Rogersville, Leighton, the List Goes Dopily On

Last week the Washington Post published an extremely informative article on opioid prescriptions in the U.S. As we understand it, the statistics used involved mainly hydrocodone and oxycodone and didn't involve any of the lesser drugs or cough syrups, etc. Each state was summarized, and the results were surprising, at least to us.

Which towns had the highest script rate? Which counties? Which pharmacies filled the most scripts? How is this information helpful to us other than becoming a source of gossip?

Are physicians to blame? Are drug stores complicit? How is this information going to be used? Will it help or will it unfairly penalize those needing certain drugs in order to have any quality of life?

We're going to look at cities, counties, and pharmacies. First up is towns/cities:

Rogersville is a Dope Town

The above article was just published by PNS. As we finished reading it, we checked our e-mail and discovered even more information on these revelations.  

We will note that not everyone filling a script in Rogersville may live there. If there's a physician noted for giving certain drugs, patients may flock there from miles away. Instead of heading home to their local pharmacy, they may simply stop at the closest one whether in Rogersville or elsewhere. 

Still, this isn't the type publicity Rogersville is seeking (we hope). First drag racing, then corrupt school boards, then attacks on elderly females, then elected official suicide, then those deadly vape pens. Where will it end?

You Can't Be Too Safe. We Will Now Close All Pharmacies, Mini-Marts, and Day Cares. We May Even Close the Rogersville Lutheran Church Just to be on the Safe Side.