Zohydro is a “whopping dose of hydrocodone packed in an easy-to-crush capsule.” How thoughtful of FDA to approve a powerful narcotic that can be easily snorted and injected. “It will kill people as soon as it’s released,” says a doctor. 29 state attorneys asked the FDA to reconsider, to no avail. Our government regulatory agencies are a feeble joke.
Drug companies will prosper, addicts will overdose, as will those overdosing accidentally, all with the FDA seal of approval.
“You’re talking about a drug that’s somewhere in the neighborhood of five times more potent than what we’re dealing with now,” said Dr. Stephen Anderson, a Washington emergency room physician… “I’m five times more concerned, solely based on potency.”