American Addict Page #2
- Year:
- 2012
- 98 min
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BACK HURTS. "MY NECK HURTS,
MY LEG HURTS."
AND GET A PRESCRIPTION FOR
A DRUG THAT IS REALLY FOR PEOPLE
WITH. LIKE, CANCER OR SOMETHING
THAT'S VERY--YOU KNOW. A VERY
SEVERE ILLNESS.
OKAY. MY NAME IS SERGEAN STEVE OPFERMAN FROM THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT.
DIVISION. MAJOR CRIMES BUREAU.
I SUPERVISE A MULTI-AGENCY TASK
FORCE CALLED HALT. WHICH IS THE
HEALTH AUTHORITY LAW ENFORCEMEN TASK FORCE.
WE HANDLE OVER 100 CASES A YEAR.
WE CONFISCATE AND DESTROY
PROBABLY $3 MILLION TO
$5 MILLION WORTH OF CONFISCATED
DRUGS ANNUALLY.
WE'VE ESTIMATED WE'VE PROBABLY
SAVED THE GOVERNMENT BY
THESE ILLEGAL BUSINESSES ABOU $50 MILLION IN MEDICARE
AND MEDI-CAL CLAIMS.
MEDICATIONS THAT WE SEIZE FROM
THIS IS A RECRUITER THAT WOULD
KNOW. FIND PEOPLE WITH MEDICARE
CARDS.
NON-CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOU MEDICINES THEMSELVES.
THERE'S A DIFFERENT BLACK
MARKET.
THE MAIN FOCUS BY GOVERNMEN IS USUALLY ON SUPPLY.
WELL. NOT TRUE.
SUPPLY. IT'S LIKE SQUEEZING THE
END OF A BALLOON.
IT JUST BLOWS UP SOMEWHERE ELSE.
WITH DRUGS. WHETHER IT'S ILLEGAL
THE MODEL OF SORT OF OPTIMIZING
CONTROL AND PROFITS ON DRUGS IS.
THE ILLEGAL AND THE LEGAL DRUGS
STANDPOINT.
ARE HERE TO WITNESS THE GREATES ADVANCE IN HEALTH CARE COVERAGE
FOR AMERICA'S SENIORS SINCE
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PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS.
EVERYBODY. INCLUDING THEIR
PARENTS. THEIR BROTHERS,
THEIR SISTERS. THEIR
GRANDPARENTS.
EVERYBODY'S POPPING PILLS.
THE OTHER DAY:
I'M PARANOID
BUT I'MA GET HIGH
I'MA GET HIGH
I'MA GET HIGH
I'MA GET HIGH
GET HIGH:
I'MA GET HIGH
RISING IN ALL CATEGORIES IN THE
GROUPS. BUT UNFORTUNATELY,
THE FASTEST GROWING SEGMENT OF
PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE.
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