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Conversely, Around Here, There's A CVS, Rite Aid, Or Walgreens On Every F'in Corner
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You've heard of "food deserts," poor areas of cities where you can't find a decent supermarket or produce store, which leads to poor nutrition and lots of fast-food joints. Now, meet a new problem, "pharmacy deserts," which, in the case of Chicago's South Side, means that lots of poor people have no local pharmacy. You can see where that would be a problem. They CAN perhaps take the bus or train to a pharmacy, but that would be a problem in bad weather, or if you have to work late, or have other responsibilities. It's especially troublesome in combating the opioid crisis, since that requires naloxone availability to reverse O.D.s. But you can't force pharmacies to open stores in neighborhoods where they'll lose money, so.... (Chicago Tribune)
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