Although the story is framed as “How Congress allied with drug company lobbyists to derail the DEA’s war on opioids,” it’s about much more.
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I’ve seen the questions, from two libertarian-minded folks, about the premise of the story: That the DEA’s enforcement efforts were smart.
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That’s definitely a side missing from the story; it’s written as if there is no real policy argument against the “imminent threat” standard.
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I imagine that will be a lot of the focus in the follow-up to this story. But, I’d also like to highlight some other elements of this story.
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It’s a key story about Trump’s nominee to be head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Tom Marino.pic.twitter.com/MMj4on15Ml
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It’s a story about how Hatch is fighting the “war on opioids.” From the Post:pic.twitter.com/zm2tzWfx1Y
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And the money he’s gotten from the pharmaceutical industry:pic.twitter.com/qv1oJA5kGf
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It’s also a story about an apparent policy change between AG Holder and AG Lynch:pic.twitter.com/GaVrUYtRna
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And, finally, it’s one of the better stories I’ve read that really draws out, in painful detail, the govt-to-industry revolving door.
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tl;dr: I think the story should get some pushback for not questioning its premise. But that shouldn’t take much away from all it does well.
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Little follow-up here: Hours after the Post story came out, DOJ put out this media advisory about a Tuesday opioid-related event —>pic.twitter.com/Mvh0TlSCpK
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We don't need ANOTHER war on drugs and poverty. They have NEVER EVER EVER succeeded in doing anything but puting the poor behind bars.
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We're THE MOST incarcerated nation on the planet. And anyone who believes the LATEST war on poverty won't ADD to that is a moron.
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War on drugs (Opiods, dejour) = War on the poorest among us = increased poor incarcerated. Never, ever, in history, been a different result
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At the same time, it's very simple; it's called 'regulatory capture'.
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Don't forget the
@MarshaBlackburn connection. She received big $ from big pharma to get DEA to lay off.#BlackburnNotProLifeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I've been saying this to no avail. Won't solve the opioid crisis & addiction problem until you address big Pharma the real drug pushers!
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Indeed. More than anything, what corrupt and morally reprehensible reps
@OrrinHatch and@RepTomMarino are. For God's sake vote them out!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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If your healthcare provider isn't actively trying to ween you off long term use of opioid pain meds, get a new provider
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