<story><title>Artist Nan Goldin​ takes on the billionaire family behind OxyContin</title><url>https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/jan/22/nan-goldin-interview-us-opioid-epidemic-heroin-addict-oxycontin-sackler-family</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>kjgkjhfkjf</author><text>I don&amp;#x27;t think it is appropriate to blame doctors in the US for this. She was initially prescribed the drug in Berlin. The article mentions that she was in a high-risk group that should not be prescribed the drug, but it is likely that the European doctor was legitimately unaware of that.&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;When, back in New York, doctors refused to supply her any more, she turned to the black market, and to cheaper hard street drugs whenever she ran out of money.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;I think this person should take responsibility for her own mistakes, rather than trying to blame them on other people.</text></comment>
<story><title>Artist Nan Goldin​ takes on the billionaire family behind OxyContin</title><url>https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/jan/22/nan-goldin-interview-us-opioid-epidemic-heroin-addict-oxycontin-sackler-family</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>staunch</author><text>Many of us knew about the Home Loan Fraud the Prescription Drug Fraud for years before it &amp;quot;exploded&amp;quot; and yet there didn&amp;#x27;t seem to be anything to do about it.&lt;p&gt;The media and government proved their incompetence and corruption with the ruined lives of millions.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;m hopeful that the internet is changing this and the time between new massive scams and their exposure shrinks so that fewer people are hurt. That&amp;#x27;s the best we can hope for right now.</text></comment>