mariconsoy

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:41:08 -0800

valium is not an opiate it's a benzodiazapim [sp]

justjimi

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:53:49 -0800

How hard do you have to "crack down" to find someone "...who went to over 183 doctors and 47 pharmacies...In just one year..." Should be pretty easy to spot.

Joel

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:38:38 -0800

"Crackdowns" on drug abusers are all well and good if they involve treatment and rehabilitation and not just punishment.

jimH

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:37:18 -0800

It's Purdue Pharma's fault for making such delicious products. http://www.legalnewsline.com/news/194919-purdue-pleads-guilty-will-pay-634-million-in-fines -Sales representatives told some healthcare providers that the drug had less euphoric effect and less abuse potential than short-acting opioids and exaggerated the differences between blood plasma levels achieved by OxyContin compared to the levels of other painkillers; -Supervisors and employees drafted an article about a study of the use of the drug in osteoarthritis patients that was published in a medical journal, and the article was given to representatives for distribution to falsely represent that patients taking OxyContin at doses below 60 milligams per day could be discontinued abruptly without withdrawal symptoms; and -Sales representatives told healthcare providers that a statement on the drug's package -- "delayed absorption, as provided by OxyContin tablets, is believe to reduce the abuse liability of a drug" -- meant that it did not produce a buzz or euphoria and had less addiction potential.

SFist: Attorney General Jerry Brown Harshes Mellow for California Prescription Drug Abusers

mariconsoy

justjimi

Joel

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