tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post9034021048379873995..comments2024-03-28T21:27:39.860-04:00Comments on the daily howler: Rep. Omar on Obama's drone strikes!<b>bob somerby</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02963464534685954436noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-84806601744995641132019-03-21T22:09:42.704-04:002019-03-21T22:09:42.704-04:00Hey everyone!
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Bush, Obama, and Trump should all be tried at the Haugue.Marthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03369769032056391126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-72390390677183435842019-03-13T09:24:17.554-04:002019-03-13T09:24:17.554-04:00Of course Trump will get-elected. He's a self-...Of course Trump will get-elected. He's a self-admitted sexual predator. What kind of Republican won't drag themselves out of their death-beds to vote for that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-65040170379552605192019-03-12T15:53:55.513-04:002019-03-12T15:53:55.513-04:009:56 Spot on9:56 Spot onAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-17767736322002458202019-03-12T10:49:40.618-04:002019-03-12T10:49:40.618-04:00CMike, your quote doesn't explain why some peo...CMike, your quote doesn't explain why some people become addicted and others do not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-87933358450371882362019-03-12T10:16:41.280-04:002019-03-12T10:16:41.280-04:00Every Right-wing accusation is a confession.Every Right-wing accusation is a confession.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-76316944578684619212019-03-12T09:56:41.609-04:002019-03-12T09:56:41.609-04:00@9:27 AM, yes, exactly. Lib-zombies assume that tw...@9:27 AM, yes, exactly. Lib-zombies assume that two factory workers doing the same work standing next to each other are completely different creatures if their skin tones are different. <br /><br />Lib-zombies are the ones essentializing "race", and therefore they are racists. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-31822695909010389362019-03-12T09:27:10.121-04:002019-03-12T09:27:10.121-04:00Assuming "diversity" will mean people wi...Assuming "diversity" will mean people with different ways of looking at things is assuming you know what others are like solely because of their race.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-86511769856255738942019-03-12T07:13:56.400-04:002019-03-12T07:13:56.400-04:00The poor agonizing dembot @7:26 PM should try the ...The poor agonizing dembot @7:26 PM should try the preferred lib-zombie solution: <br /><br />1. tax cigarettes...<br />2. hire bureaucrats... <br />3. broadcast "helpful" messages...<br />4. ..........<br />5. Ta-Da!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-75659399241946698242019-03-12T03:20:46.978-04:002019-03-12T03:20:46.978-04:00...Briefly after OxyContin prescriptions began, do......Briefly after OxyContin prescriptions began, doctors faced complaints from their patients about the hours between doses. For many patients, the medication wore off in as few as six hours, leaving them in more agony than before.<br /><br />In turn, physicians began prescribing the medication every six to eight hours, against the FDA-approved dosing instructions. That, coincidentally, was the same length of time many other opioids were prescribed, defeating OxyContin’s intended purpose, as well as threatening its market power.<br /><br />When Purdue became aware that doctors were prescribing for every six to eight hours, the company’s representatives demanded this practice end. Instead of prescribing OxyContin for a short duration, Purdue began pressuring doctors into increasing doses.<br /><br />The theory was that if patients could not take the medication more than once every 12 hours, they could at least achieve pain relief by taking a more potent prescription.<br /><br />There was a major problem with this reasoning: A dose increase doesn’t necessarily provide longer relief. It’s merely more powerful over the same (short) period of time. And because the effect of the drug is stronger, it creates a greater risk of dependency and even greater discomfort from withdrawal. <br /><br />Unfortunately, many physicians followed Purdue’s directions....In 2004, the West Virginia Attorney General did accuse Purdue of “deceptive marketing” – i.e. lying about the 12 hour pain relief.<br /><br />Yet Purdue’s legal team, led by future U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, managed to settle with the state for $10 million in funding for drug prevention programs, offering little consolation to the many who had become addicted to OxyContin or families who had lost loved ones due to the drug. <br /><br />In 2007, the federal government made some headway against Purdue’s false advertising, forcing the pharmaceutical company to settle for around $600 million regarding their claims that OxyContin was less addictive.<br /><br />These claims were made to physicians, based on the theory that the long-lasting pain relief meant the medication was less likely to be misused – a theory that was never verified and proved to be tragically wrong for many families who lost loved ones to overdose on these and other medications.<br /><br />Three of Purdue’s executives were charged with felonies in the case as well, resulting in individual fines of up to $19 million. .<br /><br />..Yet for all the fines and regulations, OxyContin continues to generate revenue of about $3 billion a year. And it is still marketed as long-lasting pain relief and remains an important driver of the opioid epidemic. <b>[END QUOTE]</b> CMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481861530761114492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-8146034059169439682019-03-12T03:16:46.990-04:002019-03-12T03:16:46.990-04:00LINK
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REVEALING THE BAD SCIENCE BEHIND O...<a href="https://www.centeronaddiction.org/the-buzz-blog/revealing-bad-science-behind-oxycontin" rel="nofollow"><b>LINK</b></a><br /><br /><b>[QUOTE]</b> <br /><br /><i><b>REVEALING THE BAD SCIENCE BEHIND OXYCONTIN</b></i><br /><br />A recent Los Angeles Times investigation focused on the pharmaceutical company Purdue and their opioid pain medication OxyContin. They found that Purdue pushed OxyContin on patients and physicians in ways many would find unethical, if not illegal. <br /><br />Additionally, the company helped convince Americans that opioid medications weren’t just for those in agony from cancer or major surgery – but that drugs like OxyContin could be used for much more manageable forms of short-term as well as chronic pain. <br /><br />Still, Purdue needed to show that its drug was the best. While short-acting opioid medications like Vicodin and Percocet lessen pain for four to five hours, OxyContin was marketed as longer-lasting, with doses required only once every 12 hours. Hence, it was touted as a miracle pill, supposedly allowing those suffering from chronic pain to function without paying constant attention to taking medication.<br /><br />It was even advertised as being less addictive than other opioids, a claim that was later shown to be false.<br /><br />...While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did approve OxyContin for 12 hour daily use, new information has surfaced that makes it clear Purdue knew there were issues with the dosing, and that their marketing strategy didn’t conform to safe practices for pain medication.<br /><br />...In 1990, Purdue’s drug MS Contin – a powerful opioid primarily used for cancer patients – was about to lose its patent (and millions of dollars of business with it). In turn, the company devised a plan to create a new medication from similar chemical compounds. <br /><br />...Purdue’s first study, conducted in Puerto Rico, showed that the medication lasted around 12 hours; however, this research was later revealed to have had flaws.<br /><br />In follow-up studies, many patients needed “rescue medication” between doses. In other words, additional opioid pain medication was needed in-between patients’ 12-hour doses of OxyContin.<br /><br />In fact, up to 95 percent of all patients on OxyContin didn’t regularly achieve pain relief for the full 12 hours the drug promised.<br /><br /><i>continued...</i>CMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481861530761114492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-64286048811926738542019-03-11T23:41:24.644-04:002019-03-11T23:41:24.644-04:00Michael Jackson is pop king of fucked up country.Michael Jackson is pop king of fucked up country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-10569749676459335072019-03-11T21:17:05.450-04:002019-03-11T21:17:05.450-04:00No, racism means that people assume that they know...No, racism means that people assume that they know what others are like solely because of their race. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-22046037327567444552019-03-11T20:48:24.503-04:002019-03-11T20:48:24.503-04:007:31, your views on opioids and pain management ar...7:31, your views on opioids and pain management are medieval. There are people who cannot relieve their chronic pain without opioids. Many are being denied the medicine they need to deal with chronic pain, and in some instances go to the street to find what they need. Aside from big Pharma intentionally flooding the markets in the past, this has led to many un-needed deaths.<br /><br />Your reference to Epicurean philosophers is only a mask for your ignorance.<br /><br />Leroy<br />Leroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02021120389394278239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-20831754745398953052019-03-11T20:12:50.702-04:002019-03-11T20:12:50.702-04:00"People who become addicted to drugs and alco..."People who become addicted to drugs and alcohol have a world view that includes the belief that they should not suffer even slight discomfort and that life should be painless."<br /><br />Not all addicts are Democrats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-25012805970445778812019-03-11T20:11:28.188-04:002019-03-11T20:11:28.188-04:00The point of thinking diversity means people of di...The point of thinking diversity means people of different colors will have different ways of looking at things is also the point of racism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-2807753988272062142019-03-11T19:35:05.203-04:002019-03-11T19:35:05.203-04:00Does it make sense to elect someone who is diverse...Does it make sense to elect someone who is diverse and then complain because their views are divergent? The point of diversity is that people will have different life experiences and thus different ways of looking at things. You don't have to agree with her but those who are being critical seem to be missing the point of why she was elected and why diversity is a good thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-50501232555708260162019-03-11T19:31:56.493-04:002019-03-11T19:31:56.493-04:00No one is being forced to take opioids. This is no...No one is being forced to take opioids. This is not a mental hospital of a country because people can come and go and do pretty much what they please, including abstain from taking addictive drugs. People who become addicted to drugs and alcohol have a world view that includes the belief that they should not suffer even slight discomfort and that life should be painless. You can see where that belief leads. A world view that life includes inevitable suffering and that adults don't whine about it is much less likely to lead to addiction. I wonder why Somerby never talks about the Epicurean philosophers. If we made these kinds of choices more explicit perhaps people wouldn't become addicts and overdose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-32425736106578705432019-03-11T19:26:06.025-04:002019-03-11T19:26:06.025-04:00Nice try zombie dembot.
The opioid deaths are a sy...Nice try zombie dembot.<br />The opioid deaths are a symptom. The Trump Presidency is poetic justice for the British-American opium trade in China.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-899212083083675472019-03-11T17:13:17.823-04:002019-03-11T17:13:17.823-04:00Perhaps this is poetic justice for British-America...Perhaps this is poetic justice for British-American opium trade in China, back in the 19th c. What goes around comes around. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-55462239130195207382019-03-11T16:54:46.739-04:002019-03-11T16:54:46.739-04:00Does anyone care that 6 people overdose and die on...Does anyone care that 6 people overdose and die on opioids <i>every hour</i> of every day in this fucked up mental hospital we call a country?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-18849209449169027612019-03-11T16:53:16.995-04:002019-03-11T16:53:16.995-04:00"Has Rep. Ilhan Omar been making some actual ..."Has Rep. Ilhan Omar been making some actual sense?"<br /><br />Of course she is making sense, perfect sense. Not because she is Somalian or former refugee, but just because she actually knows what she's talking about, and is not (so far) afraid to say it.<br /><br />But then - who cares? She would've made a good alternative journo, but as a politician she is completely useless. She will talk, and she will apologize, and in the end she will achieve nothing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com