[jakelazaroff]

If you follow your prescription and become addicted to an opioid, and your doctor received kickbacks for prescribing it from the pharmaceutical company, despite the fact that the pharmaceutical company knew it was addictive… you should be able to sue, and I'd even go so far to say as someone should be prosecuted.

It's not "my body, my choice" with prescription drugs, because I didn't choose. I just trusted my doctor. Which I should be able to do, not have to second-guess whether they're actually working on behalf of a pharmaceutical company that explicitly values profits over human lives.

[jdavis703]

I'm not sure you should put blind trust in your doctor. My doctor recently prescribed a medicine I hadn't heard of before. I told him I wanted to research it first, but I'd take the initial prescription and let him know if I decided against taking it. Barring a situation where you're not concious, always do your own research and get a second medical opinion if things seem confusing!