Re:I was a drug rep and know how pharma companies pushed opi...
by loeg on Sunday December 01, 2019 @08:18PM
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> They are just saying that that misinformation campaigns run for the purpose of increasing profit at the expense of human lives isn't a great thing.
Sure, no one can reasonably disagree with that. I don't think folks defending opioids are staking that claim. To your earlier question,
> I mean, nobody is suggesting that opiods shouldn't be used to treat pain, are they?
Kinda, yes, actually. Or rather, since regulators and doctors cannot actually tell the difference between someone in pain and someone not in pain, the response to a perceived overprescription crisis has been to swing towards underprescribing — restricting access to and increasing the difficulty of obtaining opioids for everyone.
Sure, no one can reasonably disagree with that. I don't think folks defending opioids are staking that claim. To your earlier question,
> I mean, nobody is suggesting that opiods shouldn't be used to treat pain, are they?
Kinda, yes, actually. Or rather, since regulators and doctors cannot actually tell the difference between someone in pain and someone not in pain, the response to a perceived overprescription crisis has been to swing towards underprescribing — restricting access to and increasing the difficulty of obtaining opioids for everyone.