Who Profits from the Opioid Crisis? Meet the Secretive Sackler Family Making Billions from OxyContin

[@grantmacmillan4218]

The pharmaceutical company’s and the DEA should be charged with crimes against humanity.

[@lucifer0001]

The only thing they did was lie that their drug was non addictive. The media was the one who spread that the drug was more powerful & addictive than heroin. When more & more people heard this they went flocking to their doctors to get it. It was like heroin addicts hearing of heroin that was killing individuals because of it's potency so they try to find it's source cause they want to get high again not just well. Some legitimately needed it & some looked to capitalize on it. Pain pills have always been a problem. There's no such thing as a non addictive opiate.

[@sarahlawrence7297]

Grant MacMillan best comment i have seen

[@dickhedd8490]

@@lucifer0001 So...... You're Defending Whom?

[@lucifer0001]

Defending? For what reason? The only country that we would have to worry about would be yours. I guess you guys have been to busy killing each other to notice us. Your country which is hated by most countries of the world because America is constantly attacking & stealing their natural resources & murdering the citizens living there. The countries that you haven't attacked are worried when it's going to be their turn. No more petrol dollar maybe no more worlds policeman. If America stopped killing it's neighbors & themselves that would make America great again. Some of the nicest people I met are American & they deserve so much more.

[@minutesagoedited9761]

An immediately have their assets removed and redistributed to the tax payers, along with those charges. Mandatory, supermax prisons, like the ones they have no problem building to put YOU in.

[@thedec1648]

Got get money out of politics point blank period. Our political system is legally corrupted.

[@mohmar-kwesinosakehne3870]

The WORD 'POLITICS Means: Poly. - Ticks (Many) - (BLOOD-Suckers)

[@jffry24]

The dec 1 It’s not money my friend every single president is related ! Say for one ! That should tell you everything you need to know

[@AMBELLINA77]

Thank you Christopher Glazek for your bravery in journalism.

[@AMBELLINA77]

Ang R Your comment is so ridiculous it is obvious you are paid propaganda from the drug manufacturer. Like all the other rude, angry, rediculous comments that pop up in violent defense of a drug that kills people, I know your game. Shill.

[@Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88]

AMBELLINA77 - Part of what Ang says is true. I spent several years fighting to get the right diagnosis. Just as I'm finally getting relief for the first time, they take it away. How am I supposed to take it? Nothing else works, I've tried them all.

[@AMBELLINA77]

If your doctor decided to stop giving you a dangerous, addictive pain killer, it is probably because being addicted to drugs is pretty painful in and of itself. Sorry about your pain, but I hear all these pills are killing people left and right, so they're available somewhere, or everywhere.

[@AMBELLINA77]

Ang R Spoken like someone who hasn't buried people who were prescribed dangerously addictive drugs. What your doctor does or does not prescribe has zero to do with me so you can have that back. If your doctor isn't giving you the drugs you want, that might be because you aren't the doctor and patients normally are refused their requests for addictive pain killers.

[@Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88]

AMBELLINA77 - It's a shame that fire didn't do more damage, take more from you. Leave you with a lasting memory. On the other hand maybe it's a good thing. I doubt you could deal with real pain.

[@garnetrose6162]

Just like the oil companies who are forced to clean up their messes and be fined for their negligence , so should the Sackler family be forced to pay for rehabilitation of the addicted individuals and death insurance benefits to the families of the patients who died from their drugs. Thars the philanthropy they should be engaged in. Sackkers should be kicked out of the Universities they bribe with their blood money.

[@mayolamayola9472]

Do you really think those mother and father fuckers really clean up their shit??? No they do not! And i dont think that they even pay! They get away with it! While we get stuck with retarded laws which are fundraiser money all the fucking traffic tickets! Oh and the money spent on the lotto we all thought it would fund education and for the children! Well not one god damned penny goes to schools! The fucked up cops take it! And if they stopped harrasing they people who werent looked after and do what they must to get by etc etc etc maybe it would be a better place!

[@boxedfender4810]

If they had insurance. But regardless they should pay it whether they did or not

[@aurealproportions1917]

That at the end didn't work because they maintained their at almost half of their forturne.

[@kingjoseph5901]

The sacklers should pay with their lives. They people should find them and treat them all like Gaddafi

[@EDD519]

@@kingjoseph5901 no one pays more than us pain patients , we suffer ,because were CUT OFF , SUFFERING !

[@realeyesrealisereallies8607]

We invaded Afghanistan In 2001, poppy production increased by an estimated 300%, we have been facing an opioid/opiate epidemic ever since than, coincidence, I think not. However, there are legitimate uses for these drugs, it's sad that responsible patients are being denied essential treatment because people are abusing these medications. It's the way these drugs bind to the brain that makes them so addictive, all human mammals on earth produce cannibinoid receptors, and opioid receptors, this is what makes them so addictive, they hijack your brains natural ability to produce it own serotonin, endorphins, and naturally occurring pain blocking chemicals.

[@rcouture8317]

Dennis Rodriguez my thoughts exactly.. And when we were in Vietnam where'd you think opioids came from. Fucked up how they get away with everything. I guess 14 billion dollars gets you immunity..After my street bike accident, I was prescribed loads of painkillers amongst other injuries. I been struggling with addiction since, and the other option is Methadone, Suboxoone, or Rehab...Ibogaine was looking promising, Then was banned in the U.S.

[@dickhedd8490]

Dennis Rodriguez Of Course!!! The CIA IS CRAWLING EVERYWHERE OVER THERE & FLYING METRIC TONNES OF HEROINE INTO USA!! VIET NAM ALL OVER AGAIN. REPEAL ALL DRUG LAWS. EDUCATE CITIZENS TO THINK & BE INFORMED.

[@dickhedd8490]

Dennis Rodriguez Ps We All Produce DMT!! HOW CAN ANYONE PRESUME TO OUTLAW SOMETHING WE ARE BORN WITH??!! O SHITT I FORGOT THIS IS AMERICA!! FULL PRISONS ARE BIGG BUKKS!!! FOLLOW THE $$$

[@manchesterblue2007]

heres a sobering thought....how about people learn how to manage pain instead of stuffing their bodies full of poison?

[@manchesterblue2007]

yes....because all pain management techniques are mumbo jumbo and carried out by witch doctors facepalm

[@iversonmatthew]

All I know is I am a chronic pain patient after going through over 10 major surgeries From a rear end car accident. I can clearly say that this has not made my life easy at all. And this only makes my life more difficult.

[@iversonmatthew]

I hate our system. I hate that no change will ever be for us ordinary people.. it's all for corporations and billionaires these days. Sad times :(

[@leodz5868]

Matthew Iverson I am not an expert but i read about medicinal marijuana having quite an effect on chronic pain , i would consult a qualified physician familiar with this

[@yonskii]

Look into kratom asap

[@ianh1504]

You should seek alternatives then, not drugs that are destroying people. I guess it sucks for you, its inconvenient, you gotta get a ride for your pills, but how much does it suck for the librarian who has to revive people from ODs weekly? How much does it suck for the first responders and doctors who have to treat them as well? or the people left in the aftermath of an addicts ruinous descent? And think of the taxpayers, who's resources are squandered treating victims of the opioid emergency while drug companies catch tax breaks, what about them?

[@ianh1504]

Sisco Flater portugal doesn't have an opioid habit like America

[@Fifthcaptain]

What an amazing piece. Thank you so much DemocracyNow

[@APR944]

Amazing piece. This really highlights the level of corruption from pharmaceutical manufacturers DEA Congress Politicians and Government/Law Enforcement. XX

[@APR944]

Snaggle Toothed The Fuck are You talking about!?!? XX

[@APR944]

Snaggle Toothed Juan Sánchez Villalobos Ramírez...? The Egyptian Spaniard Metallurgist. HAHA!! XX

[@yishaqdavid2029]

We live in a Billionaire democracy.....You mean an Oligarchy

[@tommanzitti678]

A Totalitarian Oligarchy?

[@rocioaguilera3613]

Oligarchy and plutocracy

[@ticklesatan5710]

It’s is your right it’s called capitalism and it’s not perfect at all but it’s the best we got

[@graemesydney38]

Kleptocracy is a government with corrupt leaders that use their power to exploit the people and natural resources of their own territory in order to extend their personal wealth and political powers. Or more accurately a kleptocracy-oligarchy-plutocracy govt/bureaucracy hybrid.

[@johnlamarca9439]

That's why profit and health care should not go together. It's always going to be a conflict of interest. They want you to consume more. And insurance companies make money by refusing to perform needed life saving surgery.

[@richardstephenson2410]

They can,t hid their name from GOD?

[@angolin9352]

Most of Planned Parenthood's budget is used for "public awareness" campaigns and "administrative costs". They actually spend very little (percentage-wise) on abortions.

[@greymouser8659]

End corporate Government. End corporate Media.

[@VerniceKGardiner]

Biggest drug pushers in the world

[@williamh4172]

Vernice K. Gardiner - the CIA is right up there too.

[@dancooper5714]

i think this family,heavily involved in medicine, just decided that the most lucrative business model is being a drug dealer to addicts, so they used their talents to corrupt the medical system and become the synthetic heroin dealers to the usa and stack up about $15billion!

[@marsinafrica]

I always wonder if the Afghanistan war has something to due with this because of the mass quantities of poppy grown there.

[@nonyobisness3986]

TragicOptimist no way it's all related the whole thing war in Syria to Afghanistan all right down to influx of Opiots to refugees there are several links to multiple Times as to same names of shadow governments sick twisted nwo pushers George Soros an rothchilds being main players

[@dankadybong7948]

TragicOptimist . afghanistan also has the second biggest lithium reserves. lithium is used in mobile phone batteries and such. its vital for the global electronics industry.

[@trillernight]

There are massive poppy fields in Australia that specifically cater to opiod pharmaceutical use in hospitals.

[@gambit7772]

Of course it does. In the summer of 2001, the Taliban eradicated opium production in the 95% of Afghanistan under their control. Follow the money.

[@Gizziiusa]

kzbin.info?search_query=us+military+protecting+the+opium+fields+afganistan

[@MsJgreen77]

Dear Sackler Family, I just want to thank you for taking 10 years of my life. Thank you for getting rich off of my misery and almost taking my life. You must feel so proud of the profits you have made off the backs of people who became dependent on your product, all the while you saying they're not addictive. Thank you for taking my job that I loved for 10 years, and all of the embarrassing moments I have shared with my family, friends, and colleagues. Now, I'm having to explain why my hands always shake and why I have no immune system left. I'm glad to see your children are reaping the benefits of my children's suffering. I'm not sure how you can look at yourselves in the mirror everyday, I'm guessing the Almighty Dollar trumped your compassion for people's suffering. You will have to face your maker one day and you will have to explain all of the blood on your hands. May God have mercy on your soul.

[@englishrose5483]

Sorry that they did this to you.

[@ahhhchoo8028]

Did they hold a gun to your head and force you to take it? No. You could have said no at any time. You took it, you loved the wat ot made you feel, you kept taking it. You cant blame anyone but yourself

[@f430ferrari5]

@@ahhhchoo8028 exactly. This whole vid and comments are filled with victim mentality people. It’s always someone else’s fault but their own.

[@gussantos5337]

​@@ahhhchoo8028 there was a metaphorical gun, it's clear you have no understanding of addiction.

[@gussantos5337]

​@@f430ferrari5 put your money where your mouth is, I'll personally pay to get you hooked on oxy so you can see what it's actually like.

[@nexus1g]

Why do we even have drug enforcement and control?

[@jffry24]

We should not ! Reason why we had it is because we are all slaves! They need us to work for a living therefore they protect their investment that’s why there are hospitals and that’s why there are schools just so much so you know how to work and to repair you when you get hurt

[@jffry24]

nexus1g brilliant

[@denisenugent4560]

REVENUE!!!!! It’s that simple. You know, money.

[@englishrose5483]

Why do we even have governments?

[@nexus1g]

@@englishrose5483 Because when awesome people live close enough together that they're no longer easy pickings for groups of roving bandits, they tend to come into conflict with one another. Governments are made to make laws for and manage those conflicts. Governments are convenient for other purposes as well, such as planning infrastructure. But then you need everyone to pitch in on that infrastructure, which is where taxes come from. Generations down the line, awesome people's lineage may give rise to a portion of the population being non-awesome people. This leads to policing. The non-awesome eventually find their way within the government power structures. Keeping a royal autocratic lineage was attempted to stop that. Then democracies and republics arose to try to mitigate it. Then, finally, a general distrust of the government arose with the United States' (and to a lesser extent post-revolutionary France's) decentralization and governments of minimalistic positive powers. However, I fear we did not hedge nearly enough against slow, ever-creeping power grabs.

[@irvingkurlinski]

I suffer from chronic severe pain,. Opioids are not a panacea, but do, when properly used make a huge difference in the quality of my life. I've been on them for 15 years. I was also in my last job working as an R.N. doing Hospice care ( while medicated). My employer and all physicians I worked around knew that and also knew that I wasn't "drugged out". Although when combined with some adjunctive drugs like Gabapentin, a very dangerous drug, I couldn't (and didn't) function and had decreased memory. I should write my own book.

[@argtv100]

are you saying that oxycontin combined with gabapentin affects mwmory? or gabapentin alone? please get back thx

[@irvingkurlinski]

Gabapentin, or Neurontin the trade name is very bad for memory and suicidal ideation by users. i've had many coworkers and other people tell me the same experience or know of someone with complaints like that. It's tough on memory. Oxycodone, or the long acting formulation called OxyContin, are not that bad when used appropriately. Problem is doctors don't educate their patients enough because that takes time and money.

[@argtv100]

Thank you very much for getting back. I am certain we agree regarding M Dieties and their scam. Thanks again

[@TheNanabanana127]

Irving I could coauthor. Same story here.

[@irvingkurlinski]

Thanks but that book has already been written, at least in blogs by affected users of that crap.(Gabapentin)

[@joshcourt1393]

Americans are played left and right by corporations while their "representatives" get kickbacks. The American Dream has turned into the American Nightmare.

[@chinookvalley]

Keeping the Nightmare Alive.

[@joshcourt1393]

The body - You are not wrong. They won't be remembered as fondly as "the greatest generation" That's for sure.

[@ladybug4408]

Hell, the only reason these state reps run for election is to get KICKBACKS! They're ALL living high on the effing HOG by getting kickbacks and if you don't believe that then you're pretty stupid.

[@randomamerican471]

The only thing worse than a drug dealer. Is a filthy rich drug dealer. Anyone that creates addicts should be guilty of a felony.

[@BenDover-zp4pv]

Agree

[@lydiadugan8368]

Billionaire democracy? A perfect oxymoron.

[@geprgerobinspn9702]

You're brilliant Lydia

[@fulaan1]

I bet none of the Sacklers actually use Oxys

[@bloatedman]

Yeah, they get the good stuff.

[@talksolot]

they get high drinking the blood of terrorized human sacrifices

[@MrStuVW]

just every dumb human that ever thought they needed such a strong pain reliever... too bad school doesn't teach you about your mind and how powerful it is with eliminating pain and disease... you have been duped big time.

[@MartVale1]

Maybe they do that’s why they are never seen in public they are too busy getting high in Oxys.

[@paulvangorp8621]

Very hatefull family with non compassion for other people. These kind of psycopath's dont care about other lives and need too be hold responsible of every dead , every hate spread through them, every loss economy and socially that come with addiction.

[@nancymesek]

Valium was even prescribed for pets. I remember being shocked that my Vet subscribed it for my dog for his fear of fireworks and storms in the late 70's.

[@alexrodriguez9441]

Nancy Mesek yeah, but I saw pictures of your dog hanging out with Liza Minelli and Andy Warhol at studio 54. Your dog was admitted to the inner circle of Truman Capote's closest confidants.

[@williammuir1765]

Still do

[@JohnMoseley]

I always wondered how Nancy's dog remained so cool in talk show interviews.

[@runtochrist1975]

WOW...NEVER will I make my pet take this medicine.

[@auntijen3781]

Nancy Mesek I went to vet school & quit BC of it being a soul less racket. Brewing (&cooling) some 2x strength camomile tea & served over tuna works & DOSENT have side effects/dependancy) xo4FR

[@stanj85]

I find it hilarious that Congress sends a letter out to the international community, instead of trying to put this American company out of business. Fucking hilarious.

[@wwy5701]

"Invented Oxycontin." This drug was invented in Germany (called Eukodal then) in the 1930's and merely rebranded by Purdue after adding a "time release mechanism" in 1996. Oh, also, of course their "new" drug was not addictive! What could possibly go wrong?

[@coldtinna]

There are responsible adults prescribed opiate pain management who have tried all available alternatives that got no relief. Why force them to an unbearable life of pain & loss of personal function because of actions of those who chose to abuse the one thing that is regift of basic life needs?

[@SugaryPhoenixxx]

Bunch of self righteous assholes making the laws. Incapable of empathy.

[@MavidG]

And they're banning kratom. Likely the only thing that helps addiction.

[@ladyguerlain3707]

Dee Gee AMEN!! And I wonder who is behind the banning of Kratom?? Hmmm...FDA, Big Pharma, etc. 👍🏻

[@robertcrusher1972]

Totally against banning of it. Have to point out it doesn’t work for everyone tho. Specifically if people are allergic to it, and for those with chronic intractable pain. Happy to agree that it helps many tho, and that includes people with chronic pain that is works for over making them sick

[@irvingkurlinski]

Drug usuage needs to be decriminalized as in Portugal, where Heroin use has gone down. Also, we need a "War" on poverty that fuels drug use.

[@lucifer0001]

A smarter choice Irving. It's impossible to get rid of drugs now. Just like those perpetual mass shootings.

[@MrStuVW]

screw your war consciousness, eliminate hate and pollution... we'll get more bang for our buck here.

[@politicalgypsy5348]

, you are absolutely right! but the holier than thou no-nothing folds will fight it more than banning guns.

[@politicalgypsy5348]

no. he's absolutely right. why can't we ever take cues from other countries that are successful at lowering drug use and the crime that follows

[@brendontucker6300]

This drug killed my mother. Prescribed by a doctor and givin to her for years. How maney more people are going to die from this before someone is held accountable

[@greetingsfromgitmo1638]

Brendon Tucker Did she did from obstipation?

[@steveng2504]

Brendon Tucker Unfortunately a lot more people are going to die before anyone is held accountable. My good friend died 4 days ago from an overdose. Unfortunately, he ended up just being another statistic

[@dickhedd8490]

Brendon Tucker Ill Take My Chances with the DRUGS!!

[@jamiejizzle9819]

Dick Hedd me too!!!

[@woxineaucrows7355]

maney, maney ,maney =) yer engrish is greet~

[@imeakpan]

Drug dealers in lab coats, hmmm. I'm gonna call my drug dealer for an appointment,...annually.

[@EddieLeal]

Don't you mean pharmaceutical entrepreneur? ;)

[@coldtinna]

You are an ass !!! If you were forced to suffer in chronic pain with no relief you’d never make a statement like you did. Innocent disabled ppl are forced to suffer because of thestreet Drug abuse problem heroin illegal fentanyl

[@coldtinna]

DEA needs to be controlled. To many good dr have been lost along with patients dying rather than be forced to live in only chronic pain. I can’t find a dr to prescribe opioids to help me to care for myself in anyway. Give our Drs a. Chance to treat chronic pain patients again. Put control over DEA . When our best dr Forrest Tennant was attacked by DEA I knew there was a problem with control over DEA. Since DEA attacks on dr & patients overdoses & death has risen & will continue to rise Until DEA goes after the long known Problem. Street heroin & illegal fentanyl

[@BandiGetOffTheRoof]

The most informative and insightful KZbin video I've seen in a long time.

[@BlackCatWhiteFace]

What do you think about the FDA ignoring this issue and starting a propaganda campaign against vaping?

[@TRICHOMETRIST]

Same with CBD

[@rocioaguilera3613]

I love vaping

[@ladyguerlain3707]

Same with Kratom!!!!

[@flyyygirl87]

I wonder how many drug dealers in "lab coats" will go to jail behind this?

[@nonyobisness3986]

Malika Sharieff-Muhammad non ofc

[@observingcitizen404]

Not a damn one of them

[@rererenee]

The same amount of ppl that went for crack, AIDS, chem trails, and GMOs. Look @ who's doing this........

[@angelreed3493]

The reason you see this type of misuse, is because people have loss hope. The communities that said "not us" no longer have jobs and the material things they are use to having. They see themselves on welfare, unemployed, going to food banks, losing their homes and destituted. Now, it's a national crisis. But it could have been stopped before it ever started. This is what happened in the black communities. But instead of it being a national crisis, it was called the war on drugs. The problem was ignored because after all, it was just blacks. Until we solve proverty, inequality and injustices, this problem will not go away, it will only get worse.

[@whotelakecity2001]

Amen.

[@MzClementine]

Kratom... unbelievably amazing! I have genetic conditions that affect me daily with pain. 2 cups of tea one teaspoon in each cup, manages my pain better than any pain pill on the market! It’s part of the coffee family the ingredient for pain is an alkaloid that works within our opiate receptors. Hands down, amazing! This wonderful natural plant can take care of this problem we have, and we are still arguing for our right to have this plant! This plant would ruin their status’s within the pharmaceutical industry!!!!!

[@rocioaguilera3613]

Which plant is that?

[@EDD519]

@@rocioaguilera3613 the KRATOM tree , the leaves is all that is used ,and it works !

[@EDD519]

I have to take kratom powder & tea for my pain , works , darling Clementine !

[@MzClementine]

@@rocioaguilera3613 The kratom tree is within the coffee family. It works on our opiate/alkaloid receptors. Those receptors are not just an opiate receptor. They also accept alkaloid. I love a red vein for pain. It's terrible a few years ago people were proclaiming that people were dropping dead from this. Think it's Alabama and Indiana that made kratom illegal. It's a phenomenal plant. Absolutely love it. Would not be without it. Unless the world stopped.. PA botanical, awesome company. I believe she tripled tests. Love her stuff. I love the red fibro. My favorite mix..

[@MzClementine]

@@EDD519 It sure does. 🫡

[@truthhurts3524]

John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight did I believe 3 episodes dealing with the opioid/Sackler family epidemic, all incredible episodes.

[@coldtinna]

Ppl not suffering from chronic pain will always speak out against opioid pain relief. Ppl who suffer should have a say in opioid pain treatment . Not DEA secret meetings

[@Godskingdomwithin]

Thank you so much Amy once again for the truth! This epidemic isn’t just about the addict, but it’s about their families-children and the harm goes on!

[@barneypotter8853]

your efforts are literally killing and hurting those of us that need Norco for pain issues crooked CDC

[@shimes424]

Nobody dies from pain. Norco has NEVER prevented a death.

[@CRSolarice]

@@shimes424 You just wait until you suffer from chronic, debilitating pain you ignorant moron! I can hear you whining now...

[@purplehaze20011982]

@@shimes424 you never had to deal with the effects of pain such as increased heart rate, high blood pressure, elevated respiration, and increased body temperature. All things that can be fatal and cause long term damage if not managed.

[@jffry24]

Barney Potter exactly ty

[@jffry24]

Scott H not to mention pain leading to shock leading to death Here’s the thing I bet you’re not in chronic pain huh People like you who speak on issues like this need to be silenced

[@martiansurgery]

Sackler, Polish Jewish immigrant..... Why do so many ills and greed come from this ethno religious group?

[@richardfox9495]

Zionists.

[@deelish22]

The over-prescription of antibiotics in America costed me dearly, when I got a strep infection, and my doctor didn't want to give me antibiotics. I developed a severe case of rheumatic fever, which required pain killers. I got addicted to opioids at 21. I'm lucky to be alive, but I know many people who didn't make it. The greed in this world is infuriating. GET MONEY OUT OF POLITICS

[@halimahjedani7477]

I have been in the hospital moar than out of house this year with my acute meyloid leukemia. Taking the liquid morphine was NO PROBLEM. Wen they FORCED me to switch to the damn pills I DEVELOPED A HABIT !!! GOD DAMN THE SACKLERS

[@chillytoes1]

excellent interview!!

[@ray1411]

I’m happy to see 60 Minutes getting back to business like back in the day.

[@jeremyleblanc9439]

WordLIFE

[@Testing725]

drug legalization takes away the black market but then we have to deal with pharmaceutical companies..... which is really worse?

[@tijuanaforeplay8232]

maybe not unless opium were legalized and could be sold by co-ops the way pot is done for cancer patients too sick to grow their own.

[@dickhedd8490]

oli godendrocyte Well I Say Do Away With Cartells by REPEALING ALL DRUG LAWS. HOW GOD DAMNED ARROGANT OF ANYONE TO EVEN TRY TO " OUTLAW" A FUKKING PLANT OR SUBSTANCE!! The Longest Journey Begins With 1st Step. 1 Love

[@dickhedd8490]

oli godendrocyte Repeal All Drug Laws!! We Gotta start somewhere!!

[@billbaggins627]

Absolutly right. This whole opioid crisis is the government knee jerk reaction to legalized marijuana. The government is afraid people are going to wake up and realize that just like marijuana poppys can be groen in your back yard. This is extremly bsd for big pharma. Being able to grow your own medication is their greatest fear. Illegsl drugs is the biggest cash buisness in the world. The gov can funnel this money any where they wish without putting it on the books. The war on drugs is the single biggest coruption in our government today. It has huge impacts on all parts of our lives as this drug money is used by all aspects of government.

[@lucifer0001]

I'm just telling it like I see it. What's happening has been posted all over this website. I'm not saying anything new. A lot of enemies want to see us fall & when we are most vulnerable is when the real fun starts.

[@VidenTheColdOne]

Any numbers on how many people have killed themselves because they are tired of being in constant pain but can't get help due to legislation? Opioids are not the problem. If you can't take personal responsibility i should not have to suffer for your sins.

[@sluffeebee7368]

I am so glad there are journalists like Christopher Glazek and this shows presenters around.

[@VJKBorahae]

Thank you Christopher for the information we can choose with our wallets now

[@borisbadenov651]

Sackler: Every. Single. Time.

[@exluvah]

WHAT DO YOU PEOPLE EXPECT CHRONIC PAIN PATIENTS DO? Now that legitimate chronic pain patients EVERYWHERE have had their pain prescriptions cut in half or more, many altogether just dropped and scores have committed suicide. Pain doctors are leaving in droves because of fear of the DEA based on over-inflated statistics from the CDC. Just live with the pain? Democracy Now, I am ashamed of you and no, I will NOT contribute a dime for your support.

[@wm2357]

Thank you 🕎

[@maanvol]

16:15 "Drug dealers in lab coats!" Transferring money from the desperate, and miserable, to those so called respectable organizations of the UK, US, Israel, ... In the Netherlands they really do have 'drug dealers in lab coats', both legal and illegal!

[@georgewood1458]

poppy bush cartel cia import machine

[@dreamdiction]

+FREEDOM FROM THIS money system REGIME Truth !

[@poppylove3673]

Why is it that the FDA(Food, Drug Administration) no longer deals with prescription pain medications, and switched to be under the CDC(Center For Disease Control)?

[@michaelhmiles]

The CDC has caused so much suffering and death due to their overly restrictive prescribing "guidelines". They are the ones who should be sued.

[@judithpetree6329]

@@michaelhmiles, they told outright lies about prescription opioids being the culprit in addiction, overdoses, and deaths by including street opioids and those obtained by prescription into the same categorical statistics.

[@joyg2526]

Legal bribery, those two words shouldn't be together, but that what we have with our lobbyists.

[@BookofTerra]

things like poverty and unemployment are not really things a person can control but government should get out of drugs. Addiction and mismanagement of any medicine (which eventually all of them have some natural origin) really is a personal problem

[@DMoore-em7is]

Don't get hurt or sick. Doctors are too afraid of the DEA to help you anymore.

[@jcincorporated6207]

The Saklers give Jews the age old bad name

[@ravivdlin9412]

I'm sorry About that! You think Christians are "biblical Christians"? How stupid are you? lol

[@flawlessfluidity7771]

"Drug dealers in lab coats"... Precisely!! Yet strangely enough none of them get arrested 🤔

[@englishrose5483]

They only arrest low hanging fruit.

[@TiagoMorbusSa]

It never sat well with me how Osha casually remarks "lucky you" in Game of Thrones when one of the children says he doesn't feel pain, after she told him how to make a natural painkiller out of a leaf. I never got the joke. Freaking hell, drop the fucking drugs, US! What the hell?!

[@rckism4198]

i know oxycontin is still huge in south africa, EXTREMELY easy to get prescribed and they are the original OC ones not the newer formula that is almost impossible to crush. i used to speak to a guy in his mid twenties that was prescribed 6 80s a day and it sounded like he could go up any time he liked.

[@greenbird777]

If sleep deprivation and constant, unrelieved pain are used to torture people, and we spend so much time and effort to stop the use of torture - thank you Amnesty International - why is it ok to leave innocent civilians suffering these same horrors? Can you even begin to understand the agony, terror, grief, despair a person feels when being tortured through sleep deprivation or unrelieved pain? Then try to imagine how it feels to know that you will never be rescued....

[@DMoore-em7is]

Going after pain pill makers makes as much sense as blaming alcohol makers for alcoholism. And spare me tha crap about blind trust in doctors. No one forces anyone to take pain pills. This mindless hysteria is doing terrible harm to innocent pain patients. People are suffering needlessly and dying while ingnorant people feed into the hysteria. What ever happened to the concept of personal responsibilty? Every one wants to play victim.

[@michaelhmiles]

Exactly. 👏

[@nickienok9643]

D. Moore, you're completely ignorant of the opiod epidemic. Purdue Pharma is not being blamed for making opiods at all. They have violated advertisement and marketing laws that involve "deceptive marketing" on their part. It has nothing to do with the fact they make drugs, but how they deceptive marketed them by advertising they were non-addictive, while knowing they were as addictive as heroin. They broke clear cut laws on how people are allowed to advertise and market their product, which helps to protect the public from false and deceptive advertising. Years back, Listerine advertised it "kills germs that cause colds", which was found to be false, so they had to stop or face severe penalties. It wasn't a problem of making mouthwash that they ran into, but the problem of how they falsely advertised it. Same with Purdue Pharma, they're being sued in the thousands by many states and individuals, not for making their product, but for violation of advertisment and marketing laws meant to protect the public from liars and deceivers who are only after money, even at the cost of causing public harm. Your statement, "no one forces anyone to take pain pills" reveals your complete ignorance of addiction. In fact, if your statement is true, there would be no such thing as drug addiction, as the very definition is that a person who is addicted, is in fact being forced as the drug has changed the chemical composition in a person's brain, so they can no longer function properly, think properly, and control themselves so as to live comfortably and normal without resorting to continually popping the pills they are addicted to. Granted, before addiction sets in, you are correct in that nobody forces anyone to take pain pills. But that's not the issue; the issue is the addiction that occurs from long term usage and high dosage, in which the person is in fact being forced by their own brain, which is very much forcing the person to keep popping. For you to say nobody is forced to take pain pills, for the addict, that's as rediculous as saying nobody is forced to drink water or eat food. Fast for 3 days, then go for a 4th day and tell me, "nobody is forcing you to eat or drink". That urge you'll have on the 4th day to gulp down a glass of water or eat food is nowhere as powerful as the force an addict feels when going through withdrawals and compelled to continue popping pills. When you can go 2 weeks without eating a single meal, let me know so I can tell you as you're about to pig out, "Don't eat! Nobody is forcing you to eat food!" Like hell! When you fast, and your body is screaming to eat and drink, you are very much being forced and resistence is futile. The withdrawals from opiate addiction are very much similar and equally or even more powerful than the drive to eat food and drink water, because your brain and body are working together to scream at you it's lunch or dinner time, and you have no choice but to obey. You are also forced to breathe, try stopping, pass out, and without your consent, you will start breathing again. Dam, you're so ignorant of drugs and how the human body works, did you ever even take a class in biology or did you not make it out of elementary school?

[@yuegonghuamei6685]

America has largest drug users n seller n dealers n makers, legal and illegal drugs.

[@DerekFullerWhoIsGovt]

Rui Qiang zeng: The White market has the biggest body count. Every pill the black market sold the white market profited. The white market makes weapons and drugs.

[@nancymesek]

True. I live in Europe and you can't get these drugs unless you're terminal.

[@dickhedd8490]

Nancy Mesek Can't Get em I USA now even If You Are Terminal!! Its Beyond RIDICULOUS!! But Soon Cartels will Bring HEROIN HERE & YOU KNOW THE REST OF THE STORY!! MORE PRISIONERS IN WAR ON DRUGS & MORE FEDERAL MONEY WILL FEED THESE POOR UNFORTUNATE SOULS AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL GET ON GOVT. PROGRAMS AND THE GOVT. WINS UMTIL WE THEIR.BOSSES INSIST THEY CHANGE IT TO THE WAY WE WANT BY VOTING TO REPEAL DRUG LAWS & START OVER!!#

[@Dave-rm1mb]

Nancy Mesek I'm from the UK and they will only prescribe opioid based painkillers if you're either terminal or are in so much pain that other solutions aren't working. I believe they will even prescibe you heroin here in special circumstances although it;s not common. I assume it's the same in Europe as it's the same law (at the moment anyway). Either way opioids are heavily restricted in the UK/Europe.

[@ApriliaRacer14]

Sackler family Jewish? Go figure.

[@indigenousnorwegianeuropa4145]

Ducati Drew Out of Brooklyn. Jewish immigrants.

[@DRCRANKNSTEIN]

yes, once again...God's chosen people.

[@JerseyRican1977]

Ducati Drew Like Amy Gooodman the host of the show you stupid anti semite!!!!!

[@talksolot]

Amy won't tell you that Israel orchestrated 911 but you can bet she knows it. So yeah, Jews...

[@michealproboscas3979]

Name calling and hate talk is not going to fix the problem

[@dethrugg3734]

They should be held accountable for all of the deaths caused by their drugs because they pushed them into the market with deceit

[@ariw9405]

This is what makes me so angry they plead out to the federal government pay millions in fines but none of those funds ever get back to those who were or are addicted it's the biggest scam now they'll make money off addiction treatment with substituting one drug for another to get people off it's terrible and disgusting

[@kalfaxplays7899]

i mean, fix ur diet america, then ull fix most of the problems.

[@TheKimann1000]

I've heard that weed works well, even for Cancer patients. If they would just legalize the personal growth and consumption of MaryJane....the stuff is expensive from what I hear. And you have to live far away from a dispensary and have a card in order to grow up to 5 plants (I believe). Does weed hurt the body? I dunno, but the pills are too much and addictive, so what will the replacement be for severe chronic pain sufferers?

[@nonyobisness3986]

kim ann deaf .....this is depopulation at its best

[@anconamariah808]

weed helps me eat but nothing on this earth helps my pain like my own prescriptions oxycodone

[@anconamariah808]

weed helps me eat but nothing on this earth helps my pain like my own prescriptions oxycodone does

[@falsename2285]

I have severe knee and back pain as well as intestinal issues and PTSD. Pot helps with all of it. doesnt make the problems and pain gone, but relieves it enough to be tolerable and be able to avoid the hard meds for pain that cause problems. Pot helps me directly with IBS, pain caused by joint damage, sleeping, anxiety, eating and PTSD

[@marcycarson2130]

Those of us who have chronic intractable pain are supposed to die quickly or kill ourselves. Well.. it's happening quietly, all over the USA. Considering all Dr.s are now terrified of treating people who have chronic intractable pain, actually getting rid of patients.... unless we have surgery to insert a medical devise... I have to wonder.... how many of our Elected Lawmakers put this demand to comply upon all Americans. This is all so shocking... when a Government becomes our Dr....you know people we elected are making a whole lot of money by making people buy a machine and have surgery in order to stay alive.... when a simple patch will help chronic intractable pain sufferers . Considering that many people with Chronic Intractable Pain sufferers got nerve root damage during a medical procedure... I wonder how many of us are now considering suicide because we can no longer trust Dr's.

[@chinookvalley]

Vioxx stopped my pain. A few idiots overdosed, had heart attacks and it was taken off the shelf. It was taken off the shelf BECAUSE it actually helped, not because it hurt someone. If we keep going to see doctors - that is all that matters, to keep us in the loop of pain and seeking help by seeing doctors and using drugs. $$$$ matters, not you.

[@WatchingMyLifeFlashB]

chinookvalley Long before they took Vioxx off the market, I asked my doctor if he could prescribe it for me. He told me. "I want you to promise me something. Never take Vioxx. No matter what, I don't care who prescribes it, why they prescribe it, or when. Even if I should ever prescribe it for you, promise me you'll never take it. No matter what." Think about it, my doctor wouldn't tell me why, but he was deathly serious. I could read between the lines to know the drug was dangerous & that he thought that maybe even my insurance company might one day 'order' him to prescribe it for me. Just because Vioxx worked great for you, doesn't mean that it wasn't dangerous. 58,000 people died. You could have been one of those. Sorry you lost your preferred drug, at least you didn't lose your life. Other people lost theirs, their mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, children, coworkers, friends, neighbors, & fellow churchgoers. And you're acting like those who died using it were abusing it. So not true! Most people who die from prescribed pharmaceuticals die taking them 'as prescribed' by their doctors per mainstream medical dosing. Stop whining, be glad you're alive, & try something different. Serrapeptase, taken away from mealtimes, has totally eradicated my inflammation, arthritis, & removed the scar tissue which was destroying my flexibility. Yeah! And with no side effects.

[@gabachabonita707]

wtf, this company is responsible for over 300,000 or more deaths from this drug; in only 20 years; not just here in almost every state but in many countries around the world; this company only sold opioids; it is a cartel who wears

[@thomasridley8675]

This crackdown has all the hallmarks of reefer madness. Lies, lies, lies. I have depended on opioids for chronic pain from a spinal injury for 27 years and have never had any problem. I works well enough to control the pain. I can see going after ruthless manufacturers and doctors , but not the patients who generally do everything right.

[@stina723]

So there is one piece missing from this story - where does purdue pharma get the raw ingredients for oxy? What is their supply chain? If they are making from synthetic ingredients, what companies are supplying them? There aren't that many companies in the world that are able to make pharma grade ingredients.

[@kavirryanmaharaj448]

US President is purging the nation with drugs...Lol..

[@spanaker]

i think its about population control

[@blizzardchilled]

Smoke weed everyday.

[@HighSpeedNoDrag]

Same here and feeling good. A bit of Beer as well!

[@hohohaha999]

"Medical Advertising Hall of Fame" WTF

[@AlexeiRamotar]

Yep, that sounds super weird.

[@ladyguerlain3707]

I caught that, too! WTF!!!

[@Dmhrk215]

They might be worth billions but their souls are worthless.

[@bobbarkeriii2597]

The Sackler family needs to own up for its role in the opioid drug crisis.

[@ShelbieKnight]

The issue I have with this is that it is completely bias; when presenting a story, to be affective and fair, you need to present all sides and here, this is not done. It's unfortunate that there are people whom abuse these medications and use them outside of their prescribed purpose. However, this medication, in my opinion, is being used as a scapegoat. If you look at the history of drug abuse in our country, there's an evolution from decade-to-decade. Once, amphetamines were abused. Then barbiturates. Now, it's opioids. But, the issue is that, if you look at the percentage of people whom are abusing and/or overdosing on this drug, I think you will find that the percentage of people whom are LEGALLY prescribed the medication, versus those whom are obtaining opiates through illegal means, is far different. There are many whom depend upon these medications for quality of life, whom do not abuse them, whom use them as intended. I think that these medications are being used as a scapegoat and, if this continues, the potential to cause harm to those people whom are given a renewed quality of life from these medications, is great. The reason I say that I believe this to be bias is for this exact reason - there is no representation from those whom are given a quality of life from these medications. Simply because you are on these medications does not mean that you abuse them; there are many whom are stable, for YEARS, who's lives have been saved by this very medication, yet they are never spoken of. They are never represented. Their stories are never told. Instead, giving in to the hype, the focus is put on those who's lives have been impacted, negatively. And, I think if anyone actually took the time to effectively and throughly research this, you would find that most of the individuals whom abuse opioids are obtaining them illegally, and many, not even abusing this specific drug; rather drugs such as Heroin, Fentanyl and the like. It would be nice, if just once, the stories would be told of those who's lives have been saved by these medications. Living with bone-deep agony, on a daily basis, there is no quality of life. There is no enjoyment to life. There is nothing but pain. These patients NEED access to these life-saving medications. Their very lives depend upon this. Is there a significant problem with opioid abuse in our country? Yes. However, if you look at our history, you will see that, not only has drug abuse, as a whole, been a problem for decades, it's our society's means of communicating that has changed, which adds to the impact. Additionally, you need to factor in the social-economic impact; our society, as a whole, has changed in how they see these drugs. As an example, back in the 60's when barbiturates and marijuana were the popular drugs of choice, if someone mentioned the word "Heroin," you were looked at as down-trodden, the bottom of the pit. As attitudes have changed, the image of the drug has altered, seen as more "acceptable" as a recreational drug to use. Additionally, you have to look at the generation whom is widely abusing these drugs, to examine why it is that this drug has gone from blacklisted, to seen as acceptable. Does it start in the home? Do a lot of abusers come from one-parent, or abusive, households? There is more going on here than simply OxyContin is the downfall of our society. In ending, I ask that you please take the time to explore both sides of the issue as, while there may be many a suing opioids, as a whole, there are many whom depend upon OxyContin to maintain a quality of life. Sincerely, Shelbie Knight

[@oakpark7875]

Shelbie Knight this drug was marketed as a non addictive pain killer and got flooded into the market by the time the truth came out it was to late. Then u fast-forward a few years and they started restricting the pharmaceuticals so they could pump the heroin in from their poppy fields in Afghanistan now we have a true pandemic in the world

[@fuckyoupayme765]

Shelbie Knight write a fucking book shelbie

[@ShelbieKnight]

Fuck you pay me Thank you. Since that's what I do for a living. =)

[@ShelbieKnight]

OAKPARK Well, I don't ever remember hearing that it was "not addictive." Ever. And, any idiot that would believe that is exactly that - an idiot. What I clearly remember, since I'm the patient, and the one whom was being offered this new drug, was that people experienced LESS (psychological) addiction to it simply for one reason - the drug being time-released, kept the levels in the blood stream even; as opposed to taking short-acting, where the levels go up, after you take a dose, then sharply down, hours later. Because OxyContin has a long-acting affect, the levels in the blood stream stay constant for hours, so you don't experience that up and down. That was the information I was provided. I was NEVER told that it was not addictive. Possibly you and others were, but I was an informed patient and, twenty years later, it was, and still is, a life-saving drug for me. So, you'll excuse me if I could care less about listing to arm-chair quarterbacks whom want to blame the drug for all of their problems. In reality, if you have an addictive personality, no matter the drug you're introduced to, you're likely to abuse it. That's reality. I do not have an addictive personality. I do not like feeling the "high" that many seek; quite the opposite, as it puts me into panic. I have been stable, not increasing my dose ONE TIME IN OVER 20 YEARS. Not once. So, you tell me...should I give up my quality of life because of people whom want to mis-use and abuse a drug? When, in reality, if it's not this drug, it will be another? Sadly, there are people whom will invest any drug they can. OcyContin is simply the new scapegoat for a society full of people whom can't cope & want to escape. Well, I'll fight for it because for me, OxyContin is not an escape - IT'S GIVEN ME QUALITY IF LIFE!

[@epicvideossesame3476]

Beautiful and intelligent

[@openyoureyes3308]

another case of lobbying creating majority consensus

[@LOKIFUR.LUX317]

Legalized dope dealing is what I call this. 🤨💔🤪

[@kristinashepherd3003]

I have Ms and medical marijuana and cbd has been better than any painkillers

[@squareinchfield]

A good piece of investigative reporting by Mr Glazek.

[@ichbinthor]

Sure wouldn't have guessed they were jewish...oh wait, NO I would have guessed it!

[@pwat7254]

Now, now, stop blaming Jews for everything. Whites have to take responsibility for their own actions:-)

[@hemingway1463]

Shut it down!!!

[@ravivdlin9412]

Ah yes lets blame the Jews for all our problems! That seems rational and intelligent! Jesus Christ man you people are fucking pathetic. Just because your life is garbage doesn't mean some Jewish conspiracy exists to hold down the white man it just means you're a fucking garbage person who will never achieve anything because you're life is utterly meaningless.

[@ravivdlin9412]

@hook blieght nah just good old fashioned Antisemitism. I know you're clearly uneducated and it's hard for you to follow along. Just continue being a hateful bigot I'm sure that'll improve your pathetic worthless life :)

[@Muhdah1972]

People with pain will have to seek out or rely more on what has been put down as Alternative Medicine. There are less damaging/dangerous option to improve ones health through natural means, though it may need to be done more often i.e. Acupuncture, herbs and even exercise. The alternative options are beneficial and addiction is not an issue. My father is 70 and has benefitted from non-pharmaceutical options like these for several years.

[@kenlee5015]

Your fathers experience is purely anecdotal. You have no clue what true chronic pain patients must suffer through. Further, now that pain tolerances have been altered it would be impossible for most to get any form of relief without drugs or further surgical intervention, if available.

[@lucifer0001]

Unless you actually have severe chronic pain yourself you have absolutely no idea of what you're talking about or you'd know that most if not all chronic pain patients have already run the gamut of alternative medicine. Taking these pills are only prescribed if the patients quality of life is better with them than without them. It's people that just abuse them that makes it very difficult on the people who actually benefit from them.

[@Jmriccitelli]

My back hurts

[@TommyTomTompkins]

Jmriccitelli don't pop a pill.

[@Jmriccitelli]

lol, it was a joke

[@vladimircruz8571]

My hair has been hurting all day...need me some...... jk

[@bevmin7398]

This video is older and I’m now one of the druggies suffering because of forced tapering of medications I’ve been taking responsibly for a decade. My pain keeps getting worse and in different places of my body. R hip is getting bad - The “opioid epidemic” is a combination of legit chronic pain medication being the same for years and the bad stuff coming over the border. Cruel and unusual punishment. If I had a dog in pain and I didn’t take it to the vet, off to jail for me😡 But good job. Right??

[@tommyconancoates7097]

Anybody that gets arrested for opiates should appear in court and cite the non-prosecution of the Sakler's as their get out of jail free card. Big business and gov't croniesjust backslapping each other all the way to the bank but never to jail. They even got a new CEO to take the charge. And we American normal citizens just keep letting them get away with it. Other countries shouldn't hate us ,they should pity our stupidity, we normies finance all the privileged families here in America.

[@josephsmith1893]

Jew. Enough said....

[@davidhutchinson5233]

AS always, great reporting from DemocracyNow.....

[@parallel-galaxy]

I'm a 34 year old woman. I'm under- educated, unmarried, unaccounted for, and unknown. I'm poorer than the begger on your street corner holding up the " Help Me " sign. I own nothing, I know nothing. And on that note, It would be a minor miracle to find a job decent enough in which it would afford me enough monetary resources to have my own 1 bedroom apartment for myself... and my cat. Those painfully obvious facts aside; I do know ONE thing for sure. We can all sit here and blame the creators of these drugs. We can even sue them till the city of Cheyenne leaves Wyoming. The bottom line is this = Those people running around in the white coats in your hospitals and doctor's office's? The ones performing surgeries, controlling your health, referring you to other white coats? You know them??? Their the ones who essentially have ultimate control over your individually personal medical concerns and/or questions. They hold the pad and they write the scripts. Doctors are highly educated. They're smarter than the average ' You and I ' (....or so they say ). They're held in higher esteem personally and professionally throughout our communities. And we trust them with our lives, and sometimes our secrets. The usage of opium plants has been around for centuries. During the civil war ( 1861 - 1865 ) the union army dispenced roughly 3 to 4 million ounces of opium powders, and over 10 million opiate pills to their soldiers. Not only that but by the late 1800's a supposed 60% of all opiate abusers were white women of middle to upper class status. Opiates were perscribed for anything...everything. Like. "...Oh..it's raining today? Hmm..I think I'll go visit the pharmacist and have him whip me up some dope poppy! Shall I have him inject me with it this time with his new hypodermic syringe..or shall I parachute it??? Choices choices! " Look. In 1892 a couple of doctors named George Fredrick Bingham and John Perdue Gray started the drug company currently known as Perdue Pharma in the city of Manhattan, Ny. A few years later, in 1895, state laws were begining to be created and mandated throughout the state's in response to the wide spread and well documented cases of crippiling addiction to opiods ( Back in those days disease ran rampant with lack of sanitation and general filth. The knowledge, medical advances, and general practices were scary at best. .....""" Here...drink this whiskey. Chew down on my sweaty filthy leather belt..and let's get to ampuataing! And let's pray it doesn't get infected! """ I can see why they choose to pump out the poppy. ) In 1952 the company was sold to the Sacklers. They relocated to Yonkers NY and started focusing on pharmaceutical pain managment. And by 1995 they started saturating the market with Oxytocin. Exactly 100 years after the first state law was passed to regulate the distribution of opiod substances. It's not new news that opiods are extremelly addicting and should only be used in special cases or certain circumstances. And doctors know this. They have known it. Most importantly the facts of the matter are commen sense...and have been since at least the 17th century. I'm sorry but Im not buying the whole " aggressive sales tactics, and door to door " marketing campaign cop out bs. The doctors? They're just as guilty..if not more so. If I was a doctor.. I wouldn't care how much your sales rep "Woo'd Me" ...I ( as a socially responisible human being ) am not going to ask my patients to hold a fully loaded gun barrel to their head and ask them to play russian roulette...knowing full well they're going to die. And don't forget. Every single pill out on the market was pushed by a pharmaceutical rep somewhere. Whether it be blood pressure meds or diabetic insulin. All sorts of bad things are mass produced and killing each of us off slowly everyday. Fast food, soda, alcohol, tobacco products, tide pods ( apparently some people like to eat those ) .... Want to know the difference between those known harmful and lethal common products??? Doctor's. And you know what drove all the doctors to start mass prescribing known addictive and dangerous pharmaceuticals to us??? GREED

[@marcycarson2130]

But... there are still people that only opioids stop the pain. Pain kills and this is what's being suppressed. If you have chronic intractable pain you will never be out of pain and the pain kills you via stroke and/or heart attack. I know two people who've taken opioids for over 30 years, legally. They both had chronic intractable pain.... only opioids successfully block this kind of pain. Since January, opioids are restricted and those who've been staying alive for years and years, living productive lives.. no longer have enough pain medication to stop the pain. My two friends have died since January... one with stroke, one with heart attack. But, they really died because the pain killed them. This is a horror, it's happening all around us at this moment. I'm next. I only have enough medication for two weeks. Do I wait for a stroke or heart attack or do I give myself mercy. I'm facing this reality, alone, with no help, with all Dr.s afraid of loosing their license... Do I die in horrific pain and then stroke or heart attack or do I give myself mercy. That is the question.

[@GearsinMotionGraphics]

In the name of MONEY!... When will people start seeing them self?

[@mylynraevinton-spooner70]

And now the drs.will not prescribe pain meds unless you are terminal or having major surgery

[@cliffmarcie]

So 6666 per year die but, over close to 100M find relief from with their pain meds who really wouldn't be functional without their chronic condition meds and will shut down. Then maybe become jobless and could very well become suicidal without pain relief!! You can't shut down the supply to people who take these medications and who have extreme pain. They play by the rules, keep their jobs, excel at their jobs and hold together a family while taking these chronic pain meds. WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM. NOW WHO MAKES THE MONEY?? BECAUSE THIS INFOMERCIAL LEAVES OUT THE PAIN PATIENT!!!!!!!!! It's a bunch of crap for ALL IF US WHO play by the rules.

[@thefreedomtheatre9723]

We are living in a world controlled by a few that profit from the misery of the masses.

[@Longtack55]

I recall a Playboy Magazine cartoon from years ago in which executives were seated around a table discussing a new breakfast cereal or such, and one is saying "Hey, now all we need to do is make it addictive!" Bingo - 30 years later you have the perfect product! Well done Murika!! What took you so long?

[@lefttoitall2982]

I like Democracy Now. I have Amy Goodmans book by the same name and well, I haven't come close to finishing it yet but so far so good! My biggest issue with the so called "opioid epidemic," is that no media - conservative or liberal - seems to want to talk about the issue in it's entirety. First off, over 100 million people in the U.S. suffer from chronic pain. This is directly from an IOM report back in 2011. The IOM - The Institute of Medicine - is now the National Academy of Medicine . According to the report in 2011; " At least 116 million U.S. adults-more than the number affected by heart disease, diabetes, and cancer combined-suffer from common chronic pain conditions (Tsang et al., 2008). Everyone is at some risk of acute or chronic pain arising from an illness, an injury, or an array of other factors, but some population groups have a much higher risk of experiencing pain and its disabling effects and receiving inadequate treatment." As well, " The annual economic cost of chronic pain in adults, including health care expenses and lost productivity, is $560-630 billion annually according to a new estimate developed for this study (see Appendix C)." This was just the introduction! You can find the entire text here if you like - www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK92525/ Now the other point not talked about; " addiction and dependence "are two completely different medical conditions. Addiction is the resulting neurological disease after continuous abuse of a substance or compulsion, provoking the brains reward system to set in a fixed state and unable to return to a state of homeostasis. This is very different from dependence. A chronic pain patient who uses opioids to control their pain is not using opioids to receive pleasure but homeostasis. This is no different from a person suffering from depression being dependent on anti-depressants to treat their chemical imbalance or a person suffering from a heart condition being dependent to Nitroglycerin. Without their medication they suffer from negative side effects but it does not mean they are addicted. Just because a medication could be abused for pleasure, does not automatically make the person using said medication an addict! The medication must be abused in order to create the disease of addiction. It does not magically happen. It must come from a constant and continuous form of abuse. Just to be clear, I completely sympathize with those who suffer from addiction! In no way am I making light of this disease! That said, there is a clear reason for - and course to - this disease. However; those with chronic pain are being forced into using illegal street drugs or killing themselves, just to limit or stop their constant pain - due to physician abandonment - because of the complete nonsense of opioid hysteria! It becomes" hysteria," when a society is willing to take away quality-of-life giving medicine from one medical community, to "protect" a completely different one. Neither will be better off. Neither is helped! These are two different medical populations and need two different approaches to fix these problems. By lumping them both together, we pretend to help both while, destroying both! Maybe one community survives, somewhat...but is that really progress?? Is that the best we as a society can do?? Destroying one of the most sick and vulnerable populations of our society - ignorantly - to somehow save a completely different one? Would taking insulin away from diabetics help those with cancer?? NO!! Trying to actually understand the problem is how we - as a society - learn how to fix it! Understand, I am an Anarchist. I am very much on the left. I see corporations as nothing more than profit seeking, fascists! All that said, there are many millions of people suffering from chronic intractable pain conditions who need these medications and our healthcare system and our society is failing them and the exact same situation is true for those suffering from mental health and substance abuse issues!! We as a society - if we truly want to help those with substance abuse issues - have to see it as the mental health issue it is. What makes them abuse drugs in the first place?? That is the start. Not the aftermath of the disease of addiction but understanding what causes people to abuse substances in the first place! I believe the conversation has become backwards and upside-down. Time to reevaluate how we think, discuss and solve these issues.

[@joeboland6178]

First time viewer to this channelLiked and subscribed.Keep up the good work brothers and sisters

[@elhollins5988]

I can't. Im forever depressed living powerless in an evil, corrupt world. Since internet arrived and I'm no longer living a naive lie.

[@billchaffee535]

There have been times when I tried to knock myself unconscious in order to get relief from pain. I probably have CTE. But society doesn't care. Unfortunately we're a society that has a deep seated hatred for people with disabilities.

[@AliNaderzad]

I am French, Iranian and American. I come from several different societies and yet, I love America, and feel American, the most. And yet, this kind of reprehensible behavior like what the Sacklers (a name with a permanent shit stain on it moving forward) could only be allowed to happen in America, it would never, ever happen in France or Iran. What the Sacklers did is toxic mercantilism of the worse kind. And while I believe in capitalism and abhor socialism, the U.S. could use a little dose of the latter, with higher taxes put in place, but medical care being offered cheap-to-free and government regulations put in place to modulate how big pharma interacts with doctors and how society is run in general.

[@Rhonny5000]

When Purdue has to pay settlement...who were the beneficiaries?

[@mladenerceg9610]

the lawyers