NEWS AMERICA'S HEROIN EPIDEMIC Washington State Sues OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma

9/28/2017

http://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/ag-ferguson-sues-one-nation-s-largest-opioid-manufacturers-over-state-s-opioid

1) Is this government overreach, or do you believe people have the right to seek compensation? Explain.

2) Purdue Pharma continues to be fined or sued for it's business practices. Are fines effective, or should there be another approach to addressing corporate violations?

3) Explain why the opioid epidemic is (more/less/equally---choose one) dangerous as drinking or tobacco related deaths.

9 Comments

Tayah Hott

10/20/2017 08:00:24 am

They have the right because it is a problem throuhout the usa and they were handing it ou way more than nessasary. People can become addicted easily and they didn't care about that and they kept giving it away.
Fines could be effictive but if it is not then they should fire him and hire someone else to show that they will not stand for it.
It is more dangerous because it is highly addictive and people can die from it more easily.

Francisco Salazar

10/22/2017 06:38:37 pm

1) I think that the people have a right to seek compensation because they were basically lied to by Purdue Pharma they said their drug has "a low risk of addiction" even though the article keeps showing it not. any drug a person takes theirs the risk of addiction wether its acute or major.

2) I think that other actions should be taken. I mean Purdue Pharma is being sued by people that have no idea that they have the money just back themselves up again and again. Taking money from them won't stop them from making

3) I think the opioid epidemic is equally effective as alcohol, and tobacco. Alcohol takes a state of mind away from human beings which causes them to make uncertain actions and/or decision that may lead to death. And Tobacco can cause lung cancer, and thats just if you smoke it. Chewing can cause oral lesions, and that by itself is just disturbing. They are all addictive, and harmful in general.

Kaylee Ford link

10/24/2017 09:18:34 pm

1. I believe the people have the right to seek compensation because it's concerning their health. The people are the ones that have the risk of becoming addicted to the drugs being sold.

2. The fines can damage the company because that means the company is losing money. Still, there should be other actions taken against the Purdue Pharma company. This company is damaging peoples lives and violating rules, something else needs to be done to stop them.

3. I believe the opioid epidemic is equally as dangerous as drinking or tobacco. All of these can result in death. People can easily become addicted to any of these terrible products, and the products can change someones life for the worse.

Mason Dunn

10/25/2017 08:07:18 pm

1) Is this government overreach, or do you believe people have the right to seek compensation? Explain. "I don't know how executives at Purdue sleep at night", says Ferguson, which is a statement that i definitely agree with. People should be able to buy a product, and have it work like it says and feel safe that the drug they are taking will be just as it claims to be. I believe people should have the right to receive compensation because something as small as saying a drug is not addictive, and it ending out being addictive, can lead to people making bad decisions, getting hurt, and could even lead to overdose, and death.

2) Purdue Pharma continues to be fined or sued for it's business practices. Are fines effective, or should there be another approach to addressing corporate violations? I feel like this situation isn't as public as it should be. There needs to be more light shed on this situation because it is potentially deadly and simply fining Purdue Pharma, which is making billions, wont solve the problem. There needs to be a change on the label of the Oxycontin, or some change or replacement for the drug.

3) Explain why the opioid epidemic is (more/less/equally---choose one) dangerous as drinking or tobacco related deaths. I personally believe that the opioid epidemic is equally as dangerous as drinking and tobacco. Drinking and Tobacco related deaths are fairly common, but those are a lot more well know and have many programs and ways to stop being addicted or to prevent use. However, there are not as many known deaths when it comes to Oxycontin, but what makes it just as bad, is the fact the people think that using these are safe, and trusting that these products will help them, but in some cases ended up harming and in some cases even killing them. In short, Tobacco and Alchohol are more common, but also more well known to be bad and addictive, and also have laws against them, and the opioid epidemic is lesser known, but can deceive customers who are trying to help themselves or others, and end up hurt or worse.

Haylee Gibbs link

10/26/2017 11:01:20 am

I Is this government overreach, or do you believe people have the right to seek compensation? Explain. believe that people have the right to seek compensation if concerns themselves or someone they love. For example if someone you love in sick and they die. They died because they didn't seek compensation. If people have the right to seek compensation then they can save people's lives are preventing them from getting sick.

Purdue Pharma continues to be fined or sued for it's business practices. Are fines effective, or should there be another approach to addressing corporate violations? I believe that the fines are effective and not effective at the same time. They are effective for the reason that no one likes to pay fines to do something that they are not supposed to do. However, they are not effective for the reason that some people have enough money that they can afford to pay the fines for there corporate violations. I think a good resolution to the violations that people do is to give them a few warnings and if the problem occurs then give them a more severe punishment like arrest.

Explain why the opioid epidemic is (more/less/equally---choose one) dangerous as drinking or tobacco related deaths. I believe that the opioid epidemic is equally dangerous as drinking or using tobacco. My reasons for believing this is that the symptoms for the epidemic are equally or more dangerous to the symptoms of alcohol or drugs. Also if the epidemic or drugs and alcohol are abused in use the results would be fatal.

Anthony Wallace

10/26/2017 07:13:43 pm

1) I think that the people have a right to seek compensation because they where lied to and also because the drug is hurting the health
2) I think the fines are doing nothing and the company should be shut down
3) I think the opioid epidemic is worse then drinking and tobacco because its aftermath can cuase worse diseases

Karyssa Endecott link

11/7/2017 06:44:23 am

1) Is this government overreach, or do you believe people have the right to seek compensation? Explain. Of course these individuals deserve rightful compensation. When a company is selling a product they are legally required to list all side effects of their drug. In this case this company withheld information from their buyers which resulted in this epidemic they, the buyers, are facing.

2) Purdue Pharma continues to be fined or sued for it's business practices. Are fines effective, or should there be another approach to addressing corporate violations? Fines and lawsuits are effective but they are not going to stop the company, Fining or sueing the company might make them angry but in reality their an extremely wealthy company, which means they have the money to either settle the lawsuit or to make it all go away. The real solution is to shut down the company for criminal offenses against the owners.

3) Explain why the opioid epidemic is (more/less/equally---choose one) dangerous as drinking or tobacco related deaths. Sadly opioid is becoming more prevalent in the causes of death related to a substance. Although, tobacco usage as well as the use of alcohol can have horrific outcomes the likelihood of addiction although high is not as overwhelmingly high as that of addiction to opioid. In conclusion although all three have terrible outcomes and are all high causes of death opioid addiction is among st the worst of three evils.

Reaganne Graff

11/21/2017 09:51:37 am

1. I think you have a right to compensation because these companies are basically tricking you by not giving you all the details and effects. No matter if they are only prescribing then for short term or long term all details should be given.
2. I think finds work at first but if it is a well running business then finds become less effective because they can just pay them off and move on. I feel in order to stop these violations then we need to stop the doctors from prescribing these drugs in order for the business to loose money.
3. The opioid academic is worse then drinking and tobacco because it is easier to get addicted to .We are so trusting that a doctor is going to give us something that will do more good then harm that we don't focus on the risk we are taking. When you are taking a opioid eventually you will need a higher dose to feel the same effects so you will need a higher prescription which could lead you to a overdose because you body can't handle the amount of drugs you are putting into it.

Maddie Woodcock

12/15/2017 01:06:49 pm

1) Is this government overreach, or do you believe people have the right to seek compensation? Explain.
I believe that people have the right to seek compensation because this is something that directly effects their health. If they were buying the opioids without knowing that they weren't highly addictive, then they were deceived and it was not their fault. And for those that knew the risks but used the opioids anyway, there are other options that are less addictive or not addictive at all. Acetaminophen and ibuprofen work for mild pain just fine.
2) Purdue Pharma continues to be fined or sued for it's business practices. Are fines effective, or should there be another approach to addressing corporate violations?
I think that fines only go so far. If they are a company that's very up and running, and they are making a large amount of money, then fines will be no problem. They will pay the fines and move on. But if their reputation is brought down enough, then they could go out of business.
3) Explain why the opioid epidemic is (more/less/equally---choose one) dangerous as drinking or tobacco related deaths.
I think that the opioid epidemic is worse than drinking or using tobacco. If you are taking these opioids with the idea that you will not get addicted to them, and then you do take them? You get addicted and you can't stop using. Eventually you will need a higher dose than originally to feel the same effect and your health will deteriorate more and more until you eventually overdose or you're so unhealthy that you die.

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