> You’re saying “created excess demand” like the people that you’re referring to weren’t chronic pain patients.
> I know some of them were drug-seekers but we decided it was OK to throw chronic pain patients under the bus so we could eliminate those drug-seekers.
To the GPs point, the cause of the regulation was the abuse of the sale. Many deaths were caused by aggressively selling oxy to folks who weren’t managing pain.
The fallout has resulted into harm with people that have a legitimate need for pain management.
Both can be true. The Sacklers are the culprits any way you slice it.
> I know some of them were drug-seekers but we decided it was OK to throw chronic pain patients under the bus so we could eliminate those drug-seekers.
To the GPs point, the cause of the regulation was the abuse of the sale. Many deaths were caused by aggressively selling oxy to folks who weren’t managing pain.
The fallout has resulted into harm with people that have a legitimate need for pain management.
Both can be true. The Sacklers are the culprits any way you slice it.