In part two of Poisoned: America’s Fentanyl Crisis series, ABC News’ Bob Woodruff travels to West Virginia and follows one EMS team overwhelmed by fentanyl overdoses, and doctors who feel responsible.
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thank the saclers and the courts that allow them no prison time for the bribes.
The people I know are now out on the streets looking for pain relief because of a lot of doctors are cutting then back or off. I was on opioid for over 5 years I switched to marijuana it took a few week to over come painkillers but clean now 1 year of painkillers
Where does fentanyl come from? Who makes it?
I was prescribed fentanyl for chronic pain. Three years I wore fentanyl patches that led to two hospital stays and several emergency room visits from severe dehydration, irregular heartbeat, it was awful. My family pushed the issue for me to get off of it. However following the advice of my doctor, I was weened from fentanyl to morphine, 30 milligrams three times a day. This went on for 10 years, I still had chronic pain, plus became obese and immobile. That was six years ago, I'm opiate free, lost over 100 lbs, and pain free. I found a doctor who help me with coming off of the opiates, the last month I stopped cold turkey. I wouldn't recommend that because the withdrawal was horrendous. I'm happy to see this opiate crisis being exposed. I hope anyone who is watching this or reading the comments in this section will get the help they need. Please continue to expose the lies.
90% of this junk is being walked across the southern border in the highest numbers in history and it's made in Chinese labs and transported by illegals to pay off the cartels and the coyotes for getting them up to the border by the millions of illegals…from 168 countries.
They didn't care when it was the crack epidemic in the black community,,
And the left trusts the Big Pharma
Irrespective of being addicted to these drugs, small town Americans will always have an addiction of some kind. Even if the Fentanyl addiction gets resolved, they'll find another excuse to get addicted on something else. It's their destiny 😟….
My aunt's ex husband was addicted to prescribed oxy.. it is awful and sad. He was also using fentanyl patches as well. Sober for 4 years almost 71 years old. I have issues with even taking a tylenol for any pain, even after my c-section I was hooked up to morphine drip, but couldn't force myself to take it. They prescribed me percoset.. never picked it up. Just won't do it. I have a few kids whom are like me that refuse pain medication as well. The only time I literally was forced to take any pain med was when I blacked out from the pain of pancreatitis… worse than labor.. can say that.
Just loss a friend to this trash ….
China's opium war…it's meant to be…. the sins you commit is paid by your seed.
Democrats open border
Fentanyl is cheaper for the taxpayers to deal with the bums. I like Fentanyl
I love it!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Keep telling the line for those who we have lost in our future generations
Lock em up
Simplest rule of life: if something sound too good to be true, chances are they are not true! Purdue said OxyContin is the same Chemical as heroine but not addictive just sound fishy! Anyone promises the world to you have no intention of delivering anything but scamming.
Just say no
Stay off drugs people. The party is over. I feel for the ones who need pain meds that get addicted.
what an eye opening documentary – This is an EXCELLENT investigative reporter-
Thank you Purdue for starting an epidemic.
I lost my 23 yr old grandchild to this. Tried it once.
I’m so happy I got sober in November of 2018. I lost my cousin in April of 2020 to this poison, she helped me find suboxone, and had been sober for 6 years. I pray, and have so much sympathy for those still addicted, those who have lost someone and kids who don’t have parents,and, Vice versa.
I was prescribed oxy as a high schooler after wisdom tooth removal. Why was that okay? I thank God I stopped taking the pills earlier than instructed. God bless everyone with substance use disorder.
I hope the woman in the blue Hoodie gets actual help, so sad to watch! Good for her though for wanting to get clean and calling for help, withdrawals can be very scary and almost impossible to go through alone without a support system
Fentanyl is the prescription for wokeness.
If drugs were legal fentanyl would not be on the scene at all!
Fentanyl from China. Is this revenge for US & UK using opium to plunder & weaken China in 1800s?
You don't get to do the news anymore. Remind us how "everything" is Trump's fault! Russian Operative. You lost all credibility, and we are watching you FAIL. You would triple your viewership if you did real news like investigate lying cheating Hillary. Russian Operative. You didn't give the man a chance and said horrific and TRAITORIST lies. We won't just blow this off. Now Hunters Laptop$$$$$$WTF$$$$$
As long as Republicans, Democrats and all politicians can buy and own stocks in big pharmaceutical companies,or in any company, We The People will not matter. For example, Rep. Greg Gianforte(R-Mont) the wealthiest member of the House reported investing $3.6 Million in big pharma companies, now Republican Greg Gianforte is Governor of Montana since 2021.
Opiods are boring. Rather do lsd and mescaline