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A professor of surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore says he "gave out opioids like candy" as he was taught in school "to give every surgical patient a prescription for 30-90 opioid tablets upon discharge." Dr. Marty Makary writes in The Courier Journal: For most of my surgical career, I gave out opioids like candy. My colleagues and I were unaware that about 1 in 16 patients become chronic users, according to new research by doctors at the University of Michigan. Even more alarming, research shows that relapse rates after opioid addiction treatment could be as high as 91 percent. In addition to expanding treatment, it’s time we address the root of the problem — overprescribing.Dr. Makary appeared on Fox News this morning to talk about what a scam this is: No one needs 30 damn tablets of opioids, let alone 90. There's no reason to hand out so many unless the goal is to get people hooked. The Sackler family, who were behind the Oxycontin scam, gave out free samples through their company Purdue Pharma just to get people hooked. As Jason Smith notes: Purdue even gave out free samples, a curious gesture if you truly believe your product is non-addictive. Using a patient starter coupon, the first dosing was free. By 2001, about 34,000 coupons had been redeemed. By marketing directly to the consumer, Purdue knew that after the first taste — the free taste — many would come back to their doctors demanding another prescription for OxyContin, which is exactly what happened.They've known for decades this drug is insanely addictive yet the Sacklers rode this scam all the way to become one of the top 20 richest families in America according to Forbes. Follow InformationLiberation on Twitter and Facebook. |