Friends have returned from Britain and recounted the problem of drug-taking there.

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But as long as there is demand for cheap knockoffs--and patients are willing to chance taking them in order to save money on skyrocketing drug prices--the counterfeit problem is not likely to go away.

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Forgetting this, never taking a break, is a red-flag that you have a drug problem.

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