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Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $572M for fuelling Oklahoma's opioid crisis
An Oklahoma judge has found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the state's opioid drug crisis and ordered the consumer products giant to pay $572 million US to help address the problem.
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A slap on the wrist with a limp lettuce leaf for J&J then? Are they going to use the money to help the victims? Didn't think so.
So is this money going to fund treatment centers? Maybe bring down the addiction rates?
I'm glad they are being held accountable for the pain and suffering they caused to the victims and families, friends, etc. All about greed with these companies.
And as is always the case in the states, no one is going to jail. If u got caught selling pills you would go to jail.
If caught with one or two you would go to jail, if caught with a few you would go to jail, if caught selling millions and encouraging people to take them? A small fine for your company.