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murder
rank | Thu Sep 02 02:08:08 2021 And the profits. http://apn...3e10dcd6b0eeffd2f0b885efd4693? The family made billions of dollars hooking people on opioids, and not only are they not going to jail, they are keeping most of the money. It's good to be stinking rich. |
Rugian
rank | Thu Sep 02 02:20:06 2021 Soldier's Disease has been around since at least the American Civil War. But sure, let's blame the guys who just manufactured the drug, rather than the overprescribing doctors who should have known better. |
murder
rank | Thu Sep 02 02:32:49 2021 They encouraged the doctors to over prescribe the drug. |
Rugian
rank | Thu Sep 02 02:41:38 2021 And these doctors had no way of knowing the addictive powers of opioids? I get that pharmaceutical companies have a knack for pushing their drugs in the market, but the hazards of opiates have been well known for literally centuries. I don't see how primary blame doesn't belong with the prescribers. |
Habebe
rank | Thu Sep 02 03:51:16 2021 "Sackler family gets away with murder ... murder Member" OMG, where have they taken you?! |
murder
rank | Thu Sep 02 04:01:58 2021 "And these doctors had no way of knowing the addictive powers of opioids?" They were being paid to push it. The doctors were the street pushers, but the business model was Purdue's. |
Cloud Strife
rank | Thu Sep 02 11:05:15 2021 If you can't sell opium to the Chinese, try the Americans. |
Pillz
rank | Thu Sep 02 14:25:10 2021 Over 3000 lawsuits from every level of government across the entire country and they still got off. Thats sort of mind boggling |
murder
rank | Thu Sep 02 15:45:28 2021 It fits our fine tradition of allowing the crazy rich to buy their way out of criminal accountability and/or military service ... and usually civil accountability too. |
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