Opioid narcotics are drugs which are medically prescribed to reduce feelings of pain to patients who had severe surgery or experienced physical trauma (situations like a severe sports injury or car accident). Most common opioids include oxycodone, hydrocodone, methadone, and fentanyl.
The number of prescription painkillers, or opioids have increased since 1999. In fact, the last 15 years opioid addiction has mired down America’s socio-cultural structure. The figures are deadly as it shows how the sales of these addictive drugs almost quadrupled in these last years. And it is not just the addiction but the number of fatalities also quadrupled in the said period.
The number of prescription painkillers, or opioids have increased since 1999. In fact, the last 15 years opioid addiction has mired down America’s socio-cultural structure. The figures are deadly as it shows how the sales of these addictive drugs almost quadrupled in these last years. And it is not just the addiction but the number of fatalities also quadrupled in the said period.
Victims fight back
Prescription opioids were primarily prescribed to treat patients suffering from short-term pain. It was soon approved for curing chronic pain associated with terminally ill diseases. In the mid-’80s, the medical community changed the fundamental idea of what defines pain paved the way for the opioids to get into the market for public use. The drug manufacturers aggressively marketed them and was widely circulated amongst patients who did not otherwise needed it. Sales representatives received big bonuses based on the revenue generated from these drugs’ selling. What remained unseen for the longest time that this frenzy was based on a lie that can prove fatal, and it did.
Places in America which have more blue-collar workers, such as coal miners, where blown by the drugs severely. The workplace injuries require painkillers and nothing worked better than the opioids. West Virginia, though, has the highest overdose death rate due to opioid addiction.
As the affected victims understood the complications associated with the drug, they started speaking up. The complaint from the affected people and their close ones highlighted the negligence of the drug makers and manufacturers. They clearly showcased how the multi-million companies violated the state code and went on with the misinformation.
If you have hired attorneys to help you fight for the undue opioid addiction, here are the list of damages they will try to get the compensation for:
• Increased expenses of drug treatment programs
• Medical care/hospitalizations
• Emergency medical transportation
• Costs of law enforcement response/investigations
• Costs of prosecutions and incarcerations
• Costs of repair for property damage
What the plaintiffs have as compensation till date?
• Medical costs that includes the expenses for drug treatment programs
• Lost wages or inability to earn in future
• Expenses for pain and suffering
• Funeral expenses (if you have lost some loved one due to overdose)
• Punitive damages if applicable
The Bramzon Law Firm PLLC legal team provides the strongest legal represent and handles the cases with utmost expertise and compassion without compromising on the legal guidelines. Find out more about them at http://opioidlegal.com.
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