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    The Wall Street Journal‏Verified account @WSJ 23 Jul 2017

    A pioneer of cigarette litigation is encouraging states to sue drug companies over the opioid epidemichttp://on.wsj.com/2tsmWeF 

    4:21 PM - 23 Jul 2017
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      1. KeeperOfTheFoo‏ @BK_ATX15 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        Why not sue the doctors who prescribe them in mass quantities too?

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      1. Amanda H.‏ @SunnyInCali922 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        Why? They are NOT the same; there's actually legitimate uses for opioids. This is getting beyond ridiculous.

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      2. Dale spiers‏ @cornbreadpapa 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        Why not understand that people make bad choices, sometimes bad choices. You can't legislate stupidity from the US. Make rules for the Drs

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Dale spiers‏ @cornbreadpapa 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @cornbreadpapa @WSJ

        As usual, the few make it hard of the many.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Larry Vineyard‏ @vineyard_larry 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        Wish he would've sued arm and hammer baking soda the key ingredient in making crack and Ronald Reagan for the crack epidemic

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Gaucho‏ @damocles99 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @vineyard_larry @WSJ

        HA! That damn arm and hammer!

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      4. Larry Vineyard‏ @vineyard_larry 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @damocles99 @WSJ

        People will do drugs no matter what

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      1. Kevin Hansert‏ @KevinHansert 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        Suck that success blood when you can leach lol.

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      1. Jack Hoffman‏ @azrolexguy 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        Maybe, just maybe we should go after the doctors writing these prescriptions, it's not like people just pick up opioid's at the local AM/PM

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      1. Justin‏ @JUSTINRA11 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        Americanism. Sue people for making a drug that is useful in medical world because people shouldn't be held accountable for abusing it. B.S.

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      1. Robt Wright‏ @RobtMountaineer 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        I'm worried the backlash against opioids will go too far denying relief of pain to those truly suffering.

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      1. Common Man‏ @reallyamazed66 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        Sue the Dr. they are prescription for a reason.

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      1. jarodnaaron‏ @jarodnaaron 23 Jul 2017
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        Are you going to sue the drug cartels that are selling heroin, counterfeit Oxy made in a Chinese lab, or agricultural suppliers ofcartafenil

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      2. Alice Chamber does not give a shit.‏ @AliceMChamber 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        WA State joined a multi-state case against Perdue Pharma around 2006. Marketing was horrifying the oxy was TR. Crush get high, die, addict

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Jen Skelly‏ @Jenlskelly 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @AliceMChamber @WSJ

        And Perdue reacted by reformulating the medication.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Alice Chamber does not give a shit.‏ @AliceMChamber 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Jenlskelly @WSJ

        It was a condition of the multi-state settlement.

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      5. Jen Skelly‏ @Jenlskelly 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @AliceMChamber @WSJ

        Interesting. I didn't know that.

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      6. Alice Chamber does not give a shit.‏ @AliceMChamber 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Jenlskelly @WSJ

        I was the lead investigator for the State of Washington. 🕵️‍♀️

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