The aim of lawyers is to put all business out of business ...

[dogtag]

Or so it seems.
How is overdosing on a drug the Manufacturer's fault ?
How is a man shooting himself the gun maker's fault ?
If a man falls off the roof is it the house builder's fault ?
This 572 million fine against Johnson & Johnson is just
the tip of the compensation iceberg. They're being fined
because they marketed a painkiller drug. Is it their fault
if the patients who used it were stupid enough to abuse
it by overdosing ?
If these lawyers aren't reined in there'll no longer be any
dangerous drugs we could overdose on. There won't be
anything else that could be considered dangerous so that
we peasants can't shoot or stab ourselves.
So, everybody will be safe from harm, lawyers will be rich
and we'll all hope we don't catch something painful.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...72million.html

[dryheat]

So Pharma comes up with something helpful but people in, the not the smartest state in the union, overdosed on it. In this case pharma helps to rid us of stupid people. On the other hand we had this perfectly nice natural, organic disease that helped get rid of stupid people and pharma wrecked it. They never can win.

[sid]

The United States has only 5% of the world's population but 66% of the world's lawyers. This is why our justice system is paralyzed, why we can never have tort reform., etc.

[Roadkingtrax]

The United States has only 5% of the world's population but 66% of the world's lawyers. This is why our justice system is paralyzed, why we can never have tort reform., etc.

Wooo...Math, my favorite.

We are 5% of the worlds population, and we, as a country consume 80% of the manufactured opiates. Maybe the justice system is high on opiates?

[S.A. Boggs]

What is the difference between a lawyer and a Guinea pig? There are some things the pig won't do!
Sam

[togor]

The argument is that pharma is getting unsuspecting people hooked on the pills and pushing them through the supply chain just like the illegal suppliers do. Why some people take that stuff knowing they can get hooked on it....I don't know. If it was heroin in the 'hood it would be handled differently.

[S.A. Boggs]

So Pharma comes up with something helpful but people in, the not the smartest state in the union, overdosed on it. In this case pharma helps to rid us of stupid people. On the other hand we had this perfectly nice natural, organic disease that helped get rid of stupid people and pharma wrecked it. They never can win.

I was given a bottle of liquid Oxy to take for my cancer pain. The day I turned in my unused "heavy" meds to the S.O. for destruction I gave them the bottle unopened. Sure I could have used it for my pain, instead I did what Carlos did.
Sam

[bruce]

Oxycontin was a wonderful drug for my father. He had cancer. It started in his lungs. It spread throughout his body. He was tough. Terrifically strong. But the pain was so great that he'd be shaking simply trying to stand it. I gave him a dose ever three hours. Mixed it with something else, the name of which I do not remember. The effect was immediate. I am thankful that such a powerful effective drug was available to help him deal with the end stages of cancer.

Broke my hand on the afternoon of March 20th. Took a week for the swelling, etc. to subside so that surgery could be done. Big mess. Hurt like the theological place of eternal torment. Little bottle of Oxicontin was most helpful. At first, only took one pill every 12 hours. Did not understand it was supposed to be taken every 6 hours. Pins sticking out and cast ... lots of fun. Used the pills just before bed. Could usually sleep through the night. Didn't use at all during the day. Very glad they were available for trying to sleep. Once the pins were out, no longer needed the Oxycontin. Did not find it at all difficult to stop taking the drug. I just stopped. No big deal. Do not consider my experience typical as I have read about and spoken with to many folks who had significant difficulty ceasing use of this and similar drugs. JMHO. Sincerely. bruce.

[lyman]

The argument is that pharma is getting unsuspecting people hooked on the pills and pushing them through the supply chain just like the illegal suppliers do. Why some people take that stuff knowing they can get hooked on it....I don't know. If it was heroin in the 'hood it would be handled differently.

true,

however big pharma is where the money is,


they seemed to skip over the bits inbetween big pharma and the end user

[Vern Humphrey]

So Pharma comes up with something helpful but people in, the not the smartest state in the union, overdosed on it. In this case pharma helps to rid us of stupid people. On the other hand we had this perfectly nice natural, organic disease that helped get rid of stupid people and pharma wrecked it. They never can win.

Now if they could only come up with a drug to rid us of lawyers.

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I was given a bottle of liquid Oxy to take for my cancer pain. The day I turned in my unused "heavy" meds to the S.O. for destruction I gave them the bottle unopened. Sure I could have used it for my pain, instead I did what Carlos did.
Sam

When I was first wounded, I was given opiates for pain -- and threw them away.

[blackhawknj]

Yes, I don't recall them being so zealous when it was criminal gangs importing drugs into " the hood". An editorial in the Wall Street Journal noted that many states have dollar signs in their eyes, they think they're going to get a windfall to fund pork barrel projects, etc.

[Vern Humphrey]

Lawyers, PTUI! My baby sister was 14 when my mother died of smoking-related cancer. Of all the billions paid into the Tobacco Settlement, how much did she get?

Not one thin dime!!

And how much did the lawyers get?

[Clark Howard]

Now, you guys know that, deep down, attorneys are good people, who are earnest in their desire to help the disadvantaged. That is why they should be buried at least nine feet deep.

[Vern Humphrey]

Now, you guys know that, deep down, attorneys are good people, who are earnest in their desire to help the disadvantaged. That is why they should be buried at least nine feet deep.

At a crossroads at midnight in the dark of the moon with stakes through their hearts.

[sid]

The United States is the only country in the world to allow lawyers to take cases on a contingency fee basis. In any other country a lawyer would go to jail for this.