Sackler Family Grilled By Congress On Purdue Pharma’s Role In Opioid Crisis | NBC Nightly News

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1. still waiting for someone to mention CRIMINAL charges.

2. Ten-Million pain patients have been cut off. It's an illicit use of smuggled opiates overdose issue, not medicinal opiates.Like ANY substance we take into our bodies it must journey through our genetic frame work and is metabolized according to its ability or inability or hyper-ability or resistance. Opiates are very safe and effective for most. It's a good story that there is a 'monster under the bed', but it is not entirely true. Opiates are and will always be essential medicines. We will find out fast if there is a big quake on the coast before production gets back up to speed. But until then we still get Sickle Cell Anemia, knee replacements, spinal stenosis, cancer, Lupus, failed surgery, car accidents, etc, etc, etc.

3. why haven't they banned this drug

4. THEY ARE NO BETTER THAN THE CARTEL ! LOCK UP THESE PUSHERS UP !!

5. They are literally the richest drug dealers only instead of standing on the corner selling, they live in mansions.

6. such BS. just because a pain killer is manufactured does not excuse the behavior of doctor's over prescribing . nor the personal responsibility of users.

7. I would be interested to know who all this family has made political contributions to….to keep cannabis illegal.

8. I love that they were responsible for thousands of deaths but get to remain a billionaire family with no criminal liability. Hahahahahahaahahahahahahahah I mean it’s so hilarious isn’t it America?

9. Oxycodone is a medication for Pain the only place to get hold of it without prescription is at ,
   http://pharmacytechmeds.com

10. Satanic f..ks

11. They need to be jail, not apologizing.

12. Look at that nose

13. how are you bankrupt if you have billions of dollars. theyre just sitting back laughing at us

14. Surely there are millions of stories from people who's lives were greatly improved by the use of oxycontin.

15. If u can sue drug maker for opiod crisis, can u also not sue gun makers for gun violence, car manufactures for car accidents, condom makers for broken condom that got u stds. Where is the line anymore

16. they should all get the death sentence wtf is this country the rich really rule

17. The Sacklers are sacks of MANURE!!!

18. I'm literally so angry at the SCAPE GOATING that's going on against Purdue pharma because they did NOTHING wrong! They shouldn't be the ones apologizing for *your family member being addicted to Oxycontin. All those blaming them should be the ones doing the apologizing! All Purdue did was make a great product for those in * REAL physical pain and that's it period! The End! All the doctors being blamed upsets me too because it's not their fault either!! Can you guess which party is to blame? probably not because when a person over doses and dies because they *CHOSE to ABUSE their prescription , it's then somehow unthinkable to tell the grieving mother she has no one to blame but her own family member!!! which is TRUE!!! but we live in America where we can always point the blame at someone else and there's going to be a greedy lawyer there to take your case!! This is the same as suing Hershey's because they make a product that's so good that it made a person fat then they died of obesity! Seriously people!!!! Oh and GOOD LUCK if you are in legit real, excruciating pain. Because you've now scared the doctors so bad they won't write prescriptions for pain any longer and for chronic pain , you're just outta luck buddy because there's no longer a doctor that will treat you for chronic pain, they aren't going to lose their license for you even if you can get a doctor to believe you! I wish I could fight on behalf of Purdue Pharma !! I would place the blame where it properly goes!!!

19. Opioid addiction propaganda problem appears to be related to decreased cut for politicians from cartels due to prescription drugs limiting street purchases by users,
    and that is happening on top of progressive legalization of marijuana.
    
    8x as many people die from alcohol annually, substantial number of victims do not even drink.
    
    3x as many people die from tobacco annually, substantial number of victims do not even smoke.
    
    Do you see anything in the media about alcohol or tobacco epidemics?
    
    50% of murders are committed by people who are drunk.
    
    What is US government doing about it?
    
    They prohibit sale of alcoholic drinks and tobacco in vending machines on school properties.
    
    Your elected officials start feeling the pain, they are almost starving. Something needs to be done about those prescriptions.

20. my name is Hunter Biden…and I approve this message!

21. We need to find a way to pass a law to where if Congress has a certain amount of time to pass a bill if not their repercussions such as they are not paid just as we are

22. Lol they sounded like they’re on oxycodone when they did the apologies.

23. Morphine is less addictive than oxycodone. Look it up. Stop banning nature.

24. Legalize opium. It’s only 7-13% morphine.

25. Why should the SACKLER family be any different from any politician? This is America where we don't give 2 s-its as long as a profit is made. Do any of you really think American politicians didn't know about this all along?

26. The sad part of this is people that really need it are going to be without it because of the misuse and over prescription on the medication.

27. The Sackler's need to pay up and spend a lot of time in prison.

28. But remember people !Mitch McConnell got his pockets filled with millions of dollars from these people, to peddle their poison in the coalfields of the Appalachians, long before any of you ever heard of it. And yet the fine citizens of the wonderful state of Kentucky keep re-electing McConnell ,I don't understand why.

29. They knew it was addictive , who do they think they’re kidding…..they’re sorry, did they really say that!!!!!!!!!

30. About time…..they should be held accountable

31. Sorry but what ???

32. BS, they made the drugs, but lets not forget all those doctors that prescribed them like candy knowing full well they were creating opiod junkies, any 1st year med student knows how dangerous opiods are. I get it, this is a grab at the deepest pockets, but, that is far from justice!

33. Investing in Crypto is lucrative and a big chance to make money online 💯

34. IF THE GOVERMENT ACTUALLY CARED THEY WOULD LEGALIZE MARIJUANA & KRATOM ETC… THE GOVERNMENT IS IN BED WITH BIG PHARMA. AMERICA WAKE UP

35. Obviously, this family has the complexion for the connection. ..and people say there's no such thing as white privilege. FOH

36. I have been in EXTREME PAIN SINCE 1987. Been in this med since 2000.
    And I still alive and with a good livet..
    Take them as directed and you WILL NOT DIE.

37. Be very careful when you deal with Purdue and remember liar is not acceptable.

38. Half of congress got rich off of it

39. Watch the pharmacist on Netflix it talks about the company it’s just so sad how many people become addicted to the drug

40. the Ceo Speech "i am disappointed in the outcome and we'll be sure to do an internal investigation to find what went wrong and fix it. In the meantime can I interest you some of our other save and non addictive drugs?"

41. Lock them up in the same prison that of the worst criminals.

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