An Open Letter to Victims of OxyContin

Battling criminally convicted pharmaceutical companies.

Courtesy: oxycontin-drug-rehab.com

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - In my years of exposing Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, for criminally marketing their drug, I have never been disappointed in their efforts to gain revenue in their promotion of the drug.

Below is a brief outline of events and circumstances that have left me wondering "Do these convicted felons have a conscience?" From the beginning of my work, I have wondered how the words "under treatment of pain" could be so freely used by Purdue Pharma in their marketing tactics.

I have also wondered how a physician working for the FDA could be involved in the approval process of OxyContin in the 1990's and subsequently become employed by the pharmaceutical company manufacturing the drug.

I have also wondered how a U.S. Attorney in Maine could be such an outspoken opponent of Purdue Pharma when his state became a statistic of OxyContin death, addiction and abuse. This same U.S. Attorney subsequently became a "paid" consultant for Purdue Pharma.

Recently he announced his plans to once again be appointed as U.S. Attorney in Maine. I think the citizens of Maine deserve better and I have sent emails to the Attorney General in Washington, DC asking that he appoint a U.S. Attorney who has ethics and a conscience -- and is concerned for the health and safety of Maine's residents.

I have wondered how "pain societies" (some funded by Purdue Pharma) could support physicians who over prescribe OxyContin resulting in deaths and addictions in every state in the country. As victims of OxyContin and Purdue Pharma, we are all familiar with the words "pill mills."

The words pill mills irritate Purdue Pharma and pain societies. These pain societies do not want any government involvement in the epidemic of OxyContin death, addiction and abuse we have throughout the country, as well as Canada. If you feel that the Federal Drug Administration (FDA), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) should stand up to Purdue Pharma and their pain societies -- sending a clear message of support to them that we the victims have had enough, then email these agencies, telephone these agencies, write these agencies and loudly tell them as a victim, you want them to end the "reign of big money" attempting to bully government agencies to be silent while families are devastated by OxyContin death, addiction and abuse.

I had a pain society email me recently that they are "defending Rule of Law" and I am "witchhunting -- so is the Department of Justice" and one day they will come for me too.

I look forward to the day the Department of Justice "comes for me" -- they will be greeted with a warm handshake and my gratitude for the DOJ not backing down to blatant bullying by pain societies and Purdue Pharma.