Thread by @HappyWarriorP

this is pretty bad, there is nothing said to make clear the deaths are overwhelmingly caused by illicit black-market street quality, FENTANYL

Never made or meant for medical use,
#opioids #news #opioidcrisis #medicine #healthcare #health

https://twitter.com/TheLeadCNN/status/1466934139186204673

There's an argument the initial phase of the crisis, 1990s & early 2000s was sparked by prescription opioids,

There's no evidence then or now deaths themselves were caused by anything that ever came in an orange bottle
#healthcare #health #journalism #cnn ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

So many things here being conflated here,

Dependence is not addiction
Addiction & overdose deaths are not the same things,

These deaths are mostly accidental including first-time casual users

addiction isn't always the cause of death
reason.com/2021/11/24/sho…

Sacklers haven't been charged with a federal crime cuz there isn't one that easily sticks,

Cuz overprescribing of pain meds was done at the behest of the FDA, VA & others in public health

A big reason why suits are being upturned
reason.com/2021/11/10/okl… #dopesick #dopesickhulu

Saying "prescription opioids bad" & then call it day😤

It will not stop deaths, suffering nor addiction
Opioid Crisis was never solely about prescriptions & especially now, isnt

U won't save lives dishing out lies😒

https://twitter.com/TheLeadCNN/status/1466934139186204673?s=20

#opioidcrisis #dopesick @jaketapper