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| OxyCotin and the US drug abuse epidemic that is killing 300 Americans a day (video) |
| 2023-06-23 |
| [Aljazeera] Inside the Sackler dynasty and the company, Purdue Pharma, that allegedly fuelled the US opioid epidemic. Purdue Pharma introduced the opioid painkiller OxyContin in the 1990s and promoted it aggressively as non-addictive. United States government lawyers argued that the company’s owners, the Sacklers, knew how their medication was being abused widely, but doubled down on production — and profits. Recently a lawsuit was settled for $6bn. Barry Meier, the author of Pain Killer (soon to be a Netflix series), started writing about the opioid epidemic 20 years ago when it was killing about 20,000 people yearly. He tells host Steve Clemons how corporate greed and government dithering have led that number to exceed 100,000 deaths last year alone. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 Preliminary data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show more than 110,000 people died of drug overdoses in 2022. Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids were the cause of roughly two-thirds of the fatalities, about the same as in 2021, a possible sign the nation’s deadliest-ever drug epidemic may be leveling off. Chinese and Mexicans are waging a war on Americans and we are losing as people every year as in World War 2. |
| Posted by: Enver Slager8035 2023-06-23 17:18 |
| #5 about 110k overdose deaths in USA in 2022 about 80k of them opioid related can't find comparable number but it seems at least half the 2022 opioid deaths were fentanyl unfortunately, I think we now have a situation where people needing pain management face multiple delays in getting opioids even when that is the obvious best path |
| Posted by: lord garth 2023-06-23 17:05 |
| #4 Addiction complicates pain management, but new guidelines offer help for 'complex patients' |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-06-23 14:15 |
| #3 United States government lawyers argued that the company’s owners, the Sacklers, knew how their medication was being abused widely, but doubled down on production — and profits. Recently a lawsuit was settled for $6bn. They must know about Biden doubling down on fentanyl production and profits as well but somehow that's not as sensational a scandal. We don't see any charges being filed by the DoJ. Doubt if we'll ever see any of the indignant TV documentaries about it either. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2023-06-23 11:52 |
| #2 News stories about opioids are idiotic unless & until fentanyl is mentioned along with the fact that Mexico and China supply megadeath doses of it to the USA. |
| Posted by: Sniling Omelet8298 2023-06-23 09:47 |
| #1 More than ever drug usage is everywhere. July first marijuana is legal in Maryland. Maryland officers given drug test kits to practice with in June. So any drug in your system I understand will show up on their display. Label on retail product advises you don't operate a motor vehicle after use. So within a hour a code is displayed showing use. In the real world you are DUI but I was told the officers will not enforce the results. We have to wait and see. My problem is the usage is now all ages. No second hand smoke warnings. These people are everywhere and accidents seem to have increased. We are now experiencing Obama's new normal. Side note using marijuana as a pain killer must be told to anesthesiologist. Why?, they have to use more to work. Think if other drugs might have been used. Should the item be illegal would you admit use and then arrested later (I guess patient confidentiality comes in here). |
| Posted by: Dale 2023-06-23 08:42 |