> Yeah, pain has a purpose. It stops you from doing stuff your body isn't ready yet. So making it bearable, but still tangibly is making you able to do stuff (like this video), but stops you from running down the road and injuring yourself again / lengthening the time to recovery. (Yeah, I'm a fan of that approach)
Also, this isn't just how it works in Germany - this applies to most non-US countries I'd say.
In America it's practically taboo to tell someone they don't need a thing and the tolerance for any discomfort is extremely low.
If you washed someone's wounds in salt water when there were alternatives it would be rightfully regarded as sadism - why the tolerance for unnecessary pain and suffering otherwise?
No sarcasm and not in agreement personally, yet if I had nine 0’s before the decimal in my bank account I would play the hand the deals me the best, despite what the system needs, as long as it’s within legal means.
If we change the legal means it changes everything you listed as a problem.
US corporate morality is utterly broken. It's essentially sociopathy with dividends.
What I do not feel is completely justified in this story is that the blame is put solely on the pharmaceutical.
Yes they played their part. They most likely knew how addicting their drug is from day 1 during their clinical trials.
Why is direct marketing to consumers in the USA even allowed?
Why are pharmaceutical companies still allowed to wine and dine doctors to persuade them to prescribe their drugs?
What about the other players?
Why do doctors even prescribe these heavy drugs, despite knowing that there are serious addictions risks? I doubt doctors would prescribe heroin if someone has pain.
Why do patients insist on getting the heavy drugs to numb pain instead of taking or accepting doctors advice and take a less strong pain killer and accept some pain.
I think we should have a good look at how the healthcare system is organized and scrutinize all players.