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Government Cracks Down on Fake Opioid Recovery Drugs Sold Online

January 28, 2018 by ATForum

“It’s been called the worst drug crisis in American history and now the federal government is warning Americans to be careful about opioid recovery treatments being sold online.

For opioid addicts, the internet is a fast and easy way to find help, but the Federal Trade Commission says some online retailers are scamming people into buying drug withdrawal supplements that won’t help at all, saying, “there’s an economic harm, but the most serious harm is that they just don’t work”.

Edward Glennon is an attorney with the FTC.  This week, his agency sent letters to 11 companies, warning them that they may be misleading consumers about the effectiveness of their self-described ‘opioid treatment’ products.

The FTC says the retailers often all make the same claims; that if you buy their product, you’ll get a pill that is “clinically proven” to help with opioid withdrawal.  The problem is, the FTC says, what you’re getting instead is lies.  Edward Glennon of the FTC says, “in the cases we’ve brought, there really isn’t any science backing up the claims, that is our concern about these products”.

Read more at: http://www.yourerie.com/news/local-news/government-cracks-down-on-fake-opioid-recovery-drugs-sold-online/941024598

The report on the Opioid Crisis: Exploiting Vulnerabilities in International Mail is available for download at: https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/download/psi-report_-combatting-the-opioid-crisis

Source: YourErie.com – January 26, 2018

Filed Under: 2018, News Updates

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