Newly released from @CDCgov shows that heroin deaths now exceed gun homicides. It’s outrageous.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/heroin-deaths-exceeded-gun-homicides-2015/ …
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@CDCgov data also found that opioids cause almost two-thirds of all drug-related overdoses in the United States. Let that sink in.
At the heart of this problem is big pharma companies lying about how dangerously addictive these drugs are, just so they can sell more.
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Let’s end the vicious cycle of slapping companies on the wrist, having them pay a small fine, with no change in their actions.
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Thank you for taking up this battle. It's time we hold these companies accountable for their role in this terrible epidemic.
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and they've pushed to criminalize safe alternatives that help addicts get off of these drugs. Specifically
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what about doctors, who peddled this drug? Saying synthetic version of heroin wouldn't be so addictive won't cut it
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Many people, esp. elderly, suffer intractable pain b/c docs fear prescribing anything that would actually help
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dangerous to inflate one area of concern into entire reason for epidemic. Broaden your analysis into a multi-pronged solution
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Pharma companies sell heroin?
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She was referring to opioids (as it says in her comment). The 2/3 of drug related deaths one, not the original post.
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look at West Virginia. Perdue tried to kill an entire country with Oxy.
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@wbmosler deeper root cause: failure to pay citizens enough to consume all they can produce, & thereby find life meaningfulThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I got serotonin syndrome from a doc misdiagnosing my hyperthyroid. They took no responsibility and did not report it
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@Forbrydelsenfan correct me if I'm wrong, but are we not protecting the poppy fields over there?
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