Fact Check Funder Publicis Pays $350 Million for Role in Opioid Epidemic USSA News | The Tea Party's Front Page.
The Publicis Groupe — one of the world’s largest PR firms1 that represents major companies within the technology, pharmaceutical and banking industries — recently agreed to pay a $350 million settlement over claims that its false and misleading marketing c...
The current opioid problem is the direct result of medical systems tying pain management to how much you like your MD. Press Ganey is the guilty facilitator. Lots of pain and you give the doc a poor grade, feeling good and he gets a 10. Hence there was much incentive to reach for the script pad to be popular with your patients.
Big Pharma pays rewards for those pushing their products.
True. These guys take perks at their offices too.
Not suprising to see them with both hands in the cookie jar.