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

Re:Ohio Sues 5 Major Drug Companies For 'Fueling Opioid Epid... by prklmn on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @08:24PM (#14456984)

Many people who end up taking opioids say the same thing you say, and swear them off. It's easy to say that you won't take them until you're in pain that makes you feel as if you're dying, then it's a different story.

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Re:Ohio Sues 5 Major Drug Companies For 'Fueling Opioid Epid... by oculusthrift on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @09:33PM (#14457304)

yeah but not all the people taking them are in that sort of pain. most are just ordinary drug addicted people

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Re:Ohio Sues 5 Major Drug Companies For 'Fueling Opioid Epid... by acover on Thursday June 01, 2017 @12:12AM (#14457959)

Source? From what I have read the major cause of the opioid crisis is doctors prescribing opioids for pain [0]. Even 2 week prescriptions have 25% chance of creating an addict [1]. Remember originally these were marketed to doctors as non-addictive.

[0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opioid_crisis

[1] - https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/03/with-a-10-day-supply...

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Re:Ohio Sues 5 Major Drug Companies For 'Fueling Opioid Epid... by MaysonL on Thursday June 01, 2017 @04:14AM (#14458700)

And the major cause of doctors prescribing opioids for pain is: Purdue Pharma propaganda and bribes. [0][1]

[0]http://theweek.com/articles/541564/how-american-opiate-epide...

[1]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2622774/ title: "The Promotion and Marketing of OxyContin: Commercial Triumph, Public Health Tragedy"

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