I don't think anyone said that. The makers aren't the problem. The problem is that there are Dr.s out there who's entire profession is prescribing pain pills. I went to one of these places for a while. The waiting room was filled with people obviously only there for the pills. The scripts were filled out before you even saw the Dr. He stopped in, talked to you for 10 seconds (no lie) signed the script and went to the next room.
People with mental illness and depression ARE many of the people who become the "idiots that take too many pain pills," you goddamn incredible moron. Fuck.
Did I say opiate ads target children? I said other large industries that sell harmful products have had to face scrutiny before, whether it be for marketing tactics or for hiding their negative side effects. So why are you so opposed to pharmacy companies having to face the consequences of their actions, if youre so adamant about individual people having to face theirs?
Pharmaceutical companies need to bear blame for purposely hiding the side effects and downplaying the addictiveness of their products, is that so hard to understand? Many people in pain benefit from these medicines, but they are not the only pain medicines available and the pharm companies push the products they want to push for profit first. That is a big problem when we're talking about peoples health.
And it's an entirely different topic. The fact you felt the need to try and use them as part of your argument is sad.
To me, it's not the makers job to determine how much should be available, or how many people out there legitimately need them. That's on the Drs.
Completely agree, the entire industry is shady as fuck.
How is it a different topic when they are many of the people who become addicts? You think addicts are just weak people, so those people must be weak too, right? You think healthy, happy people are the majority of the ones becoming addicted?
Of course not, but it's not the pill makers fault either. How did they get the pills? That's where the blame belongs.
They get the pills from doctors, who get the pills from the pharm companies, who dictate what is available on the market to these doctors, and who spend exorbitant funds convincing those doctors and the rest of the medical community that these drugs are safer than they are. So the doctors are to blame, but sure as fuck are the ones they get them from.
Do you really think this is what I am arguing? Talk about clueless.
See examples above. Oh, and oxycontin was origibally billed for "moderate pain." Too bad for the people who took it for such and ended up addicted. Not too bad for the pharm company that made $30 billion in the process.
Ok well at least you finally brought something substantive. Now, fast forwarding to the present, what would you recommend now that new guidelines are in place?
