Sacklers–who made $11B off opioid crisis–to pay $225M in damages

Re:Sacklers–who made $11B off opioid crisis–to pay $225M in ... by Chozenlaruso on Thursday October 22, 2020 @07:32PM (#24864492)

From your link:

"including prescription pain relievers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl"

So recreational drug abusers are included in the count? I believe the OP was only taking prescription drugs.

Is there a count somewhere of just the overdoses on prescribed opioids?

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Re:Sacklers–who made $11B off opioid crisis–to pay $225M in ... by ska on Thursday October 22, 2020 @07:48PM (#24864602)

It's tricky to meaningfully separate these cases, as many opioid addictions start with prescriptions and move to more available opioids when the prescriptions end.

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Re:Sacklers–who made $11B off opioid crisis–to pay $225M in ... by dodobirdlord on Thursday October 22, 2020 @08:05PM (#24864724)

This is substantially less common than is widely believed.

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Re:Sacklers–who made $11B off opioid crisis–to pay $225M in ... by ska on Thursday October 22, 2020 @08:48PM (#24864999)

This varies a lot by area, but it isn't rare.

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