So Tell Me You Barbaric Rebel Shitwit

[Minimalist]

[Jackie]

[Angrboda]

Yeah, let's see the death penalty for big Pharma directors like those at McKesson!

[Minimalist]

[Jackalope]

Yeah, let's see the death penalty for big Pharma directors like those at McKesson!

I know, right? How many people did they kill in the pursuit of profit?

[vorlon13]

Legislatively (state/county/municipal) so far, the trend is towards greater legalization of marijuana. Can we really get harpy about drug companies strongly pushing their in house manufactured opiates ?? Perfectly legal for a doctor to write a scrip for pretty much anything, and no money is going to Taliban poppy farmers of Mexican drug lords.

Maybe more supervised dosing is the answer instead of cutting off supplies at this point to addicts who are going to find alternatives. Existence of Narcan to me at least, seems to be just as bad as increased 'legal' prescribing of opiates.

There is also a product available, that I feel is PARTICULARLY dangerous. The 5 mg/325 mg opiate/Tylenol pill. (Norco) Hard to OD on the opiate content for sure, but SO VERY EASY to get a lethal dose of liver rotting Tylenol if somebody tries, and I bet liver failure deaths from Norco OD'ing are not counted as opiate deaths.

So, I'm having doubts the opiate death rate numbers we are seeing are even accurate. They could be considerably low from not counting liver failures.


Even harder to fathom out drug policy when the numbers we're getting are suspect and an entire subset of the problem isn't included in the tally.

[Minimalist]

We are very particular about which drugs kill you, V.

Alcohol and nicotine, for example, are staples of the government's revenue stream.

[Amarok]

Yup makes you wonder where it stops .Are doctors on the chopping block for prescribing opioids? And will Republicans who support this be willing to go after other large scale social killers?

[Divinity]

“Drug traffickers, transnational criminal organizations, and violent street gangs all contribute substantially to this scourge. To combat this deadly epidemic, federal prosecutors must consider every lawful tool at their disposal,” he said.

The NRA, Gun Dealers, and Gun Manufcaturerrs all contribute substantially to this scourge. So I guess by his logic, it's time to make being an NRA Member a crime worthy of the death penalty.

[Jackalope]

Can we really get harpy about drug companies strongly pushing their in house manufactured opiates ??

Yes, we can, if and when they're pushing dangerously addictive shit far in excess of what is medically necessary.