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.
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.