There’s a new drug that helps with opioid-induced
constipation. It’s called Movantik. And in the ads for it, some woman walks
around with a giant, person-sized opioid pill. I keep waiting for the DEA to
tackle her to the ground and arrest her for possession with intent to
distribute. After all, she’s got a pill with her that’s like, what, maybe a
trillion milligrams? My guess is that she uses a file to grind off some, and
she sells it to teenagers, and that’s where this whole opioid scourge is coming
from!
Here’s one of these silly ads (I’m really referring to a
newer ad for this medication, but I can’t find that one, so this one will have
to do.):