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marble falls

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3. Why is it so over produced past the therapeutic use? Admittedly: I assume that other pharmaceutical companies are ...

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Mon Dec 9, 2024, 11:20 AM

Dec 9

... purposely over producing at almost a same amount of the Oxycontin was legally produced by Purdue. And more than three times the amount having been prescribed. The Sacklers avoided jail but are now suing in Federal courts to keep their personal fortunes made from engaging in drug crime and not hand it over as a fruit of an ongoing criminal enterprised.

Not even China's part in exporting it to Mexico, or some synthetic black lab production all over the planet.

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General stupid question ... [View all] marble falls Dec 9 OP

We use it in 911 in place of morpihine DemMedic Dec 9 #1

Being able to administer it through skin patches is a game changer in a lot of applications. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 9 #2

Why is it so over produced past the therapeutic use? Admittedly: I assume that other pharmaceutical companies are ... marble falls Dec 9 #3

It is not expensive and can be administered by skin patch. MineralMan Dec 9 #4