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‘But when somebody who is already addicted to opioids starts to feel the first pangs of withdrawal, a lifetime's worth of inhibitions can be swiftly cast aside. This is the logic of addiction. Maybe needles make you queasy. But if your body is acting as if you might die if you don't get a hit, you'll start doing all sorts of things you might have sworn, in the past, that you would never do.’
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‘In some ways, Richard's argument about OxyContin mirrored the libertarian position of a firearms manufacturer who insists that he bears no responsibility for gun deaths...it is a peculiar hallmark of the American economy that you can produce a dangerous product & effectively off-load any legal liability for whatever destruction that product may cause by pointing to the individual responsibility of the consumer.’
— May 12, 2026 05:35AM
