About time.
While i think big pharma is a bunch of whores who prioritize profits, fact is the doctors prescribing this stuff and even more so, the people who take it mindlessly, are equally to blame.
I have taken low doses of Oxycodone daily for 20 years to help with a lower back issue. If one believed the propaganda, I should be a raging addict. However, I am not addicted to anything.
Last month my pharmacy could not refill my prescription for 7 days because of supply issues. I had to do without. No withdrawal symptoms nor did I feel the need to go rob a drug store or find a dose of Heroin.
The pain medication makes it possible for me to work 60 hours a week and live a seemingly normal life during this time. I’m very glad these 2 cases illustrated the truth about physician managed pain control.
The problem is the people who aren’t in severe pain but are addicted. It was an epidemic here. They caught a local pastor stealing pain pills from people he visited
The truth is leaking out despite the best efforts of the trial lawyers. Is personal responsiblity having a comeback?
If opioids are outlawed then only Muslims and Asians will have opioids. LOL
I’m not usually a fan of this author Jacob Sullum, but he’s absolutely on the mark here. It’s just another manufactured “crisis” to skirt responsibility at the expense of drug manufacturers.