Using psychotropic drugs to treat children is a very recent science. ibid.
The tendency to reach out for pills is increasing in Europe too. ibid.
Sales Pitch: Drugs firms use perks to push pills – Companies ply doctors to write prescriptions. USA Today, article Dan Vergano
We’re running low on fucking pills. And the place is falling apart around us. You’ve got to fucking sort it out. Rise of the Footsoldier IV: Marbella 2019 starring Craig Fairbrass & Terry Stone & Roland Manookian & Josh Myers & Andrew Loveday & Emily Wyatt & Nick Nevern & Conor Benn & Byron Gibson et al, director Julian Gilbey, Pat
Insider rozzer: The kid’s been taken to hospital. He took one of them pills. One of them new ones from Spain … It’s not looking good … Asking for you by name.
Pat: You flush everything you’ve got. You go through everyone else’s pockets and you do the same. If anyone breathes a fucking word to the old bill, they’re dead. ibid.
Prescriptions have skyrocketed in the last two decades. Take Your Pills: Xanax, news, Netflix 2022
Anxiety and addiction: More addictive than we think. ibid.
I don’t know if anyone here’s tried Xanax. It’s fantastic. ibid. comedian
One of the biggest mistakes of my life. ibid. addict
Never threaten someone you can’t go through on. Ferry 2021 starring Frank Lammers & Elise Schaap & Huub Stapel & Raymond Thiry & Monic Hendrickx & Huub Smit & Juliette van Adrenne et al, director Cecelia Verheyden, Ferry
Welcome to Amsterdam. One of the most beautiful cities in the world and a paradise for culture lovers. ibid.
For Brink I’ll do anything. He took me in when I was nothing. He is my mentor … Brink takes care of us and we take care of each other … I am the happiest man in the world. ibid.
I want to know who did this to my son, Ferry. And I want you to shoot them. ibid. Brink
Drugs? … Well, neighbour, we’re beginning to get to know each other. ibid. Danielle to Ferry
This is the best trip you’ve ever had. I swear. ibid.
It’s beginning to work, yeah. Groovy pills! ibid.
I’ll just have to take 250, Fer. Then we’ll just have to see after that. Ferry: The Series s1e1: Members Only, old man grocer dealer to Ferry, Netflix 2023
Local police discovered the biggest ecstasy lab in the province’s history … ibid. radio news
I don’t know how much longer we’ll be able to hang on … ibid. Ferry to Danielle
Who the fuck is Ferry Bouman? ibid. rival
I make ecstasy … I made a deal recently for one million pills. I need raw materials … Sassafras oil, familiar? Ferry s1e2: Undercover, Ferry to hairdresser Marco
I’m telling you now, without me it won’t work. ibid. potential supplier
We have two weeks to make the big pill delivery. ibid. Ferry’s cook
Dealer #1: He’s a pretty big talker, Ferry.
Dealer #2: Yeah, man. All blah-blah and no boom-boom. ibid.
We’re going to rip him [Arie] off. ibid. Ferry
I admit, I never thought it would end up working. But you did real good. Ferry s1e3: Junk, Pusaka president to Ferry
You have 24 hours to pay him back his [Arie] million. ibid. gangster to cook
If Pusaka gets mad, we have a problem. ibid. Ferry
I don’t trust guys who do drugs at work. ibid. hairdresser Marco to Ferry
Can you keep an eye on Fer, OK? Ferry s1e4: Attack, dying wife to John
They’re out to get me, Jurgen. ibid. paranoid Lars
I’m just trying to do the best I can here. Life goes on. ibid. Ferry to John
I shot Arie. I just lost it. ibid. Lars to Ferry
Lars shot up Arie Tack’s place. ibid. Ferry
Arie Tack has been squeezing us for years and now he’s getting far too strong. ibid. Pusaka president
It’s a total mess now. You’ve got no back-up. The clowns in your crew are way out of control. It’s completely fucked up. So I’m coming with. ibid. John to Ferry
You’re unbelievable, Ferry. You’ve got balls. Ferry s1e5: Long Live the King, new Pusaka president
Then I’ll come home and all will be good. I do all this for you. I love you. ibid. Ferry
The two of us aren’t so different. We were born with nothing. ibid. new Pusaka president to Ferry
I just don’t feel I can be at home right now. Ferry s1e6: The Comedown, Danielle to John & Sabien
I know what happened in Amsterdam. ibid. Danielle to Ferry
So tell me, who is this Ferry Bouman? ibid. rozzer to Marco
From now on you make shampoo. And stay away from Ferry Bouman. ibid. lawyer to Marco
I’m not that guy any more. Now I’m different. ibid. Ferry to Danielle
You better think of putting an end to this as well. ibid. Danielle to Marco
If you leave me and my wife alone, I will help you put Ferry Bouman in prison. ibid. Marco to rozzers
It’s probably good you leave. As soon as possible. Ferry s1e7: Defect, Sabien to Danielle
It’s an hereditary defect. And there’s nothing we can do. ibid. nurse to Danielle
That rat’s getting destroyed. I don’t care who it is. ibid. new Pusaka president to Ferry
Why can’t you be a regular guy, huh? ibid. Danielle to Ferry
If they need evidence on tape, then that’s what we’ll do. ibid Sabien to Marco
Business has been suspended. We had an argument … ibid. Ferry to Marco
John was right. Not everyone is suited to this life. ibid.
I just want her to be happy again. That’s it. Ferry s1e8: Once Upon a Time in Brabant, Ferry taped by Marco
I’ve known the guy since we were 16. We’re basically brothers. ibid. Ferry to John
Friends don’t betray each other. ibid. Ferry to Marco
I don’t need help from the police. Go home, Sabien. ibid. Danielle
I expect you feel depressed. I’ll give you some tranquillizers. Three of these four times a day; if it gets really bad, two of the little while ones, six of the black … Play for Today: Dog Ends by Richard Harris, doctor to Arthur, BBC 1984
Dopesick ***** 2021 starring Michael Keaton & Peter Sarsgaard & Michael Stuhlbarg & Will Pouter & John Hoogenakker & Kaitlyn Dever & Rosario Dawson & Jake McDorman & Ray McKinnon et al, director Danny Strong
The time has come to redefine the nature of pain. And for too long the American medical community has been ignoring chronic pain, and this has created an epidemic of suffering. When we live with we are not living our true selves. We are not living our best selves. Dopesick I, Richard Sackler, family meeting, Hulu/Disney+ 2021
You don’t chase a market, you create it. ibid.
Their sales reps brought it up continuously. ibid. doctor’s evidence
Ten times more than what we’ve spent on anything. ibid. Purdue board meeting
They’ve been marketing the drug and pushing it on doctors. ibid. investigator’ talk
It has transformed the entire district. ibid.
The DEA was investigating Purdue last year. ibid.
Purdue has so many levels of deniability. ibid.
It takes anxiety away. You just take the medicine and go. ibid. TV advert
The largest sales force in pharmaceutical history. ibid. company sales promotion
Less than 1% of people become addicted to Oxycontin. ibid.
Your most effective talking point is the FDA label. ibid.