'Scum of the earth': Drug victims face Purdue Pharma owners

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4. Thank you for this.

I am a chronic pain patient as well. There has to be some personal responsibility. I have a nephew who got hooked on Oxy Contin, and when that was not available moved on to street drugs and alcohol. I doubt the availablity of Oxy Contin was the reason for his addiction. I know this is not a popular view. I have watched this young man ruin his entire family with his addiction. We have all tried everything, love, rehab (3 times), letting him hit bottom, nothing works. My sister and BIL have mortaged their retirement to try and get him cleaned up.

I feel for any family going through this, but I have used a lesser pain medication for a long time, I take it as prescribed, I never go over the prescribed dosage and I understand what happens if I do.

I truly believe some people have a predisposition to addiction. In my family's case it was my nephew and my uncle.

Taking pain medication from those who truly need it in order to stop an addictive personality from abusing the drugs seems unfair to me. Did the pharma companies abuse the sale of these drugs, I don't doubt it, but my life would be unbearable without them when I need them.