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Originally Posted by bluejays
I personally don't know what to think about charging surrounding people with his death. On one hand fentanyl is becoming an issue, so dealers knowingly or unknowingly need to be punished. On the other hand, they are doing a business and users are purchasers. Nobody is forcing a user to take it (it's their addiction). Traditionally I've been about getting people at the root, but I'm not sure that would deter.
On the other hand do you also charge drug companies for making prescription meds particularly addicting? This whole thing is a weird one.
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Umm, weren't they doctors? He wasn't buying it off the streets, he was prescribed this no?
I don't really understand how they are related? When a doctor prescribes you antibiotics or anxiety medication, shouldn't you be able to trust them?
Definitely malpractice, criminal maybe, this is not him going to the corner for his addiction, and then died ffs.
In regards to, whether or not the drug producers should be accountable. The answer is yes and the courts have enforced that. Remember the whole Oxycontin and Percoset for pain killers lawsuits and how it addicted so many people?