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ingear · 11-05-2008, 01:44 PM

Thank you!

Purdue Pharma admitted in federal court last year that their sales reps lied to the doctors they supplied about the addictive nature of oxycontin.
Now anyone with a little savvy would see it and say well duh. Oxycodone, not addictive, riiiiiight. So how can a doctor not have that reaction.
Why did this happen, how could the doctors say they didn't know and wtf about the whole thing. Prolly to cover their arses when people turned up addicts who they didn't know what to do with to avoid potential lawsuit issues.

PP was ordered to pay 634 MILLION in fines and much of it to fund drug task force units etc. Who go around busting the dealers who are addicted to this garbage and find it so easy to get huge scripts from unscrupulous doctors.

Argh.

And yeah it kills me when doctors who we are supposed to trust just keep the vicious cycle of drug dependency and addiction going instead of rehab or addiction treatment.

Argh.

**I am NOT talking about legitimate drug scripts here for people who really need them.**

11-05-2008, 01:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
ingear Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NE USA Posts: 41 Blog Entries: 3	Thank you! Purdue Pharma admitted in federal court last year that their sales reps lied to the doctors they supplied about the addictive nature of oxycontin. Now anyone with a little savvy would see it and say well duh. Oxycodone, not addictive, riiiiiight. So how can a doctor not have that reaction. Why did this happen, how could the doctors say they didn't know and wtf about the whole thing. Prolly to cover their arses when people turned up addicts who they didn't know what to do with to avoid potential lawsuit issues. PP was ordered to pay 634 MILLION in fines and much of it to fund drug task force units etc. Who go around busting the dealers who are addicted to this garbage and find it so easy to get huge scripts from unscrupulous doctors. Argh. And yeah it kills me when doctors who we are supposed to trust just keep the vicious cycle of drug dependency and addiction going instead of rehab or addiction treatment. Argh. I am NOT talking about legitimate drug scripts here for people who really need them.