i believe with every fiber of my be. back in 1906 the 1st promotional campaign for it was broadcasted we found it. we doctors were wrong in thinking that opioids can't be used long term they can be and they should be we used to think they'd stop working all the patients would become addicts or they'd be sent to. the 6 cases show how wrong those fears were. in this little film the public was assured with certification. of addiction despite its high concentration in opium to make it believable a real doctor and real patients witness. that this treatment usually reserved for patients in the terminal phase of cancer can be used without any danger for common

pain. and enjoy every day you know you can really enjoy must say i have been on this new pain medication i have not missed one day of work this medication does not turn you into a zombie it is turned me into an active person again. whereas addiction is the 1st known risk of an opioid the figures shown by pretty farmer a purely and so reliable some patients may be afraid of taking opioids because they are perceived as too strong or addictive but that is far from actual fact. less than one percent of patients taking opioids actually become addicted. since 1988 doctors have observed patients developing addiction yet in this internal memo a laboratory keeps on encouraging us representatives to sell the cost that miracle pill using bonuses premiums and all sorts of gadgets in only 5 years oxycontin

went from 600000 prescriptions a year to more than 6000000. nowadays 30 pharma is the 1st company standing it is used in the lawsuit filed by the state of oklahoma in order to prove its responsibility the team relies on doc to kalani. in the 1st 6 years of the release of oxycontin produced sponsored 20000 educational programs across the united states they gave money to the professional societies to advocate for more opioids the organization that regulates hospitals took money from them the organization that regulates doctors in different states took money from them from all of these different directions we were told to prescribe much more the opioid lobby the manufacturers and distributors of opioids spent 880000000

dollars over a 10 year period the walking efforts for more cautious prescribing that they spent 8 times more than the gun lobby in the united states in has spent in trying to block gun regulations. the manufacturers of opiates are spending more money trying to block regulations on all. the nice breads and is disseminated year after year during that time the epidemic takes root hidden in the shadows for so long the addiction of a 1000000 american citizens suddenly comes to light these days with the most people showing up for treatment saying they're addicted to the pills show up as read. and this is 99. 2001. 2003.

200520072009 what you can see is that in every state in the united states we've seen a very sharp increase in the number of people seeking treatment for addiction to prescription opioids big companies were aware that these pills were dangerous addictive of course it could kill people of course they would yes they were aware before they put out their drug and when the drug started to get prescribed it was very clear early on there was a public health problem associated with this so there was overwhelming evidence that the products that were making them rich were killing people. back we wanted to find the patients the testified in this that really johnny passed away in 2008 in an accident caused by oxycontin his wife confided he had become addicted to it lauren was addicted for years now she's free of it became addicted and was also

found dead of a cardiac arrest 3 patients out of 6 have become addicted as for the doctor who appeared in the film here is his answer. it's not acceptable to say i don't believe in using strong pain medications for chronic pain we need to stop saying this. for. us to. really follow it thank you for the mil who we have we loved you so much. over and all my family in jesus christ i'm a pretty name at. 66 you hear

me in chelsea came here a lot but i just feel like she's here with me every time i come here i just feel her presence you know it makes me shine if i was trouble with this whole it's a daily thing you gotta let it go people say you have to let it go tell us tell us how you do time don't know. if it happened to one person you know ok it was an accident this is 5. that's why i'm mad. i mean i don't know what are thinking miles i really don't i would like to know what her thinking was how did she think that was helping. chelsea was 21 when she passed away the same age as kyle who still struggling for his life. kyla's began his 1st days of therapy at the center. in his struggle against the addiction only speech seems to be the paper serenity. ok so what i want to do

is incorporate a little bit the stuff that we this morning. every single one of us through. all of us have. several of the guys that are in here. asked. they got injured dad introduced him to the opiates and whenever they take the opiates they find out hey not only does this make me physically feel better but emotionally i feel better . so what of opiates. made me feel like a better person or. like i'd be in the house all day and then once i got high i could go out and do whatever on a new. everybody

else here is dealing with the same thing and you know i can relate to a lot of these people stories and it's just. a lot of a lot love i don't feel alone anymore so. that's that's going to fill a lot better. on day 15 of his treatment col relapsed.

one of the patients who brought in heroin secretly. he couldn't resist. after he plunged back he was sent to this facility. monitored under high surveillance away from his family and son he's following his treatment to be able to go back to the ranch. here every fall we thank you for this day look we think this were about to receive we think this is just being on a 4 year stretch with it and i just can't seem to stop and. yeah it's highly addictive. why is it so hard to be sober because you have pain i guess is just now i'm so over a half feelings. and. i mean it has when i see it i would just pass

out 2. they may be. carried on. for me went to church this morning you know but i got problems. oh ok. well it's almost 12 so i'm going to run by and pick up cash and come out there to you so you can spend some time with him. good luck. to and i'll give you a call here after

a little bit. ok bye. he stood on better. his relationship with me his relationship with his brother his relationship with the son cows burned every bridge possible. even though he's her us the most we still have to be someone's to be there for him and we don't there's times that we don't want to so we have to set our feelings aside and support him. i think really the most difficult as far as anger is just knowing. all the all these companies know what their drugs are doing and they will say. you're so hopeful when the ruling more lives than the world.

bank guys are playing survival guide ecstacy going to all going to start settling at least. be sure it's still there are you going to get

a back pack to. go ahead no. repatriation skink or get the right to 7 years. old is that kaiser report. we are segregated in the air by social class law school class people also world poverty 1st place if you're born into a poor family if you're born into a minority family if you're born into a family that only has a single parent that really constrains your life chances people die on average 15 years younger than here born into generational poverty. it's a tough tough fight every day you meet your needs and the needs of your family.

i think the only time we've ever thought it. was after my surgery last year. and at that time we knew about it when you had. we had those yeah i assured my mom with me take care of and i was so scared that's what they prescribe him he had the same exact stuff that my brother got addicted to oxy r.c. cars. wish. and they give you the exact same effect as heroin and according to them a brother there even were addicted and got one and he had legitimate surgery and i freaked out i was like no you can't take these in here he had just had his appendix taken out he needed the hump and i didn't want him taking them because i wasn't going to go through this again. just like coles family the whole country is in a state of awareness wanting to change things and contain the epidemic.

at the oklahoma university and then seen an aggressive alliance was formed researcher and me lawyer ritchie with me and doc to jason bateman they've all gathered to establish a common fight plan against every single laboratory. case . dr beaman has created the 1st college education program of the country on pain killers addiction. and also what provide education to all of the 1st drivers from dentists doctors in baton areas right then and there. we think that that will do

more to the result you were describing than any of our other initiatives i think the overwhelming response has been that the doctors that are graduating now and going out into practice are not person and we've seen over 20 percent decline in her scription in oklahoma over the last 2 years and my medical students will never be involved in this over her scribing behavior and there are definitely some doctors have knowingly contributed to this problem they saw an opportunity to make money and they went for it but that's that's a very small minority vocal ms department of justice is also trying to stop those who are responsible like one of the richest families in the country the one that funds and controls the purse and. article i wanted to show you that appeared for bush about the sackler family and back in 2015 they had 14 bay and one of the richest families in the united states and they've sold more than 35000000000.

dollars worth of oxy cotton since it was really just. you father was boarded 952 by the senate brothers. until then did name was unknown to the general. nowadays the billionaires and very much appreciated by. the made itself known as the patrons of museums such as the movie all the guggenheim but without anyone making the connection between their fortune and their company michael barrett intends to make this truth known. do you think they knew what they were doing. what they were to. exactly what they were going to cry. for with and. remarkably. that's. one thing. i mean dollars and. in

2007 the company pleaded guilty to the federal accusations of misleading marketing and false advertising condemned they paid over $635000000.00 in penalties and continue to sell opioids. the sack clothes would never have been able to market this product without authorization. the f.d.a. has to control and regulate every single drug put on the market it authorized the use of oxycontin as a painkiller without a problem. some of the same f.d.a. officials involved in regulating the drug. would wind up leaving f.d.a. and taking higher paying jobs for purdue pharma and other drug companies we call that the revolving door i think they should have figured out earlier than what was going on and to this day some of these same f.d.a. officials are still at the f.d.a.

and rather than saying we made a horrible mistake we have to change our policies they haven't changed their policies they keep approving more opioids. it's a big day for oklahoma the attorney general's teams are facing the lawyers of the 4 companies being seized a judge has to rule whether there's enough evidence to go to trial. proof pharmaceutical activists johnson and johnson we sued the ones that we. did business and falsely marketed in oklahoma my goal is to let the truth come out i really hope this case goes to trial it's an enormous amount of money and they're going to fight to the death is what they've been able. to to try to show that they didn't cause they're probably going to blame this on doctors and they're probably

going to blame it on people like myself who got sick. we've probably got at least $20.00 for you know they have been insta spend on the fancy billions to spend on lawyers and they have no limit on what they'll spin in these cases and ship lawyer they are here from the east coast and they try other lie as much as they can. years of investigation and hearings for the course of history to change but the time to reckoning is common for the 1st time for laboratories will be judged. as being responsible for the crisis. one day i think they would like us to stop. and go away but we're not we can't wait to try out may of 2019 we're going to tee up for trial and we're looking forward to it we believe in

our case i believe in our case with every fiber of my being and i look forward to trying this case if i were the 1st case in the nation set for trial and we've been getting calls from other states we will set the precedent if i will might some history on that matter. history. the lawyers of the fall laboratories duchesse despite our repeated demands for now none of them has accepted to meet with us. they were smiling how does that make you feel. bad for my party didn't see how much or. that's a better answer to get out of. phase them out. that on never be. and that was. all.

i don't know what spirit of all. since you were voice. please you are scared of getting hooked on drugs you know. that's my biggest worry are occurring that i think. it's been 3 months since calm reintegrated the ranch child is coming to an end he now has to leave find a new routine where paying kelis don't exist. now that i'm sober an awful lot better more confident. like my body doesn't hurt. healthy. after he left the ranch moved in with his mother for a while. he's now found a job and rents a flat where he can accommodate his son every day is a struggle. this

is the final battle the one that gets to decide the fate of nicole. her lawyer asked for just muscle of counts. the state of oklahoma once the lawsuit to go before a criminal court. i think she acted extraordinarily recklessly so what my goal is is to berks file a motion to allow the jury to hear all the other victims that died as a result from that which is off so the jury can get a picture of what she was doing here and there are many. women died as it was why should anyone outside the middle east and each one especially diabetic. you think to be evidence has absolutely failed to show. this is. the law is very

clear about what is a murder case and what is an aunt there's other cases involved. frankly with all the egregious conduct in this. meeting you just see that make those or you just dismiss it it's very confident. you're waiting for the doctor. should be brought in could we have an interview with her maybe later as soon as the case dismissed you. all along the hearing dr nichols seems detached from the events surrounding her but they can look on her face she will never speak as if none of this were her concern . the judge has reached a ruling. dr nichols will be tried for murder. it's an exceptional decision on the part of the american justice system the trial

has to happen in a year or less from now on she's banned from practicing. doctor nichols on her lawyer have decided to plead guilty. i think it's a good thing she's going to have to get a course in how to answer for what she did wrong. it's going to have to answer in front of journeymen no he added a manslaughter or better at least he didn't dismiss it and she deserves she deserves you know to go before a jury trial see and see what's going to happen with her you know my daughter to serve that they used to prescribe all kinds of dangerous drugs that we now know were dangerous about at the time they were doing the best they could to treat their patients and now they're blaming one of their own victims. for doing the best she

could with the medical knowledge she. will love you. and miss you. i miss you hear me. i believe you hear me. with any childe see. mr or. through this through this i can file i can smile and say help help somebody else. that's what i see if you're. ok i forget her. eyes you're really do your she hears everything i say you know i do i hear you here. since that case happened dozens

of american doctors have been sentenced in a court of law for over prescribing opioids. and $27.00 states is suing the laboratories for financial losses that purge you pharma company is now looking for new claims for its opioid it has created subsidiaries in asia and south america. everywhere opioid consumption is on the increase despite patients knowing the truth.

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