No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson

This is an extremely interesting and well written book about how Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals has lied and manipulated its way to the top of the drug industry. This skulduggery has cost countless lives. It all began with J&J Baby Powder being contaminated with asbestos, something J&J knew and failed to tell the public and the FDA. The list of failures goes on and on. And, by the way, do not trust the FDA. Read this book to find out why. Please!

Arrived the next day; it’s hard to put it down. J&J presented a flawless public image, while its lawyers covered up the awful messes. Have not yet read about their “alleged role in the opioids”; “worse than the Sacklers”, for a preview, look for podcast interviews with the author

Harris does an excellent job of explaining how a major international corporation can maintain a gold star reputation in the public’s mind and the financial community while committing such egregious crimes in the promotion of its products. The J&J credo has been tarnished irretrievably by its corporate behavior.

What can I say about this book? If I had to summarize it in three words it would be these three words. Informative. Eye-opening. Impactful. At times it can leave you nearly outraged, but at times that is exactly the point. If there is one thing the opioid crisis has taught us it is that we need to be careful what brands we trust with our health. We need to stay informed so we can make the best decisions for ourselves. This book aims to do exactly that for us.Author Gardiner Harris has done an extraordinary job at research and exposing facts and the real-life impacts of those facts. In my opinion, this exposé is a "must read" for all adults across genders, ages, and nationalities. It's easy to read, sobering, and thought-provoking.

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When the author happened upon an unnamed drug representative in an airport lounge griping about her job, he took it upon himself to do an in-depth investigation of Johnson & Johnson. Over a period of several years, he found a number of shocking things that this “beloved” company has done since its inception that questions all of the faith that consumers have put into this company. Some of them are:One big thing that I noticed all through this book is the sloppy oversight that the FDA has had with J&J. One FDA Commissioner - Hayes - was well-known for his “love fest” with J&J.Hayes constantly absolved J&J of all guilt in the Tylenol cyanide poisonings.J&J's 1970’s baby talcum powder expose showing that it was contaminated with asbestos with horrendous effects resulting in many women dying of cervical cancer.J&J pushed the use of inappropriate drugs for elderly and children and when results proved J&J wrong, they doubled down and pushed their lies even further. Many nursing home residents died and children treated with this medication grew obese with boys growing breasts necessitating that they have double mastectomies.J&J consistently supressed failed results of drug trials.Next came Duragesic which is a patch that supplies a steady dose of fentanyl but sometimes the dose was delivered faster and many people died of an overdose.Then Oxycontin was introduced for chronic pain but doctors only wanted to prescribe it for end of life situations. But J&J marketed it to people with chronic pain. This created a demand for more so they bought a poppy farm and raised a different type of poppy to produce Oxycodone. They soon became huge in producing morphine, codeine, oxycodone, and hydrocodone. J&J was the kingpin of the opioid epidemic.This book, although a very long read, is quite an eye-opener that I recommend to everyone. It shows how people are being treated like lab mice by this huge company while the FDA looks the other way. I think both J&J and the FDA need to be investigated thoroughly by our current administration and don’t leave any stone unturned. Read and learn.I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.