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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
Really??? And your basis for this ridiculous statement is???????
Now for reality: Pharmaceutical reps are limited to handing out pens with their drug name on it and a meal if it is associated with an educational event. The days of "vacation junkets" ended in the 80's as a result of federal legislation. The ultimate hypocrisy of that legislation was that the bill was signed by the late Sen. Ted Kennedy while on a "vacation junket" skiing in the Alps courtesy of US Steel. As far as our group went, we didn't even talk to drug reps. And may I assume that part of that post was based on that TV show about oxycodone, which stretched the truth to the point of absurdity?
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So are you stating that doctors do not get paid for writing prescriptions? My doctor client in Ocala makes $100k for his writing ability.
Yes, doctors were BIG part of opium crisis in America, they over prescribed the medicine base off the pain scale(with the faces). The others were Big Pharm and pharmacies NO ONE had a system in place to control overmedicating. And YES BIG PHARM LIED about addiction to the medication.
We are forever overmedicating our population in the United States all for the mighty dollar.