Where is the scrutiny over FDA’s role in the overdose epidemic?

Re:Where is the scrutiny over FDA’s role in the overdose epi... by Loughla on Thursday September 16, 2021 @02:16PM (#28555164)

Also, not to victim blame at all, but - any medicine, regardless of whether it's over the counter or not, needs to be discussed with a doctor.

That's why they literally have that label on everything you buy, and warning about using it on your own, either in the short- or long-term, depending on the specific medicine.

Just because people assume it's safe, doesn't mean it's safe, and is nobody's fault but their own for not reading the actual instructions and safety labels.

It's medicine, for Christ's sake, even if relatively benign looking. It has the intent on changing something about your body. Why do people think you can just go to the corner store and take whatever you want without actually thinking about it?

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Re:Where is the scrutiny over FDA’s role in the overdose epi... by candiodari on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @07:03AM (#28603788)

I think it's established that in the opioid crisis, all medication was prescribed by docters, for 2 important reasons:

1) pressure from patients (and sometimes the doctor themselves, too). What is wrong with drugs? I mean, we can all agree that there's a minority in society that doesn't see the problem here. There are plenty of medical people in that minority.

2) pain medication "cures" everything (cheaply!). Can't diagnose what's wrong? Opioids cure it! Not really sure if anything is wrong at all? Opioids make patient happy! Patient scared of treatment? Opioids cure the problem without the treatment! Patient can't pay for real treatment? Opioids cure it!

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