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2017 Oct 16, 3:54pm   1,975 views  4 comments

by Blurtman   ➕follow (2)   💰tip   ignore  

THE DRUG INDUSTRY’S TRIUMPH OVER THE DEA

In April 2016, at the height of the deadliest drug epidemic in U.S. history, Congress effectively stripped the Drug Enforcement Administration of its most potent weapon against large drug companies suspected of spilling prescription narcotics onto the nation’s streets.

By then, the opioid war had claimed 200,000 lives, more than three times the number of U.S. military deaths in the Vietnam War. Overdose deaths continue to rise. There is no end in sight.

A handful of members of Congress, allied with the nation’s major drug distributors, prevailed upon the DEA and the Justice Department to agree to a more industry-friendly law, undermining efforts to stanch the flow of pain pills, according to an investigation by The Washington Post and “60 Minutes.” The DEA had opposed the effort for years.

The law was the crowning achievement of a multifaceted campaign by the drug industry to weaken aggressive DEA enforcement efforts against drug distribution companies that were supplying corrupt doctors and pharmacists who peddled narcotics to the black market. The industry worked behind the scenes with lobbyists and key members of Congress, pouring more than a million dollars into their election campaigns.

The chief advocate of the law that hobbled the DEA was Rep. Tom Marino,
a Pennsylvania Republican who is now President Trump’s nominee to become the nation’s next drug czar. Marino spent years trying to move the law through Congress. It passed after Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) negotiated a final version with the DEA.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/investigations/dea-drug-industry-congress/?utm_term=.c25344592f12

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1   Heraclitusstudent   2017 Oct 16, 4:10pm  

When your doctor prescribes an opioid for a cold (which happened to someone I know), you can feel the devil's riding crop.
2   RC2006   2017 Oct 16, 5:08pm  

Jeeze look at that kids face, sucks not being able to pick your parents. They should be giving 1 year hard labor while he stays with other family.
3   just_passing_through   2017 Oct 16, 7:16pm  

It's the kids grandma and her 'friend'.
4   RWSGFY   2017 Oct 17, 10:57am  

Blurtman says
In April 2016, at the height of the deadliest drug epidemic in U.S. history, Congress effectively stripped the Drug Enforcement Administration of its most potent weapon against large drug companies suspected of spilling prescription narcotics onto the nation’s streets.


So basically the war on drugs was stopped at that particular front. Why aren't everybody happy with the results?

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