Alright, so, let’s talk about this “Dopesick” thing, episode seven, you know? I watched it, and I’m gonna tell ya, it’s a whole mess of trouble. They called it “Blackbox Warning,” whatever that means. Sounds fancy, but it ain’t nothin’ good, I tell ya.
So, they start way back, 1962. Way back before all this mess started. I guess they wanted to show us how it all began, huh? People bein’ all proper and whatnot, doctors thinkin’ they know best. But lemme tell ya, sometimes them smarty-pants folks don’t know nothin’.
Then there’s this Billy Cutler fella. He’s one of them drug salesmen, you know? Used to be all gung-ho about that Oxy stuff, pushin’ it on everyone. But now? He’s startin’ to see the light, I reckon. He’s gettin’ all “disillusioned,” like the TV said. Means he’s figurin’ out it ain’t all sunshine and roses, this drug dealin’ business.
- He’s seein’ folks gettin’ hooked.
- He’s seein’ lives gettin’ ruined.
- He’s probably feelin’ guilty as sin, and he should be!
This episode, it’s all about them Sackler family folks, the ones who made all this OxyContin mess. They’re rich as all get-out, but they ain’t got no morals, not a lick. The TV said they were “workin’ the system.” You know what that means? It means they’re cheatin’ and lyin’ and doin’ whatever it takes to keep sellin’ their pills, no matter who gets hurt.
They’re talkin’ to the FDA, them government folks who are supposed to keep our medicine safe. But the Sacklers, they’re smooth talkers, I tell ya. They got lawyers and fancy suits, and they’re twistin’ words and makin’ promises they don’t intend to keep. They’re playing a dangerous game, and they don’t care who gets hurt in the process. They call it “strategic maneuvering.” I call it lyin’ through their teeth!
And then there’s this Bridget lady. She’s a tough one, that one. She’s been fightin’ against this OxyContin stuff for a long time, tryin’ to get people to see how bad it is. And in this episode, she finally has a “breakthrough,” they said. Means she finally got somethin’ to work, somethin’ to help her stop them Sacklers.
I tell ya, watchin’ this show, it makes my blood boil. Seein’ all them folks gettin’ addicted, their lives fallin’ apart. And them Sacklers, they just keep gettin’ richer and richer. It ain’t right, I tell ya. It just ain’t right.
This whole “Blackbox Warning” thing, I guess it’s supposed to be about the warnings they put on the medicine, tellin’ you about the dangers. But them Sacklers, they fought tooth and nail to keep them warnings small, to hide ‘em away. They didn’t want people to know the truth, you see? Because if people knew the truth, they wouldn’t buy their pills. They knew what they were doin’, and they did it anyway. That’s what really gets me.
So, this episode, it’s a lot of talkin’, a lot of back and forth. The Sacklers are schemin’, Bridget’s fightin’, and Billy’s feelin’ guilty. And all the while, more and more people are gettin’ hooked on them pills. It’s a sad story, I tell ya. A real sad story.
It makes you think, you know? About who you can trust, about who’s lookin’ out for you. ‘Cause it sure ain’t them big drug companies, that’s for sure. They’re just lookin’ out for their own pockets, no matter who they step on to get there. Makes me angry, and it should make you angry too. Remember what I told you: don’t trust them fancy folks in suits. They’re often just tryin’ to take advantage.
I don’t know how it’s all gonna end, this “Dopesick” story. But I hope them Sacklers get what’s comin’ to ‘em. And I hope them folks who are strugglin’ with addiction can find a way to get better. It ain’t gonna be easy, but they gotta keep fightin’. Just like Bridget. She’s fightin’ for what’s right, and that’s somethin’ to admire. This show is a good reminder that we need more people like her.
Anyway, that’s what I got to say about episode seven. It’s a mess, like I said. But it’s a mess we need to see, a mess we need to understand. So we can make sure it don’t happen again.
