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How many people on heroin or fentanyl started on Rx Oxy?

by QAPereo 9y ago

refurb 9y ago
Good question! I don't know and I assume others don't as well. But we need a scapegoat right? Purdue will suffice.
- iaw 9y ago
  In the article they note that epidemic opioid addiction was correlated with OxyContin prescription volume in a region. This article isn't about Purdue, it's about the Sackler's that influence Purdue, MundiPhrama, and a number of other global pharmaceutical companies to increase their wealth while also "braiding their name" into high society.
  - refurb 9y ago
    There was a resurgence of heroin use back in the 1970's in the US. So it's clear it can happen even without a legal opioid driving it. So why are we so quick to claim causation when there is only correlation? I know, because it sells newspapers!
    - iaw 9y ago
      That was attributed to returning veterans from Vietnam being hooked on opiates and creating a massive market, also the baby boomer generation coming off of "free love" didn't help the problem. It's generally understood for both that epidemic and the current how the problem arose, in part this understanding was achieved through interviews with addicts. Going back to the original morphine epidemic in the 19th/20th century it parallels closely the current Purdue/OxyContin epidemic lending further evidence to the driver being OxyContin. Do you really think that OxyContin is not a driver and only correlated? If so, what is driving the ever-increasing opiate usage?
- QAPereo 9y ago
  Good question! I don't know and I assume others don't as well. Unsafe assumption. Why not go the self-education route before taking the "angry preacher" role so seriously?
  - refurb 9y ago
    Not angry in the least! Just surprised how quick people are to believe something without data. I guess it's just human trait to simply problems into "that person is at fault" rather than appreciate the multiple factors that resulted in a complex problem.
    - QAPereo 9y ago
      Again, you’re making assumptions, and offering only rhetoric. Why?

How many people on heroin or fentanyl started on Rx Oxy?

refurb 9y ago

Good question! I don't know and I assume others don't as well. But we need a scapegoat right? Purdue will suffice.

iaw 9y ago
In the article they note that epidemic opioid addiction was correlated with OxyContin prescription volume in a region. This article isn't about Purdue, it's about the Sackler's that influence Purdue, MundiPhrama, and a number of other global pharmaceutical companies to increase their wealth while also "braiding their name" into high society.
- refurb 9y ago
  There was a resurgence of heroin use back in the 1970's in the US. So it's clear it can happen even without a legal opioid driving it. So why are we so quick to claim causation when there is only correlation? I know, because it sells newspapers!
  - iaw 9y ago
    That was attributed to returning veterans from Vietnam being hooked on opiates and creating a massive market, also the baby boomer generation coming off of "free love" didn't help the problem. It's generally understood for both that epidemic and the current how the problem arose, in part this understanding was achieved through interviews with addicts. Going back to the original morphine epidemic in the 19th/20th century it parallels closely the current Purdue/OxyContin epidemic lending further evidence to the driver being OxyContin. Do you really think that OxyContin is not a driver and only correlated? If so, what is driving the ever-increasing opiate usage?
QAPereo 9y ago
Good question! I don't know and I assume others don't as well. Unsafe assumption. Why not go the self-education route before taking the "angry preacher" role so seriously?
- refurb 9y ago
  Not angry in the least! Just surprised how quick people are to believe something without data. I guess it's just human trait to simply problems into "that person is at fault" rather than appreciate the multiple factors that resulted in a complex problem.
  - QAPereo 9y ago
    Again, you’re making assumptions, and offering only rhetoric. Why?