Nikki Sixx, co-founder of Mötley Crüe, who nearly died from a heroin overdose, joins The Beat to discuss Oklahoma’s landmark decision in the fight against the opioid crisis. Nikki hopes the money from Johnson & Johnson’s ruing goes to ‘treatment facilities and to help also erase the stigma of addiction.’
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Nikki Sixx: We Must Work To End Stigma Of Opioid Addiction | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC
Considering the profits they made, that’s NOTHING.
Nikki Sixx ” A live wire ! ” is right about the need for mental health facilities to help so many instead of just a pill.
Every state needs to go after Johnson and Johnson
In the time it takes to watch this video 3 times, someone in the US just died of an opioid overdose.
Please … do NOT let Purdue settle their lawsuits and get off easy.
Unless you were raised in a bubble, away from society, under a rock, and get your mail by pony express – EVERY person raised in the U.S. learn about narcotics becoming habit forming. ANY controlled substance used for analgesia can become habit forming. The pharmaceutical companies aren’t the problem. It’s the prescribers who believe you need Oxycontin IR 15mg tablets every 4 hours for an in-grown toenail. Hold THEM accountable for giving pts a ridiculous amount of meds.
You mean those CPP that have had broken backs, failed surgeries, cancer, MS & others? Nobody is given paid meds in high doses to people with ingrown toe nails, come down to rake.
I would include the medical insurance companies who don’t ask any questions about why a patient keeps getting prescribed a narcotic over and over and over again.
I witnessed a guy shoot up last weekend in the streets of S.F. in broad daylight, just 2 blocks from the Police Department. He looked so young maybe in his 20s or 30s. It’s also heartbreaking how so many of our nations homeless veterans come to California because they can live outdoors 9-10 months of the year due to the nice warm weather.
99.9 Percent of Doctors in my area apparently are scared to lose their license, Pretty much gotta have a compound fracture to even get a very small script of hydro c.. Sad, especially for people who truly need it
@SAWDUST I was in a long battle with my Dr about not cutting me off of the meds I need for my pain. I have to take my meds monthly so they can count my pills!
Andrew Yang 🇺🇸wants to decriminalize opioids. This would help so many people seek treatment instead of dying from this horrible crises.😞
You’re right Nikki … opioid recovery needs to be longer than 30 days. Use cannabis rather than Suboxone or Methadone. 🤙💫
Nicholas 12/27/18 ❤
“Hey Nikki can you come to the show man? We want to play your death in front of the entire country as you watch”
Legalize marijuana & declare tRump toxic & dangerous!
🗣️📢 Die muthafukas Die.
Addiction to diet coke is the worst.
It turns morons orange.
Pain management is the biggest joke of all,l went in explaining that 30 yrs ago l was in a bad Harley accident,and never trusted a Doctor to perform back surgery on me.And l was addicted to pain meds since 75.And what happens this guy gives me 27O morphine pills 60 fentanyl patches,100,10 mg Valium,And 60 sleeping pills.And before he even writes the scripts he give me a choice of either,Morphine,Methadone,Oxies,l looked up at him and said are you kidding me,is this a candy store of drugs,because it sure sounds like it to me!And he answers me by laughing at my comment and says no,but this is pain management and l can give you anything.For Years l went in every month and got my scrips and couldn’t believe how easy this was.Oh trust me lve been to hundreds of doctors for my Barack and some of the Docs were very giving but this jockey at pain management blew my mind!
All my sympathies to Mötley Crue and all opioid addicted… hope they get over the drama and wishing Big Pharma being deleted because of mass murdering.
👍👏👏 to the hardworking and dedicated first responders. I just wish all communities in our country can get equal treatment.
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Lmao tell that to the crackheads and heroine users who have been the butt of jokes and scorn for decades!!
Wow . . . A judge ruled AGAINST a drug company? Was he HIGH at the time? 🤣
Legalize marijuana 💚
there should be a stigma, i’m sorry but millions and millions prescription are written and a small percentage become addictive.
I love they blame everybody but themselves for their problem. Most like the buzz, junkies are tough to deal with, and now with the blame everybody , who cares.
how about people stop taking street drugs. don’t start.