Duterte painkiller use draws concern in Philippines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's admission that he used a powerful painkiller has prompted concern about his health, with lawmakers urging him Sunday to undergo a medical examination and disclose the results.
Duterte on Monday revealed that he used to take fentanyl, often prescribed for cancer pain and other chronic ailments, because of a spinal injury from previous motorcycle accidents.
He however said his doctor made him stop using it on learning he was "abusing the drug" by using more than the prescribed patches.
The firebrand leader has attracted controversy over his war against suspected users of illegal drugs, which has claimed thousands of lives, and his incendiary language against the United States and the United Nations.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/duterte-painkiller-use-draws-concern-in-philippines/ar-AAlHeG8?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=edgsp
So a guy who murders users and dealers of illicit drugs is a druggie himself.
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