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Old 07-06-2017, 12:48 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by TheSutterDynasty View Post
Lyme disease is the new "fibromyalgia".

People are getting diagnosed in the US but not in Canada? Maybe a problem with the US system and a propensity to over-treat.

What are the odds a lot of these lyme disease diagnoses are followed with an opioid prescription?
The eastern seaboard also the prime area for disease carrying ticks and happens to be the most concentrated population in North America. So while over diagnosis may be an issue it certainly isnt uniform affect over the US based on CDC maps

https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/stats/maps.html
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