Pfizer Finally Breaks Their Vow Of Silence, Admits Opioids Addictive If there’s one thing you don’t expect pharmaceutical companies to be it’s comedians. Yet many observers couldn’t help but let out a bitter squawk of laughter when they read the news that Pfizer has finally admitted that yes, Virginia, opioids are indeed addictive. The admission, common knowledge on a par with the fact that Iraq didn’t have weapons of mass destruction and water is wet, came as the pharmaceutical giant agreed to a set of standards for marketing opioids that officials are hopeful will set a benchmark for other drug manufacturers will follow, and thus help reduce the incidence of addiction to the dangerous painkillers.… Read the rest