The point of this cartoon is that over-prescription of opioid drugs (pushed by Big Pharma) has led to an epidemic of addiction. It has become quite severe in KY (Pett’s location) with many deaths. Add to that the sudden increase in the price of naloxone prepared for injection (to block the fatal effect of overdoses of opioids), and you have the background for this cartoon. BTW, naloxone is a VERY old drug, long past any patent guarantees, but, as with the Epipens, the price is raised based on the packaging into a syringe.
The point of this cartoon is that over-prescription of opioid drugs (pushed by Big Pharma) has led to an epidemic of addiction. It has become quite severe in KY (Pett’s location) with many deaths. Add to that the sudden increase in the price of naloxone prepared for injection (to block the fatal effect of overdoses of opioids), and you have the background for this cartoon. BTW, naloxone is a VERY old drug, long past any patent guarantees, but, as with the Epipens, the price is raised based on the packaging into a syringe.