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2019-01-23 Economy

Study: Big Pharma Pill-Pushing Dollars Led to Overdose Deaths

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-01-23 04:52|| || Front Page|| [13 views ] Top

#1 Glad they had to do yet another study for this information.

Posted by Chris 2019-01-23 07:33|| 2019-01-23 07:33|| Front Page Top

#2 "The study's authors note that while prescription pills are not the primary cause of opioid-involved overdose deaths..."

There are legitimate uses for opioids in pain management and most prescription users take them responsibly. The few who buy/use the illegal stuff are ruining the quality of life for those that do not by driving the statistics.

Hmmm...handgun parallel anyone?

Posted by Warthog 2019-01-23 09:53|| 2019-01-23 09:53|| Front Page Top

#3 Prescription opioids continue to contribute to more than 17000 deaths from overdoses annually in the United States. The study reported that this number represents 40% of all the annual opioid deaths in the U.S. That would mean that 60% of the deaths are from non-prescribed opiates.

The following report states there were 72,000 drug-related deaths in 2017. This was from all drugs, opiates, cocaine, meth, heroin, fentanyl and any other drugs.

The study results (17,000) are the tip of the iceberg of the drug problem in the U.S. Some of these drugs are stolen and others smuggled into the U.S. The drug problem is good reason to better control our borders (particularly the southern border). Judicial Watch published an article about illegal drugs coming in to the U.S. titled " DEA: Most Illegal Drugs Enter via Mexico, Cartels Greatest Criminal Threat to U.S. (Nov. 2015)" Here.

Posted by JohnQC 2019-01-23 11:30|| 2019-01-23 11:30|| Front Page Top

#4 who's getting the kick backs from big Parma's stupendous profits, esp. after the implementation of "Obamacare", I wonder

Posted by 746 2019-01-23 12:33|| 2019-01-23 12:33|| Front Page Top

#5 The majority of deaths are STILL due to non-prescribed opiates.
What galls me the most is that the USA continues to subsidize small package shipments from China to the USA, without inspecting each & every one for illegal drugs. This should have already been done years ago, and damn the cost. Pres. Xi told Trump he would make fentanyl a controlled subtance in China, but those were just words.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2019-01-23 14:42|| 2019-01-23 14:42|| Front Page Top

#6 A wild proposal: reguire all US manufacturers of opiates to produce and then donate opiate blockers like Narcan to first responders & hospitals. The mathematics of how much Narcan will block how many mg of morphine or fentanyl has already been worked out. Any company able to produce fentanyl is fully able to produce naloxone, Donation of the drug will slash its price on the market to very little. There is virtually no use for opiate blockers outside of opiate overdoses and treatment of addiction. Naturally this cannot be done or even considered by our representatives.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2019-01-23 14:47|| 2019-01-23 14:47|| Front Page Top

#7 Purdue is the major manufacturer of Oxycontin. They also market treatment for addiction. Purdue is a company owned by the Sackler family of Connecticut. The state of Kentucky has sued Purdue. The State of Massachusetts has also gone after them.
NYTs story about Purdue.
The attorneys smell big bucks.

Posted by JohnQC 2019-01-23 18:18|| 2019-01-23 18:18|| Front Page Top

#8 I think this story is more about big bucks for attorneys than anything else.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2019-01-23 18:22|| 2019-01-23 18:22|| Front Page Top

#9 The Swamp at work, Daily Caller article from 3/14/18.

Posted by JohnQC 2019-01-23 18:42|| 2019-01-23 18:42|| Front Page Top

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