Lane: Opiate Epidemic Began with Big Pharma ‘Pumping Prescription Opioids into Society’

LANE What we are ░░░░░░░░ about here with opioid ░░░░░░░░ because drugs were illegal ░░░░░░░░ began with legal drugs ░░░░░░░░ prescription medications That were ░░░░░░░░ by the FDA produced ░░░░░░░░ giant factories and prescribed ░░░░░░░░ doctors and profits of ░░░░░░░░ of dollars going to ░░░░░░░░ pharmaceutical industry That s ░░░░░░░░ we got where we ░░░░░░░░ not because we were ░░░░░░░░ war on drugs but ░░░░░░░░ the entire medical and ░░░░░░░░ establishment of this country ░░░░░░░░ pumping prescription opioids into ░░░░░░░░ society claiming that they ░░░░░░░░ not addictive and that ░░░░░░░░ would not get into ░░░░░░░░ this way That s ░░░░░░░░ we wound up where ░░░░░░░░ are So it is ░░░░░░░░ that these folks are ░░░░░░░░ about this issue and ░░░░░░░░ about treatment But if ░░░░░░░░ want to get at ░░░░░░░░ root of it it ░░░░░░░░ have to prevent it ░░░░░░░░ the way you prevent ░░░░░░░░ is by cutting dramatically ░░░░░░░░ the overprescription on the ░░░░░░░░ prescription on the ignorant ░░░░░░░░ or the misguided prescription ░░░░░░░░ these opioids and there ░░░░░░░░ been tremendous misinformation much ░░░░░░░░ it promoted by the ░░░░░░░░ industry about the actual ░░░░░░░░ of these medications and ░░░░░░░░ the federal government yes ░░░░░░░░ pushed NAPOLITANO We locked ░░░░░░░░ the wrong people LANE ░░░░░░░░ don t lock these ░░░░░░░░ up NAPOLITANO We did ░░░░░░░░ locked up a generation ░░░░░░░░ people LANE No Judge ░░░░░░░░ know as well as ░░░░░░░░ do that the vast ░░░░░░░░ of people who are ░░░░░░░░ prison in this country ░░░░░░░░ not there for using ░░░░░░░░ If they are there ░░░░░░░░ drugs at all it ░░░░░░░░ for trafficking It is ░░░░░░░░ myth.”