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Re:The lucrative business of America’s opioid crisis by wu-ikkyu on Thursday December 28, 2017 @11:22AM (#16022923)
>I cannot understand why the Government is not acting against the pharmas profiting from this crisis.

$$$

> And why people are not revolting.

Drugs are an effective and subtle form of chemical warfare. They keep the people docile and apathetic.

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Re:The lucrative business of America’s opioid crisis by flowersoldier on Thursday December 28, 2017 @11:57AM (#16023192)
Indeed. I work at a local clinic and see the fallout of the opioid crisis on a daily basis. I'm always surprised how the Opium Wars seldom comes up in these discussions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Opium_War

Opioids are quite effective at coaxing a population into complacency. Unless the government intervenes, I don't see the problem slowing down anytime soon. As someone else pointed out, the lobbyists are very influential...

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Re:The lucrative business of America’s opioid crisis by StreamBright on Thursday December 28, 2017 @03:18PM (#16024602)
Like http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0236640/? :)
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