If Alex Jones made up stuff about Sandy Hook and this led to threats to the family members, that's very bad, but there are obviously different standards for the politically influential and ordinary people (let alone those hated by the regime).
From 1996 to 2001, the number of oxycodone-related deaths nationwide increased 400% while the annual number of OxyContin prescriptions increased nearly 20-fold, according to a report by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. In 2002, the DEA said the drug caused 146 deaths and contributed to another 318.
In western Virginia, 228 people died from overdoses of oxycodone from 1996 to 2005
So in 1 year, the drug Big Pharma told us was safe & effective directly caused almost 150 deaths. In 1 part of 1 state, more than 200 in less than a decade. How many deaths are Alex Jones' lies accused of causing?
It is safe and effective. It is an opiate. It is also pleasurable to many and will produce withdrawal symptoms upon being discontinued after a month's daily use. (That is to say it is "addictive" in the true sense of the word.)
The drug did not magically enter the gullets and veins of those who overdosed or became addicted. They were not forced at gunpoint to take the drug after their prescriptions lapsed and nobody coerced anyone to go doctor shopping or to a pill mill.
It is infantile to claim "the drug caused deaths." People killed themselves, out of ignorance, carelessness, or deliberate intent.
An addict is responsible for his addiction. Period.
Alex Jones is a victim of the state and its lickspittle propagandists.
People had doctors telling them Big Pharma's lies about it, it's not crazy to believe a doctor...well it wasn't- maybe now after covid, but back then it didn't seem weird to trust your doctor.
Just like the jab, the people didn't give informed consent since they didn't get properly informed about the drug.
Too bad. Any rational adult who is (or was 20 years ago) unaware of the addictive nature of opiates--which is virtually the same in all opiates, no matter what variation or brand name--has no one to blame for his addiction but himself.
I've had it with this paternalistic bullshit.
And the state is not forcing people to take opioids, so the comparison to the coof madness makes no sense.
The only thing people were misinformed about regarding OxyContin is duration of action. Not a big deal in my estimation, tho an unpleasant surprise, no doubt, for pain patients expecting 10-12 hours of relief and getting only 4-6. This fraud resulted in higher sales because people needed to take more frequent doses than advertised. . . this is the only real ethical crime that I can see, which is bad enough, although doctors not switching patients to morphine, methadone, or any number of other longer-lasting opiates of similar strength suggests payola.
As a European, I can never figure out what is more retarded: our judges or your juries.
If I were charged with theft or something, I'd rather have our judges. But if it were in any way political, I'd pick a jury - provided it's a Nebraska jury and not a DC one.
Purdue should not be liable for idiots who cannot understand that taking OxyContin daily for a month will result in withdrawal symptoms upon cessation of medication. The longer the period of use, the more severe the withdrawal. It is an opiate, not some weird science fiction devil drug. If you want to punish the manufacturers of opiates that "have a high probability of being abused" like all opiates, you might as well sue the creators and manufacturers of Fentanyl.
Caveat emptor. Remember that concept? Or have Americans become so infantile and stupid that we need lawyers to protect us from our bad decisions?
The only difference between that product and generic oxycodone is the duration of action (the "contin" in the product name).
This is the only false claim Purdue made about the drug as far as I can tell. If a salesman told an MD that OxyContin had a low probability of abuse, or if the Purdue sales team incentivized MDs' prescriptions with cash or free drugs blame also the corrupt MDs who ignored what they should be presumed to know and began prescribing it instead of generic oxycodone or other opiates.
Alex Jones's loss is the direct result of the coordinated campaign on the part of the whore media and the state to have him broken because he is a high-profile threat to their propaganda stream.
Even adjusting for inflation it's 112m less than Jones. ($853,149,583.38 in 2022 has the same purchasing power as $634500000 in 2007)
The game is rigged.
If Alex Jones made up stuff about Sandy Hook and this led to threats to the family members, that's very bad, but there are obviously different standards for the politically influential and ordinary people (let alone those hated by the regime).
Alex Jones has repeatedly retracted his claims about Sandy Hook, even long before he was sued about it. He's a target, nothing less.
Here's the Purdue story if interested: https://web.archive.org/web/20151024155701/http://www.cnbc.com/id/18591525
So in 1 year, the drug Big Pharma told us was safe & effective directly caused almost 150 deaths. In 1 part of 1 state, more than 200 in less than a decade. How many deaths are Alex Jones' lies accused of causing?
It is safe and effective. It is an opiate. It is also pleasurable to many and will produce withdrawal symptoms upon being discontinued after a month's daily use. (That is to say it is "addictive" in the true sense of the word.)
The drug did not magically enter the gullets and veins of those who overdosed or became addicted. They were not forced at gunpoint to take the drug after their prescriptions lapsed and nobody coerced anyone to go doctor shopping or to a pill mill.
It is infantile to claim "the drug caused deaths." People killed themselves, out of ignorance, carelessness, or deliberate intent.
An addict is responsible for his addiction. Period.
Alex Jones is a victim of the state and its lickspittle propagandists.
People had doctors telling them Big Pharma's lies about it, it's not crazy to believe a doctor...well it wasn't- maybe now after covid, but back then it didn't seem weird to trust your doctor.
Just like the jab, the people didn't give informed consent since they didn't get properly informed about the drug.
Too bad. Any rational adult who is (or was 20 years ago) unaware of the addictive nature of opiates--which is virtually the same in all opiates, no matter what variation or brand name--has no one to blame for his addiction but himself.
I've had it with this paternalistic bullshit.
And the state is not forcing people to take opioids, so the comparison to the coof madness makes no sense.
The only thing people were misinformed about regarding OxyContin is duration of action. Not a big deal in my estimation, tho an unpleasant surprise, no doubt, for pain patients expecting 10-12 hours of relief and getting only 4-6. This fraud resulted in higher sales because people needed to take more frequent doses than advertised. . . this is the only real ethical crime that I can see, which is bad enough, although doctors not switching patients to morphine, methadone, or any number of other longer-lasting opiates of similar strength suggests payola.
BILL CLINTON IS A RAPIST. Infowars.com
As a European, I can never figure out what is more retarded: our judges or your juries.
If I were charged with theft or something, I'd rather have our judges. But if it were in any way political, I'd pick a jury - provided it's a Nebraska jury and not a DC one.
The jury was influenced by the regime's press puppets who have spent years demonizing Jones.
I don't think the judgment will silence him. At least I hope it doesn't.
Purdue should not be liable for idiots who cannot understand that taking OxyContin daily for a month will result in withdrawal symptoms upon cessation of medication. The longer the period of use, the more severe the withdrawal. It is an opiate, not some weird science fiction devil drug. If you want to punish the manufacturers of opiates that "have a high probability of being abused" like all opiates, you might as well sue the creators and manufacturers of Fentanyl.
Caveat emptor. Remember that concept? Or have Americans become so infantile and stupid that we need lawyers to protect us from our bad decisions?
The only difference between that product and generic oxycodone is the duration of action (the "contin" in the product name).
This is the only false claim Purdue made about the drug as far as I can tell. If a salesman told an MD that OxyContin had a low probability of abuse, or if the Purdue sales team incentivized MDs' prescriptions with cash or free drugs blame also the corrupt MDs who ignored what they should be presumed to know and began prescribing it instead of generic oxycodone or other opiates.
Alex Jones's loss is the direct result of the coordinated campaign on the part of the whore media and the state to have him broken because he is a high-profile threat to their propaganda stream.