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> who contributed to the opioid crisis Pretty sure they single-handedly created the opioid crisis. It seems strange that physicians did not or could not head i
by Maursault 5y ago
> who contributed to the opioid crisis
Pretty sure they single-handedly created the opioid crisis. It seems strange that physicians did not or could not head it off at the pass, but they were incentivized and lied to by Purdue and Sacklers to write as many prescriptions as possible.
Though I think you are correct that this change is not about fairness, a $4.5B settlement is not fair because it is not punitive for the Sackler family members that have blood on their hands. When you kill half a million people for profit and cause incalculable suffering in survivors, all the ill-gotten gains should be forfeit. There's at least $10B left to recover, and even that won't make it fair. I think fair may be unattainable in this case, even if a judge orders capable Sacklers to be forced on oxycontin until addicted and then forced into withdrawal, over and over again, for the rest of their lives.
- me_me_me 5y ago> Pretty sure they single-handedly created the opioid crisis. Created and perpetuated knowingly, ignored memos describing how oxy is harvested for black market for years. They also created marketing pills to doctors schemes.