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murder
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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
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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
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Thu Sep 02 02:32:49 2021

They encouraged the doctors to over prescribe the drug.

Rugian
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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
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Thu Sep 02 03:51:16 2021
"Sackler family gets away with murder ...

murder
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OMG, where have they taken you?!
murder
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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
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Thu Sep 02 11:05:15 2021
If you can't sell opium to the Chinese, try the Americans.
Pillz
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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
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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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