Dr Art Van Zee set out in the early 2000s to tell anyone who would listen how a powerful opioid was destroying lives. More than two decades later he is shocked that the epidemic has got so much worse than he imagined. theguardian.com/us-news/2024/j…
@ChrisMcGreal Right-Regulators at @US_FDA & @USCongress had their ears plugged by all the 💲 that flowed their way from #pharmaindusty sources. As noted: “It didn’t have to happen. There waere so many missed opportunities. So many times it could have been stopped. Now, I don’t see how it ends"
@ChrisMcGreal So, like scores of others you’ve managed to identify pharma’s misdeeds 20+ years ago. Very good. What you’ve completely omitted in your analysis though is that crackdowns are THE major factor driving OD deaths, which is why they’re ~10x higher now than during the height of “oxy”.
@ChrisMcGreal Surprised to see decent journalism in the Guardian, the comparison to colonialism was weak but you’re a white man at the Guardian so I understand you want to keep your job, brave to give Trump faint praise. If there were more of this I would donate again. Thank you