Jeff, I found the article very revealing but the problem is that law enforcement does not read articles to make policy. As I see it, these problems have a long history and are nothing new. What is new is the idea that states can turn a costly law enforcement situation into a profitable one. Oklahoma, like many other states, didn’t care about addiction until it started hitting the rest of the population. What galls me is that suing for a pot full of money isn’t going to do a damn thing about the problem. they will still treat offenders, doctors, and addicts as criminals but will they foot the bill for rehab instead of jails? I doubt it. Where will this money go? the same place the “tobacco settlement” went? I recall that one of the lead attorneys for the Mississippi case bragged about his “Lucky Strike”, his sumptuous home on Pebble Beach. How did that help anything? this is all about MONEY and the powers that be are all too happy to take this to court while those who are really affected by it all, the law abiding patients and doctors who treat them will now be run out of town on a rail. More lives ruined without any hope of justice.
That’s exactly right. An overwhelming amount of illegal drugs come over the border. It is estimated that 90% of Fetanyl is produced in China and then comes into the US from Mexico.
Think this or any other lawsuit will stop that? Never Going to Happen. But allow the American Media to bash a corporation. YEE HAH!
your prejudice is showing. How did you arrive at this as the American Media bashing a corporation? I complained that that the OK attorney general and other plaintiff’s lawyers are using the opioid epidemic for their own purposes, to fleece pharmaceutical manufacturers, not all of whom are guilty. J & J does market opioids but I doubt they were the main culprit. From prior reports over the last few years, the problem stems from the marketing of OXYCONTIN, made by a different company. The issue is the use of the courts by government not the reporting of this in the American Media. but why stay on issue when you have an ox to gore.
Take it easy. I agreed with your point. And then I made a point of my own: in an article about “deceitful” marketing, where is the media to report on the truth: per capita, we have more overdose deaths than ever before and most of it is not from legal pharmaceuticals but from illegal drugs coming from overseas. Speaking of “deceitful” marketing, where are the media stories about how to stop the illegal drugs?
Now that you mentioned it, I didn’t pay any attention to that at all. but now I wonder why there are no stories about the flood from China and why that isn’t part of the ongoing dispute over “trade”?
I am very confused over all these lawsuits against the pharmaceutical companies and their responsibility for the drug epidemic that is currently going on. Yes they created the drugs and yes they pushed for drug sales. However there should be two other defendants on trail along with the drug makers…….the doctors that have to prescribe the drug and the pharmacy that has to fill the prescription. Aren’t they just as liable? They chose to write the RX’s and the pharmacies chose to fill the RX’s……….if these states are TRULY suing because they want to curb the epidemic then they need to sue and hold accountable ALL contributing parties. All these states suing are just going after the companies as that is where the big payouts are going to be. When the money comes in and all the attorney’s and legal experts are paid and given their nice bonuses it will be interesting to see where the remainder goes…….my bet NOT to actually help those that need it………
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5494184/
Jeff, I found the article very revealing but the problem is that law enforcement does not read articles to make policy. As I see it, these problems have a long history and are nothing new. What is new is the idea that states can turn a costly law enforcement situation into a profitable one. Oklahoma, like many other states, didn’t care about addiction until it started hitting the rest of the population. What galls me is that suing for a pot full of money isn’t going to do a damn thing about the problem. they will still treat offenders, doctors, and addicts as criminals but will they foot the bill for rehab instead of jails? I doubt it. Where will this money go? the same place the “tobacco settlement” went? I recall that one of the lead attorneys for the Mississippi case bragged about his “Lucky Strike”, his sumptuous home on Pebble Beach. How did that help anything? this is all about MONEY and the powers that be are all too happy to take this to court while those who are really affected by it all, the law abiding patients and doctors who treat them will now be run out of town on a rail. More lives ruined without any hope of justice.
That’s exactly right. An overwhelming amount of illegal drugs come over the border. It is estimated that 90% of Fetanyl is produced in China and then comes into the US from Mexico.
Think this or any other lawsuit will stop that? Never Going to Happen. But allow the American Media to bash a corporation. YEE HAH!
your prejudice is showing. How did you arrive at this as the American Media bashing a corporation? I complained that that the OK attorney general and other plaintiff’s lawyers are using the opioid epidemic for their own purposes, to fleece pharmaceutical manufacturers, not all of whom are guilty. J & J does market opioids but I doubt they were the main culprit. From prior reports over the last few years, the problem stems from the marketing of OXYCONTIN, made by a different company. The issue is the use of the courts by government not the reporting of this in the American Media. but why stay on issue when you have an ox to gore.
Take it easy. I agreed with your point. And then I made a point of my own: in an article about “deceitful” marketing, where is the media to report on the truth: per capita, we have more overdose deaths than ever before and most of it is not from legal pharmaceuticals but from illegal drugs coming from overseas. Speaking of “deceitful” marketing, where are the media stories about how to stop the illegal drugs?
Now that you mentioned it, I didn’t pay any attention to that at all. but now I wonder why there are no stories about the flood from China and why that isn’t part of the ongoing dispute over “trade”?
I am very confused over all these lawsuits against the pharmaceutical companies and their responsibility for the drug epidemic that is currently going on. Yes they created the drugs and yes they pushed for drug sales. However there should be two other defendants on trail along with the drug makers…….the doctors that have to prescribe the drug and the pharmacy that has to fill the prescription. Aren’t they just as liable? They chose to write the RX’s and the pharmacies chose to fill the RX’s……….if these states are TRULY suing because they want to curb the epidemic then they need to sue and hold accountable ALL contributing parties. All these states suing are just going after the companies as that is where the big payouts are going to be. When the money comes in and all the attorney’s and legal experts are paid and given their nice bonuses it will be interesting to see where the remainder goes…….my bet NOT to actually help those that need it………