Ever wonder what happened to quaaludes. Somebody got mad enough at them to get something done. They were banned and are no longer produced anywhere. Only a handfull of companies produce ephedrine which is a essential ingredient in crystal meth. It is produced by the ton in india and china. No more ephedrine, no more meth. Meth could be a thing of the past just like quaaludes. Why hasnt that happened. I think there is alot more that could be done about the drug problems in our country if it was profitable.

Lemon 714

^^^ Money, plain and simple. And no one has sued Big Pharma yet like they did with Big Tobacco, although it's coming.

This helps:

Amid a nationwide opioid crisis, OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma will no longer promote opioids to doctors

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CHRISTINA PELLEGRINI
February 11, 2018 5:42 pm
Some long-overdue changes are being made to combat the opioid crisis after U.S. life expectancy dropped in 2016 due to opioid overdose-related deaths.

More than 42,000 people died from opioids in 2016, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Following much social outcry, President Donald Trump named the opioid crisis a national public emergency in October. And, after the government shut down Thursday, February 8th — yep, it happened again — Trump signed a budget agreement that called for an additional $6 billion in funding to help lessen opioid abuse. The money will go toward law enforcement, education, and treatment for addicts.

Now, big pharma is also taking *some* responsibility for its role in the opioid epidemic. On Saturday, February 11th, OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma announced it had cut its sales force in half, leaving about 200 representatives on staff. What’s more, the drugmaker will no longer promote OxyContin to doctors’ offices.

These changes are no doubt related to ongoing backlash against pharmaceutical companies for deceptive marketing of these habit-forming painkillers. At least 14 states have filed lawsuits against Purdue Pharma as a result. Most recently, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined his state in the legal battle against Purdue. The drug company is also under investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Connecticut (Purdue Pharma’s home state).

if any know where there is a methadone clinic pass by it in the morn. Folks are lined up to get it. A drug in itself but not as destructive as heroin. The government I believe runs these clinics or at least allows them to be run. A legal addiction funded by our government. I believe it was meant for addicts to get it cheap or free to keep them from robbing and stealing for a fix. I'm sure big money is involved with that

Hell back in the old days of cow town they had cocaine in kids cough syrup. Look into old remedies and elixirs of a time past. Alot of hard core drugs in them bottles back them. Hell coke a cola hooked people with a little cocaine on there soft drink back in the day.

There ar several states sueing them right now.

Government run drug dealing. It does get some folks off the street, but none the less it is government run drug dealing.

Yes they have. There have been numerous class actions over hundreds of medications.

I will tell you. I probably deal with more drug users and drug addicts than anyone not involved in the treatment industry. I would say 90% of my Criminal cases involve someone on drugs. I have seen the very worst. I’ve had 3 clients die in the last 18 months from overdoses. One of them had been clean 2 years and ODed the first time she used again.

I have seen some that never kicked the habit and some that straightened out and became successful in life. I’ve had them tell me that as soon as they got out of jail they were going to get high again and I have had them lie to my face and tell me they are clean. I’ve called parents to tell them their daughter was dead because the only thing she had on her besides cash was my card.

I have also seen it on a personal level with friends and family. Addiction is a crazy thing. I wish I could understand the need to use drugs and could figure out a way to combat the problem. What we as a society are doing isn’t working and people are dying.

most of them are privately run. Never been there myself. I have seen were it has helped people though. I personally know a guy who it got him out of " the life" and now is successful and put all that behind him. IMO getting a person out of that "life" is an essential part of recovery.