The company that makes oxy’s and roxy’s lost a lawsuit because it lied about the addictiveness of its drug.
The money they paid was nothing compared to their profits, or the lives they took.
Here’s where a bunch of folks will chime in saying it’s about “personal ‘sponsibility”
Even though the drug company basically stated they’re selling addictive narcotics to unsuspecting citizens.
But these ####s who run these companies will sit at Christmas dinner and pray and thank God for all their blessings while make believing they’re not killers.
And now there are antidepressants to help antidepressants that aren’t working well.
Meanwhile, the ENTIRE theory that it’s a serotonin deficiency that is causing depression is being turned on its head by some good proof that it’s dopamine deficiency.
And each commercial still says “the medication is THOUGHT to work by...”
That’s great.
There's where you substituted slogans for reason. There are people who need the drugs. Others did not but got them anyway resulting, in some cases, in addiction. There needs to be a balance between needs of pain patients and the potential for addiction.
Oh good grief.
If you smash a time release pill to get it all in one burst, you just decided you wanted to violate what your doctor ordered. Don’t blame either pharma or the doctor for that.
The drug industry even corrupted the scientific literature through shoddy research and dishonest publishing practices. About a decade ago, I noticed a spate of drug manufacturer sponsored medical studies touting new opioid formulations as less addictive and therefore useful for treating a wider range of pain disorders. There were a few critical letters, but the overall tone was positive. As I suspected, this was the beginning of a drug company push for more opioid use.