US Overdose deaths declined 27%
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Lol
I’m not sure what your lane is - but your should definitely stay in it .
Ask Mrs Vance stealing pills from cancer patients about how addicts get their supply!
Hint - it’s not prescriptions.
I'll just leave this here....now about that lane you live in.....
National Settlements:
- Pharmacy Chains Involved: CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart are the major pharmacy chains that have reached settlements.
- Settlement Amounts:
- CVS: Up to $4.9 billion over 10 years.
- Walgreens: Up to $5.52 billion over 15 years.
- Walmart: Up to $2.74 billion, with all payments to be made within 6 years.
- Terms of the Settlements: These settlements involve both monetary payments and injunctive relief, which are changes in business practices aimed at preventing future opioid misuse.
- Independent Compliance Departments: Pharmacies are required to maintain independent departments to oversee compliance with controlled substance laws and settlement terms.
- Prescription Validation Process: Pharmacies must implement a prescription validation process to identify potential red flags associated with controlled substance prescriptions.
- Abatement: A significant portion of the settlement funds is intended to be used by states and local governments to address the opioid crisis through treatment, prevention, and recovery programs.
- Accountability: The settlements aim to hold pharmacies accountable for their role in the opioid crisis, particularly in dispensing large quantities of opioids.
- Manufacturers and Distributors: In addition to pharmacies, settlements have also been reached with opioid manufacturers like Johnson & Johnson, Teva, and Allergan, as well as distributors like McKesson, Cardinal Health, and AmerisourceBergen.
- Consulting Firms: McKinsey & Company also reached a settlement for their role in advising opioid manufacturers.
There are definitely laws of unintended consequences.
Yes, the pharmaceutical industry made fortunes killing people with opioids. Eric Eyre wrote a really good book about this called Death in Mudlick. It doesn't paint the current WV governor in a good light.
But once the supply of drugs that at least people knew the strength and purity of were greatly reduced, the void in the supply was filled by cartels and fentanyl of unknown purity and strength.
So solving one problem created a worse one and overdose deaths increased.
It's a difficult problem to solve. Addicts get their drugs. Addiction is a strong motivator.
My oldest son is 28. He grew up from grade 1-9 in Morgantown. I just saw him this past weekend and I asked him who he kept in touch with. So many of these kids from the neighborhood and from school are dead. Overdoses and suicides. Some were from poor families. Some were from well to do families.
It still shocks and upsets me when people my age die. But for teenagers and those in their 20s deal with it so regularly it is tragic.
A reduction in overdose deaths is great news. Regardless of your political team, this is an issue where the "we", meaning the USA, have to win.
Yes, the pharmaceutical industry made fortunes killing people with opioids. Eric Eyre wrote a really good book about this called Death in Mudlick. It doesn't paint the current WV governor in a good light.
But once the supply of drugs that at least people knew the strength and purity of were greatly reduced, the void in the supply was filled by cartels and fentanyl of unknown purity and strength.
So solving one problem created a worse one and overdose deaths increased.
It's a difficult problem to solve. Addicts get their drugs. Addiction is a strong motivator.
My oldest son is 28. He grew up from grade 1-9 in Morgantown. I just saw him this past weekend and I asked him who he kept in touch with. So many of these kids from the neighborhood and from school are dead. Overdoses and suicides. Some were from poor families. Some were from well to do families.
It still shocks and upsets me when people my age die. But for teenagers and those in their 20s deal with it so regularly it is tragic.
A reduction in overdose deaths is great news. Regardless of your political team, this is an issue where the "we", meaning the USA, have to win.
