2 months ago

Daytime cold medicine might as well be snake oil for all the good it does me.