Addiction
88 Citations•2021•
A. Garrison
Critical Sociology
Millions of people, whose injuries required pain medications to aid in the process of healing, were over-prescribed opioids by doctors and other medical professionals.
Abstract
Millions of people, whose injuries required pain medications to aid in the process of healing, were over-prescribed opioids by doctors and other medical professionals. The use of dangerous and potentially addicting drugs was spurred on by big pharma who were focused on profits and not on public health. The drug of choice, Oxycontin, was manufactured, marketed, and distributed with full knowledge of their potential risk of fatal addiction.