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It was never about people OD'ing on Oxycontin. It is about Oxycontin creating an opioid dependency that leads many to cheaper alternatives (read: heroin) once t
by wallflower 8y ago
It was never about people OD'ing on Oxycontin. It is about Oxycontin creating an opioid dependency that leads many to cheaper alternatives (read: heroin) once they can no longer afford Oxycontin.
- Alex3917 8y ago> once they can no longer afford Oxycontin. When sold legally, it's less expensive than Starbucks even if it's not covered by insurance. If people are forced to access illegal substitutes, that's because of bad government policy and not because of the company.
- beavisthegenius 8y agoWhen you're hooked and can't a prescription filled, who cares what Oxy costs via legal prescription? That's the problem, you can't be prescribed Oxy forever.