Ohio Sues 5 Major Drug Companies For 'Fueling Opioid Epidemic'

Re:Ohio Sues 5 Major Drug Companies For 'Fueling Opioid Epid... by revelation on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @07:17PM (#14456673)

You would think persuading doctors to prescribe unnecessary opioids is the kind of crime that has the DEA kicking down doors and arresting managers.

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Re:Ohio Sues 5 Major Drug Companies For 'Fueling Opioid Epid... by elipsey on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @07:32PM (#14456743)

They have.[1][2] This has substantially contributed to increased demand for imported heroin and synthetic opiods which are substitutable for perscription pain killers to prevent withdrawal.[3]

[1] Former Health Minister of Guyana, Dr. Noel Blackman, Sentenced for Running “Pill Mill” in Long Island, https://www.dea.gov/divisions/nyc/2017/nyc051217.shtml

[2] Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges against Owner of Bronx Clinic and 23 Other Individuals Involved in Illegal Distribution of More Than Five Million Oxycodone Pills, https://www.dea.gov/divisions/nyc/2014/nyc020514b.shtml

[3] Unintended consequences: Why painkiller addicts turn to heroin, http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/29/health/gupta-unintended-conseq...

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Re:Ohio Sues 5 Major Drug Companies For 'Fueling Opioid Epid... by alexgorbatchev on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @07:22PM (#14456702)

The goal of the DEA is not to reduce crime or address drug usage. The prime objective is to generate profit via asset forfeiture and cash seizures. The doctors and pharmaceuticals can sue back, and nobody wants that.

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