What I'm saying is that the research team pulled their hypothesis out of their collective asses.
It's like blaming TV because people want to take Viagra. No mention that the Viagra actually works wonders, in many senses, for someone suffering from ED or in this case, a readily available opioid in pill form dispensed by a credible source that does exactly what it is designed to do.
> since it is well known that these drugs are easily available online
whenever a researcher uses the phrase "since it is well known", one should automatically discount their work.
What is well known, or should be by both authors, is that these drugs are easily available at hospitals (A. B. Jena) and pharmacies (D. P. Goldman).
1. Correlation is not causation
2. More exogenous variables than they consider exist.
Sounds like an attempt to create yet another Horseman of the Internet Apocalypse.