Ed Bisch Fights to Hold Sacklers Accountable for Opioid Epidemic 22 Years After Son Died of Overdose
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- čas přidán 4. 06. 2023
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Street dealers get 20 years. Billionaire dealers get immunity. You gotta love America.
They actually did all this by through BANKRUPTCY court, judge shopping, bankruptcy loopholes and changing their headquarters address to that state and county.
They have an address.
Ed said something that really struck me. "Punishable by fine means legal for a price." That is a perfect encapsulation of the issue we have with corporate America.
They just build the cost into their model. As the prior report on DN said, they have 18 yrs. to pay out, and the interest they'll earn on their billions will exceed the fine. They'll be richer in 5 yrs. than they are today. The only solution here is to imprison them, but that's never going to happen. Corporate governance must end.
How in this green earth can these horrible people be free and wealthy. Why is El Chapo in prison and they aren't?
Our Congress, both parties aided and abetted the Sacklers to start this BS. As soon as the ink on Pharma deregulation was dry in 1996, Perdue and the Sackler family went to work lobbying Congress to get this heroin pills crisis started. I call them heroin pills, that is a much more truthful description of what they are.
you mean like Kissinger? Its whiteness ok. whiteness.
That's the point!!!
Because they have a million dollar team of lawyers to protect them.
Chapo? Lol
The three Sackler brothers, Arthur, Mortimer, and Raymond were all M.D.s., as is Richard Sackler. They are despicable and knew exactly what they were doing.
@WhiteAndProud There is no reason why we can't promote both individual responsibility and corporate accountability. Exploitation of someone's weakness is arguably much worse than falling to that temptation.
@SloppyDemocract 👆👆ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴇss ✍
Suckers.
Suckers.
Isn't that what the Department of 😂😂😂😂JUSTICE😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Said.
Shouldn't our system hold people with more power *more* accountable?
The wealthy are the ruling class... They get people voted out by running campaigns and stuff
It’s really last time to still be thinking like that.
which system? the system of power angels?
Wow, that's some powerful information from Ed Bisch, I really enjoyed listening to what he had to say. Keep up the good work man.
I feel for him he's a normal honest guy getting the run around over and over after losing his son.
the politicians and attorneys get the cash, and the people get screwed....
The government needs to put them in jail and confiscate everything they own like they do to poor drug addicts.
Your government should be held accountable too for being corrupted by their blood money.
Agreed
@@TheFriend2u there will be no accountability, because the people have been atomized and alienated from or turned against eachother via an assortment of sneaky nasty -isms. Our society is a corpse bloating in the sun, emitting gas we mistake for vocalisations of dissent. The wasps and hornets have supplied the beetles and the flies with VR helmets and appetite suppressants to slow the decomposition and secure the corpse's resources for their technocratic hives.
That is funny because the government is totally to blame for the drug problem in this country
Political pressure that yall push has made it impossible for me to get pain meds. The med's work and I as an adult should be able to get the medication I need to function as a productive member of society
All these bastards should be in prison. POINT BLANK
Yes, and it shouldn't stop there. All their trust funds needs to be stripped bare, the whole Sackler fortune needs to be tracked and confiscated, then used to fund recovery programs and help victims all over the country. Any institutional recipient of their "charity" funding needs to have that blood money reclaimed and any recipient who accepted the money after it was known how the money was made, should be fired in disgrace. All buildings, scholarships, anything carrying the Sackler name must have that name removed.
@@shaminoranger8588 Agreed 10000% percent👍
Oh and also all of their money should go to the poorest state in our country to help lift that state up to where it should be. Like the government should already be doing. I don't understand why some people have to be made to do the right thing???? When it just comes naturally to the rest of society. P.S. Love the show!!
"....POINT BLANK...." - - - - bullet to the head :)
I mean get out the pitchforks and torches.. we need LOTS of people out in the streets. To make it clear corporate drug dealers get the same treatment as street drug dealers. Maybe even worse treatment. This is not the kind of country I want to live in. Where the amount of money you have affects the justice you receive or don't receive. Sheer lunacy!
We need people on the streets for 100 issues in America right now
This is the American way, been like this since day 1 if you were not the right shade or economic status. There will be no pitchfork, rich always win.
This reporter should’ve given evidence in court. How can anyone listen to this and NOT find them culpable?
They were held liable but only fined and they get to pay the fine over a 10 year period. They'll make more in interest on their billions over that time than they'll pay out. It's a travesty, even with them being held "accountable".
they're not criminally liable because of the existing legislation, if I understand things correctly... also, by "anyone," do you mean legislators who receive billions of dollars in campaign "donations" ie bribes?
$$$
As Upton Sinclair put it, _“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”_
The communist creed: _From each according to his ability, to each according to his need._
The capitalist creed: _From each according to his gullibility, to each according to his greed._
"Fun" fact: you know who else got an insane judgement with _future_ immunity from a plea deal was one Jeffery Epstein, from future labor secretary Alex Acosta in FL, later justifying this decision by noting, _"I was told Epstein was intelligence."_
I guess the point being: it ain't broken, it's fixed. Protecting _class_ interests will _always_ trump "accountability" or "justice" - any outcome resembling such likely illusory in being a convenient means for inter-class factional feuding (like the Trump thing recently). _"The executive of the modern state is but a committee for managing the common affairs of the whole bourgeoisie."_
*_socialism or_* [continued] *_barbarism_*
Just to be clear,they are to pay their fines over a 15-18 yr timeframe. Which WON'T affect them even slightly because they will be paying it with their "tax Profits".
NONE of their wealth will decrease. They will be even richer in 15yrs.
Hence my idea...🤔
BOYCOTT ALL of their products & EVERY company that sells them.
Let their empire crumble to dust.
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Psychopaths are what they are called." ME FIRST & WE DON'T CARE." GREED FIRST. ALL HAD A PART TO PLAY.
Much love to all the families who have lost children, family members, friends, all those on our streets that no one knows.
Many thanks for all the activism, books written, and for the investigative journalists and to Nan and the documentary that I have to see.
Excellent Reporting! Much Gratitude For Your Platform. My Support To All Who Act Fearlessly With INTEGRITY ❣️
love and light
On top of that they made pain the fifth vital sign and they forced nurses to medicate anyone with a pain level over 5.
Kind of like covid
@@pmo8135 Kind of like clueless.
Ha! I never was just prescribed pain killers for having pain over level 5...🎉
In the 80’s the hospital gave me oxi after having my first 2 children. My next 2 children in the 90’s they gave me ibuprofen.
@@rebeccarittenhouse2203 in my personal opinion it's okay to be in a little pain, I like the idea of trying to treat pain in other ways before turning to pain medication, for example massage, stretching therapy, yoga etc but I understand the need for relief in chronic conditions such as cerebral palsy, orthopedic injuries etc.
Yet they'll STILL give the death penalty to those who sell enough weed.
There is no exact description of what evil on earth must look like. This devious family does however do a good job .
They actually complained about getting bad press and their child being made fun of for in school. Smh They were inconvenienced.
@@dalpz205 typical democrat
@@sarahalderman3126 Actually they donated more to the Republican party than Democrats. Rudy Giuliani win 2 lawsuits to keep them in the market. But don't fall into the trap thinking that either party is for we the people. Politicians have obligations to those who are financing them.
Hypocrisy of justice when the parties responsible and/or complicit in crime are loaded with money and never see the inside of a prison cell.
Drug dealers wearing high heels and a suit. I like the fact that Amy Goodman reports the news HOW IT IS. Unlike other channels, she never attempts to curve the opinion of her viewers because she respects those viewers, knowing that they have a mind of their own and can decide what is truth.
Unless it's spin for the UN/ NATO
That’s all she does
You"re delusional. Amy and Democracy Now are phony. They both deliver clean and pristine so that your belief in them gets calmed like VICE as an example, so that thy can slide a cowpie past you in an apple pie box. Ami and DN are as phony as Jenk and Ana and TYT. They omit and subtly mis-rep. Amy represents ameriKKKa... not truth.
One has to be alert when listening to her, inform yourself from multiple sources
Capitalism
Keep it up Mr Bisch!!!!!!!
Purdue claims that oxycontin was safe and effective if taken as directed, but that's explicitly untrue. They said the medication was supposed to last for 12 hours, knowing that it would wear off after only 8. When the patients would ask their doctors about taking a smaller dose three times a day, the doctors were instructed to urge patients to stick to a 12-hour dosing schedule, but to increase the dosage. The addiction was absolutely by design.
When I took them for 20 years, it was usually 3 times a day. Only in the last couple of years was I prescribed Exstampza, which was taken every 12 hours, but was a higher dose than I'd been prescribed before that.
Also their training blatantly lied about addiction rates,while still promoting it to doctors that they incentivised by giving them gifts.
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We became quite aware of hollow medical and medicine during covid 19 taking huge toll.
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I was authorized to take OXY every 8 hours, but I had no problem with it but most of the time I took it only twice a day. I always followed doctor's instructions.
They should not only go to prison but every penny of their fortune should be taken away and given to families damaged by their greed.
Not to forget, overlooked among children.
Lock em up!
SICKOS!!
After an ankle surgery, I was prescribe Oxycontin. The doctor didn't warn me about side effects. I ended up getting severe constipation that was quite unpleasant.
You need to show them you don’t take no shit.
@@alejandronopasanada5302 Don't give any either!
@@timothypulliam2177 I love you. Stay well.
In my case I was warned about constipation and the possibility of addiction so the only problem I had was constipation which passed in a couple of weeks.
Warn our youths, not at the expense of youths and among adults.
I never had trouble with Oxycodone, but the doctors do and with my back broken in two places and muscle damage plus no indication that I have ever abused anything in my life I really have a provable case of dire need.
Access to pain meds is a “human right”! But NOT actual healthcare!!!!! WTF????
Thanks alot for having everyone with back injury getting taken off pain relief meds
I do think that certain patients, with certain conditions should be able to get the pain relief they need from these meds but after other methods have been exhausted and under the care of maybe 2 doctors or at least have it reviewed by other doctors. Plus, if a patient has been on these meds for multiple years without having any issues they should be able to build up some kind of credibility with their care team.
the allies have arrived
Pain patients should be able to be comfortable and should be exempt if you have a valid reason. It's ridiculous that we are doing this to pain patients when they give out free crack pipes and needles to heroin addicts.
I hope you're being sarcastic. I have a broken back in two places and muscle trouble that is also connected to my broken back.
@stephen miller I'm sorry 😞 I'm awake with pain tonight from back and neck. . I hope you get better ❤️ I did take it as sarcasm.
These pharmaceutical companies make me sick just the thought of this.
I was at my folks house the other day & was subjected to broadcast tv for the first time in ages. Every ad... every single ad was for drugs... drugs drugs drugs drugs pickup trucks and more drugs. Its all ads for drugs on TV.
And then the news people came back on and started talking about politics and suddenly nobody wanted to talk about drugs. What drugs are our politicians on? How does it effect their decisions? If youre too drugged up to operate heavy equipment, why are you still allowed to run the country?
We need to pass a law that requires all public office holders to disclose what drugs theyre on.
The saclers dont even care about that 911 call
Correct! Psychopaths don't have remorse because they take pleasure in inflicting pain on others! These Sacklers need to lose all their money and have long prison sentences for premeditated murder.
Thank you for news 😊🥰🤣
It's not truth though ... The whole truth
Those drug addicts should be thrown in prison they're thugs just like the dealers.
The biggest problem with every day drug dealers is they are clearly not selling enough to become immune to prison..
Oh yeah? They seem to manage to deliver death and walk away scott free. How many times have they bothered to track down the dealer after someone died?? No telling how many these people have killed and nothing comes of it unless you're a high profile celebrity. If I knew I killed someone I knew and sold drugs to I would have a hard time living with that. Not sure the dealers care about those things.
I would like the same honesty and attention to detail about big pharma when we're talking about giving lupron to children and putting them on a path to sex "reassignment" surgery.
As a biomedical researcher, I saw the literature get warped during the period that doctors were getting taken. Also, veterinary patients (equine) and their vets started prescribing opioid gels for minor procedures. Sad.
I’m allergic and or intolerant to opioids because they make me vomit uncontrollably.
PMF G:
Some people don't react well to certain medications. I've never had any problem with Oxy's.
@@stephenmiller-wb2ul ~>They make you constipated & block you up like nothing else~ So if you eat any gassy foods, like da beans/Or THE Crap~> Biotin your gut goes nuclear To exploding vomit
Not many know that if you """smoke pot""" it helps with pain & it keep you from the climbing the WALLS FEELING YOU GET TO BE ADDICTED ..
I KNOW THE FEELING! EXPERIENCED IT ALL !! Did not get addicted~!
Heart breaking . And infuriating for sure. So many bad players involved. They killed my brother.
Did they?
I just had an idea if how to make them pay. If their lawyers want them to have the lightest penalties then fine, give them ALL community services cleaning and sorting garbage at recycling centers or something like that for the rest of their lives. Make them work, don't let them just pay a fine that's TOO EASY for them.
um, too late, little voter. Money has spoken. But try blaming Bud Light, the Real Beer Women seem to have struck a nerve
Follow the money. Nope, then they will be exposed as well. Who do you think pays for Politics? Big Corps 😕
If we had any balls as Americans we would deal with them ourselves take every penny them or anyone involved has
What he said also reminds me of oil companies, during the pandemic, they were like "we're losing money", "bankrupcy", then in 2022, they increased their profits for like 200%.
Quiet addictions unlike some that are more obvious.
How can they not hold these companies to a higher standard, and hold them accountable for all these deaths? Must be the $$$$!!!
What they need to do is, give these companies a fine for every man, woman, child that has died from their pills, and then keep charging them a fine from here on out every single time that someone dies, and those funds go to some type of community pool. And for every person UNDER 21, MANDATORY $1,000,000 fine. Bet that would get their attention, but we have all these weak judges and prosecutors that are all on the take.
What is the difference between this family and their accomplices and drug lords?
Thank you Ed Bisch for all your hard work!
As a chronic pain person, I am sorry for your loss. What type of pain was your son in? I have 12 ruptured discs and I took oxycontin from 2003 until I weaned myself off of painkillers in early 2023...
I always took them as prescribed. Now I'm taking way too much ibuprofen. I have come to the conclusion that some people take them as they should, and unfortunately some people abuse them.
It's been very hard for me to get them, the main problem to me is the Pain Drs who make us take steroid shots (in my spine) because they can bill our insurance for thousands of dollars, every time they do the injections, which is usually once a quarter.
I appreciate the update on the Sackler family, and the people who fight against them. Maybe they should look more into the Pain Drs and clinics that prey on people who are in chronic pain.🎉
Doctors are now terrified to treat those who actually need pain medication. I was shocked to be discharged from major surgery with nothing but what one would take for a minor headache. Thank god my dad is a doctor, he made sure I was ok and thanks to the proper meds (thank you Oxy!) I got through the worst of it. These are crazy times when the actual people these meds were designed to assist have no way to get treated. Addicts should not be the reason we don’t prescribe for those in need. Pain relief needs to be reasserted as a patient right!! Addicts will be addicts and should be separated from physician liability and scrutiny for prescribing correctly.
I think of pain as the body telling you something is wrong so I try to fix the problem. I find that I can cure lower back pain with bed rest and then long walks. I recently had a lot of pain in my middle back which I have never had before so I checked online and they said it is likely from bad posture so I found some exercises to do on youtube for middle back pain and now the pain is gone. Online like CZcams and GPT-4 can give me an accurate diagnosis without pain killers.
@@higreentj some pain is actually not useful and needs pain management. A foot long incision down the middle of your body for example. No amount of breathing or meditation is gonna help you get through that for the weeks and months you are recovering. Often those meds make it possible to move at all which you must begin to do to recover. Trust me, someday you will wish your doctor would prescribe something that actually helps you with pain that is beyond your understanding. Let’s hope when that time comes this silly nonsense isn’t preventing healthcare professionals from taking good care of you.
@@r8chlletters If you know the cause of the pain then taking pain killers is the best thing to do. If the pain persists it could be like a smoke detector that continues to sound the alarm after you have put out the fire so we need to press the reset button.
"Psychedelics like lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and psilocybin, may play a role in the management of chronic pain. Through activation of the serotonin-2A (5-HT2A) receptor, several neurophysiological responses result in the disruption of functional connections in brain regions associated with chronic pain."
Zero Tolerance 4 moral legislation. Prohibition serves the black markets. Prohibition teaches disrespect for law
A country that will never hold corporations accountable
And the Federal Government will bail them out when times are tough, geez. Glad I moved..
That’s in part because the United States is a
Corporation:
28 USC 3002 15
(15) “United States” means- (A) a Federal corporation; (B) an agency, department, commission, board, or other entity of the United States; or (C) an instrumentality of the United States.
😢most disturbing
Only a half a million? I seriously question that number. The amount of suffering that the opioids have done is immeasurable. Those heroin pills are still on the prescribed list.
Great information. Thank u
Familiar in not knowing it was herion. deadly. It escalate in potency, medicine unlooked as addiction that kills!
I'm with Ed!
Less than 1% get addicted? Um…. Flip that…only 1% does not.
Profitieren Über Alles
I'm so sorry for all the inocents that this drug destroy😢
Thank God that i didnt treatment for my arthritis with any painkiller after me bedt friend get addicted.
Cbd oil is my fantastic medicine.
Placing those medical need sandwiched in!
I know people who are addicted to this, and when they couldn’t find it one day excepted, taking heroin. After that heroin was their drug of choice. This is happened to millions of people when you were coming down off of drug like this. It is so extremely uncomfortable and painful that you will do anything to make that feeling go away. Even heroin.
Are they being sued in the rest of the world? If not, why not?
They need to be sued in the international courts
The sacklers are tough
'Pain relief as a kind of sacred human right.' Yes, this was how people responded to me when I posted something negative about these things years ago: How dare you!? Easy for you to say! Try living with the pain! etc.
Did it for years...lived with pain. Found a way to correct it without pain killers. Vertebra pressing on nerves in spine. Try a chiropractor. Maybe will help. You'd be amazed.
@@1karenparrish yes many could get great relief. Shame insurances dont pay
I hate drugs but I still believe in “my body my choice” and unlike most people, I’m not a hypocrite about it. If these people want to put something in their bodies, who are we to tell them not to?
@@crinklecut3790 They were lied to about the effect it would have and for a while they bought into the lie and became aggressive promoters of it. That point is made in the video and I was backing it up anecdotally.
Used to give mass murders the Death Penalty. Now we just put our head in the sand. But Hey that is Liberal Logic😢
Once you take, choice out one's hands. Horrific to gateway of other elicit substances!! Among opedid in cigarettes!
“When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. “
The people have chosen tyranny; it’s much more comfortable.
Why would anyone grant immunity to the Sackler family. Investigate them for their part in distributing deadly drugs. If they aren't put in jail they should be stripped of all their money.
The Sackler's were a godsend for chronic pain. They didn't force drugs on anyone they rescued a lot of people from pain. They did not intend for patients to abuse this badly needed drug. They shouldn't be persecuted for the lack of judgement of patients.
@@stephenmiller-wb2ul The Sacklers lied to the medical community about the potential addictive power of OxiContin. In their greed they ruined the lives of tens of thousands of trusting patients. then they lied again and again. Kind of like the tobacco industry sitting on the truth of tobacco and cancer. The Sacklers are murderers. They made over 30 billion dollars from selling their poison. Hold them accountable.
That same question is why I asked "Are the Sacklers zionazis?" which is the criminal basis for i$rael. So of course someone asked is Amy Goodman who is Jewish part of (my) conspiracy accusation.
Well as anyone who has been paying attention knows U$ is a conspiracy free zone. But on the other hand, as I pointed out Amy and De-MOKKK-racy now tell truth 95% to set up the important 5% that scores the goal. Amy is a major disappointment and ultimately U$ and zionazi i$raeli shill.
ei Electronic Intafada has more than a few exposés of the politically filthy zionazi force and gangsters behind despicable and complicit with hitler zionazi i$rael.
Such as DN & TYT are phony whereas PUSHBACK, TJDS, GRAYZONE, MOATS, dispatches, and others are real honest and consistent.
Judaism is a deep and beautiful religion, whereas zionazi is the ugly gangster profit motivated thuggery that put racist fake Judaic and genuine zionazi i$rael on the map, largely by collaborating with nazi Germany and murdering in the middle east since 1897.
FYI... it depends on what "force" means in this regard.
@@stephenmiller-wb2ul if one word of your statement was true they would have no reason to fear very close inspection and analysis.
Yoùbet caught my daughter pain killer, fractured tibia, oxycontin, took us years to straighten her off oxycotin, it was a horror show.
This was a terrible removal of something that was badly needed. She likely wasn't addicted, but the pain was just too much.
Nobody is fighting drugs, they're all fighting drug addicts
Ed is a hero
Any industry/corporation that does their “study” I don’t trust! I call all those “study” an “Exon science”… I remember on the 90s when they presented a campaign that they are doing better for the environment 🤣🤣🤣 what a joke that turned out to be!
If all drugs legal this wouldn't happened
I hope that some day people stop viewing doctors as gods.
I preferred it when pain relief was the right of any patient in need of relief. Now, thanks to these activists, many people are in unnecessary agony. Chronic pain, surgical recovery, pain relief is absolutely vital. Tylenol and advil will not solve this pain. Let people who are suffering choose quality of life regardless of how long they have to live. Addicts are going to get addicted and this should not affect patient care. Make everything legal like Spain and let those of us who need pain treatment get the medication we need that we are not addicted to.
You got any dead kids?? If you did you wouldn't be thinking this way. There are other ways to manage pain without deadly oxycontin.
@@1karenparrish hey karen, if you’ve ever experienced chronic or major post surgical pain and in those cases not been given medication you should have received you would understand. No one can stop addicts from doing what they do. Legalizing and destigmatizing drug use and funding drug treatment is a far more intelligent use of resources than making pain meds inaccessible to those who actually need them. These medications are just that, and crafted to be used for treatment of pain that is so bad it prevents people from functioning. Not making it available to those who actually need it in order to accommodate addicts (who will do what they do) is not reasonable or fair to the rest of us. Pain management used to be a patient right and is important. This idea that pain is good and serves a purpose is cruel and inhumane. We are not talking about a minor headache or a stubbed toe. We are talking about people who cannot move or would rather die than keep going due to pain. Who should, in this scenario, suffer? I believe people who have pain issues and need medical treatment should get the help that need to endure and hopefully recover from their pain causing condition. Currently it is a huge challenge and people in need are sadly denied the care they should receive. We cannot control addicts behavior. The best we can do is provide them a way out of addiction if they choose it. In the meantime treat patients and give them the help they need and deserve.
Portugal legalized drug use. Did Spain follow?
It's the misleading of doctors and sneaky behavior that the sacklers participated in to make money knowing full well people could get addicted yet they continued to rake in the dough. That's heartless careless and dangerous. Oh and I hear being dope sick ain't too fun either
Absolutely!! Footless Jo has a horrific story of her latest surgery on her amputated leg. They put a pain pump in the stub but didn't turn it on!! She was in so much pain. But then when they sent her home she couldn't get the meds that the doctors prescribed because of the laws that pharmacies have to follow. But the hospital and or doctors that released her with those prescriptions did that KNOWING she would not be able to get them filled. Just a horrible story, I'm glad that she's doing better now.
take all the money off the Sacks and lock them up. Human beings causing so much damage is evil..
“Fines, without any prosecutions is no deterrent.. they [pharma] look at it, as a cost of doing business. *Punishable by fine, means legal for a price.”* 13:50 - 14:04
If everyone who has been affected by the opioid crisis of addictions would hold up your hand: Oh, my. This could take a while. Those with obituaries for moms, dads, sons, daughters, children, bosses, employees, aunts, uncles, boyfriend, girlfriend, next door neighbor, and/or best friend is all that is needed to participate.
Well coroner's say illegal drugs are the main cause of the drug problem and I'm sure you read the cdcs report last month that oxycodone was not the cause of the opiod deaths. There are 13 different types of ocy . While don't feel sorry for Purdue if people want to put blame where it belongs it's our own gov who let's pharma lobby and we don't demand they stop . Our gove. Deals with cartels constantly. According to the CDC nicotine and off shoots of it kill over 500 thousand a year so where is the epidemic? Cigarettes are still for sale . Tylenol kills 20 thousand a year in those numbers .. bp overdoses rose 8 percent last year. People need to stop making bad choiced
🤚 Oxycotin prescription after injury got me. I was told it was nonaddictive and safe, and when I wasn't receiving pain relief and would have bowel issues, nausea, cold sweats, muscle spasms, etc it was because my pain medicine needes increased to handle my breakthrough pain. I was a nurse, I trusted the FDA, and I trusted my pain doctor, I trusted big Pharma when they put that label on Oxycotin, not knowing the FDA was paid off for that killer label. I lost everything. I'll never have a life like I once had as a felon and no career, lost my children, family and friends, and almost my life numerous times. It's life altering and pure hell to live through. I'm clean today but I'll fight every day for the rest of my life against picking up a drug that is so powerful that it will rob you of everything, you'll watch everyone around you die from it, yet you'll still have cravings for something so evil. That's the definition of insanity. It's a power that's unexplainable and a weakness unimaginable. I know this man would give his life for his son to have his back but I myself and many fellow addicts consider the victims who lost their battle are actually the souls set free from hell of living a life shackled. Now that's sickness.
Not everyone gets addicted. I don't think scientists know yet why.
Yeah because the bastards that over prescribed for years had NO idea.
Not true opiods been around a long time most drs ... And i say most didn't perscribed and abuse perscription writing
@belindagrigg5222 Yes, they've been used for thousands of years, and any medical professional who claims to have believed that it wasn't addictive needs to turn it in. If you think they weren't over prescribed, maybe you should too.
@@jockyi Why don’t you question who is funding all this activism against the Perdue? Why them? There are dozens of producers of similar meds. Sounds like an organized hit to clear some market
Its ALWAYS about the money... Crooks, Dr's, GOVERNMENT, ect
Why isn't the antidote for opiate overdose available everywhere on demand
We are not a democracy! We are a constitutional republic! ❤️🇺🇲💯
Capitalism lives above the law. Democracy OR capitalism: you choose.
I’m so sorry you lost your son to this
they got my grandmother hooked on valium, wanted to hook me on oc's
Have a half-sister who was driven nuts on that stuff from her teens.
Sounds like this is an FBI job. So much for "good people" in the FBI.
Many forget their actions during the civil rights era
Matt BBA:
There are no good people in the FBI!! I wrote them 3 times in regard to widespread child abuse in Utah and they never gave me an answer.
We all know who caused the opioid epidemic, but who's responsible for the crack epidemic?!
Elloitt Harris:
From what I have read the CIA is responsible for the crack epidemic. They have been caught coming back from south of the border with millions of $ in drugs and arbitrarily released by the border patrol.
I'm from Philadelphia and got caught in that pill mill. If anyone knows of a lawyer I contact in Philadelphia please give me his name. I hate what that doctor did to my life
If what I did killed a half a million people,would I not be in jail?
Chronic pain is another state of being- we want anything just to not feel pain- we trust our doctors know best-
I was on methadone for a year and a half- my next option was Fentanyl according to my doctors and rehabilitation facilities-
Withdrawal from Methadone made me skeptical-
We need more skepticism.
Withdrawal from Methadone made me so sick and miserable that it made me never want to take it again, even though it's prescribed for chronic pain, as an alternative to the oxycodone that is usually prescribed. Even though the pain Dr who changed me from oxy to methadone and then back again, KNEW that I'd go through horrible withdrawal from the methadone, he didn't warn me at all. It's the Pain Drs and clinics that should be looked into...they definitely profit from people in terrible pain.
Chronic pain is one thing but it's clear they were trying to push it on everybody for almost anything when even aspirin would work.
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Millions of people need pain meds. Yeah they did some shady things but the fine is punishment enough. People need to be responsible for themselves. And now because of this BS it's almost impossible to get pain meds now. I work in healthcare and it's inhumane how most doctors don't give a shit that elderly patients are in severe pain. Wait until YOU need pain meds and don't get them. People need realistic information about this stuff. Everyone reacts to meds differently. Just because you receive pain meds doesn't mean you need to be pain free but it should relieve it so it can be tolerable.
A fine isn't enough they should be in jail ppl are dead millions of people were uninformed how addictive this drug was
They shouldn't have a dime to their name. There is still time to do good with those dollars.
What is the percentage of people who took this drug without a prescription? What percentage of addicts took it for reasons other than chronic physical pain?
more ppl were legally prescribed oxycodone and got addicted.
All Moroccan people are with the Moroccan journalist Abdel Samad Nasser, we are all against racism and injustice.
You should lose all your money if you commit a crime like this. Don't they confiscate our money if we deal drugsl????? Exactly!! So why are they any different?? That's not justice.
So the sacklers knew better than to get hi on their own supply and keep from destroying themselves and family members?
Valium, in the 1960's was AKA
'mother's little helper'. It was known to be addictive but, hey, who cares? Big profits for big pharma.
Personal Responsibility for those that abuse this medication. CDC admits that over 96% of overdoses were 4esult of mixing these meds with Illicit drugs and alcohol.
This should be a case for personnel responsibility on the part of the addict.
And, there is a Big difference between Addiction and Physical Dependence. They are two completely different medical terms.
That was hard to watch. Thank you Democracy Now.
I call this retribution for the government fueled crack epidemic in the 80s.
thank you
Medical name wasn't familiar, yet familiar w 9:44 herion needle in one's arm.
Greetings from Paris.
We need to put those people in jail doctors as well