Some states haven't begun using opioid settlement funds intended to help curb the opioid epidemic. Meanwhile, more than 100,000 Americans died of an overdose last year.
illegal narcotic drugs. the worst drug with the worst reputation? i ll take you there well, maybe start here. speaker: once you found the right doctor and have told him or her about your pain, don t be afraid to take what they give you. often it will be an opioid medication. anthony: here s a 1996 promotional video from the fine folks at perdue pharmaceuticals. sent around to doctors, it encouraged them to prescribe the latest, newest, most wonderful drug for long-term pain management, oxycotin. speaker: some patients may be afraid of taking opioids because they re perceived as too strong or addictive. but that is far from actual fact. less than 1% of patients taking opioids actually become addicted. anthony: sales of oxycotin initially and falsely proclaimed as not addictive, absolutely
checks here. to kind of look and the overall picture, you want to look at center stage. it becomes a tale of two candidates. ee liz wedge warren throwing out a lot of claims. very, very clean. beto o rourke had trouble defending himself against castro with section 1325 and when he talked about the manufacture of oxycotin. not to say people didn t play with the truth a little bit but on the whole, we saw a fairly clean debate. and it is oh, so early. thank you for your time. who had the strongest closing argument of the night? you ll hear from the panel and
the worst drug with the worst reputation? i ll take you there well, maybe start here. speaker: once you found the right doctor and have told him or her about your pain, don t be afraid to take what they give you. often it will be an opioid medication. anthony: here s a 1996 promotional video from the fine folks at perdue pharmaceuticals. sent around to doctors, it encouraged them to prescribe the latest, newest, most wonderful drug for long-term pain management, oxycotin. speaker: some patients may be afraid of taking opioids because they re perceived as too strong or addictive. but that is far from actual fact. less than 1% of patients taking opioids actually become addicted. anthony: sales of oxycotin initially and falsely proclaimed as not addictive, absolutely skyrocketed from $45 million in
sent around to doctors, it encouraged them to prescribe the latest, newest, most wonderful drug for long-term pain management, oxycotin. speaker: some patients may be afraid of taking opioids because they re perceived as too strong or addictive. but that is far from actual fact. less than 1% of patients taking opioids actually become addicted. anthony: sales of oxycotin initially and falsely proclaimed as not addictive, absolutely skyrocketed from $45 million in 1996 to 3.1 billion in 2010. that same year, perdue tweaked the way that we re making oxy in an attempt to, they said, limit it s addictive qualities. finally the government and law enforcement took a harsh look at the drug and it become much harder to get legally. which sucked for the thousands and thousands who by now had a serious habit. ruth: i m ruth, a family physician in greenfield, massachusetts, and i grew up here.