Nice Squirrel
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Okay, I've decided to rename this thread as most politicians are occupied with other things, and the president is uninterested in doing anything beyond lip service.
Let's start a conversation about this.
Last year we had over 60,000 die of overdoses.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive...rdose-deaths-are-rising-faster-than-ever.html
Now the FDA is asking to pull a drug off the market because it is too addictive.
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/am...y-pull-its-opioid-opana-because-abuse-n770121
CBS News Opioid Epidemic page: http://www.cbsnews.com/opioid-epidemic/
Let's start a conversation about this.
Last year we had over 60,000 die of overdoses.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive...rdose-deaths-are-rising-faster-than-ever.html
'Drug overdose deaths in 2016 most likely exceeded 59,000, the largest annual jump ever recorded in the United States, according to preliminary data compiled by The New York Times.
The death count is the latest consequence of an escalating public health crisis: opioid addiction, now made more deadly by an influx of illicitly manufactured fentanyl and similar drugs. Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death among Americans under 50.
Now the FDA is asking to pull a drug off the market because it is too addictive.
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/am...y-pull-its-opioid-opana-because-abuse-n770121
“Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requested that Endo Pharmaceuticals remove its opioid pain medication, reformulated Opana ER (oxymorphone hydrochloride), from the market,” the FDA said in a statement.
“After careful consideration, the agency is seeking removal based on its concern that the benefits of the drug may no longer outweigh its risks. This is the first time the agency has taken steps to remove a currently marketed opioid pain medication from sale due to the public health consequences of abuse.”
CBS News Opioid Epidemic page: http://www.cbsnews.com/opioid-epidemic/