Bill, do not forget to sue cutlery manufacturers and distributors for causing obesity, sue NYC employers for pedestrian congestion during rush hours, and sue food manufacturers and distributors for excess wrappings and materials picked up by NYC sanitation. Remember, there is always someone to blame for our problems!
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The City of New York has sued the oil companies and now the drug companies. Why not move against the gun industry next?
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The drug companies don't prescribe drugs. Sue the states for not monitoring the physicians who are over prescribing drugs. NYC is using taxpayer dollars for the political gain of its mayor.
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Good for NYC! Maybe if these mega corporations lose their shirts and (more importantly) their executives get thrown in jail, they'll finally learn the lesson!
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You are suing the wrong person. The doctors who illegally give these prescriptions out should be sued not manufacturers of drugs. These drugs when used right help people. It's the doctors who should be jailed, not sued. But no Bill wont sue his buddies the doctors who vote for him, he rather sue big corporate America. What a politocal joke!
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Hi Bill. Now please exert pressure on our Governor to legalize marijuana for recreational use in NYS, since the only reason it is a federal schedule one drug is that pharmaceutical companies cannot patent, or otherwise control and thus inordinately profit from it. Also, it is NOT addictive, like EVERY single LEGAL pain killing drug, that incidentally are based on what else: schedule one narcotics. There is officially no difference between these giant drug companies and street level dope pushers! Amazing.
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Companies patent plants all the time. When Pioneer seed company develops a hybrid corn seed they patent that. They put the effort into developing it and deserve the profits from it during the patent period. The same would be true of marijuana if it were legalized at the federal level.
Yes, Mayor, let's sue Purdue Pharma for forcing people to use their product. Next, let's sue horn manufacturers for their products' noise-making abilities, which cause far more harm to the health of Manhattan's citizens than opioids.
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There is no word about the complicity of the doctors who dispense these drugs. They as well, need to beheld culpable, if not financially, then ethically.
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It is unclear how the manufacturers are liable for how licensed medical professionals prescribe and track their products because of their "marketing." Tobacco was never regulated by the FDA until 2010, and both it and guns are voluntarily purchased, not prescribed. My guess is this one will be headed for the dismissal pile, and is just for show.
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I agree. I had a serious cut on my hand which required stitches. I just couldn't get it to stop bleeding. The doctor at the hospital tried to prescribe an opiate for the pain. I declined. It was painful. I was grumpy at work for a couple weeks, but other than that I went on as before. It disturbed me how the doctor's first impulse was to prescribe an opiate. This is more about the medical profession yet de Blasio is not suing them. People do not need to take an opioid just because a doctor wants to prescribe it. There is no getting around personal responsibility which is something missing from the mayor's mindset. No one forces anyone to accept a a prescription, and no one forces someone to start taking street drugs.
I wonder if cannabis legalization has any impact on opioid use..
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Well, for one thing, weed is a natural, non addictive pain controlling drug. It works for things like headaches, arthritis, menstrual cramps, and the list is too long for this forum. Imagine if there were legal dispensaries all over New York City; not only would it increase tax revenues for the city, but the restaurant industry would benefit HUGELY! Next, we'll hopefully learn that on top of its many health benefits, and the fact that it dramatically increases the pleasure in everything, especially sex, that THC is also a natural, highly effective pesticide. It's ALL GOOD. So now you see why it is illegal; purely because it potentially hurts corporate profit margins. I love you Sweet Leaf!
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Decreases both opioid and alcohol usage. Colorado is the best studied example.
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This is the story I have been waiting to hear! Thank you Mayor de Blasio!
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Finally at last. This is a step in the right direction and should have public support across all segments of society.
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