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No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson | Gardiner Harris

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This book disgusted, angered, frustrated and frightened me. Shame on Johnson & Johnson for decades of lies, deceptive marketing practices and outright illegal actions that harmed and killed thousands of people. Shame on the FDA for allowing it. Even the Wall Street Journal is complicit for pushing editorials that outright encouraged it all. This book is a must-read.

Suet624 Off to my library catalog to find a cooy. 1mo

Amiable @Suet624 If you can‘t find it let me know and I‘ll mail you my copy! (edited) 1mo

Suet624 I‘ll be picking it up tomorrow at the library. Thanks for the offer! 1mo

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kspenmoll Must read! 1mo

TheBookHippie Gotta read this!!! I remember the whole baby powder debacle.. 1mo

Tamra I already have beef with J&J after watching the documentary airing on Netflix about the Tylenol deaths. Disgusting. 1mo

IriDas I honestly do not know how any of their products and drugs are still around. 1mo

AnnCrystal Scary 🥺📚💝. 1mo

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GingerAntics

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I will never be buying or using anything made my J&J ever again after reading this. The final chapter‘s call to action is nothing new to anyone paying attention, but the rest of this book is absolutely mind blowing! Johnson & Johnson is a criminal enterprise. Acetaminophen IS factually dangerous, but not for the reasons that are in the headlines.
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GingerAntics “If acetaminophen were discovered today, it would never get approval” is all you need to know about this medication. The FDA is a waste of funding, then again, it‘s the drug companies‘ funding so that isn‘t saying much. This is a real eye opener. As a wise person told me when I started: be prepared to be angry. #GardinerHarris #NoMoreTears #audiobook #ReadByTheAuthor 1mo

willaful I've been boycotting them for years, ever since I found out about them covering up the uterine cancer link. Monsters. 1mo

ravenlee Ah! I saw this book on a library display ages ago and forgot to add it to my list. The biggest lie I tell myself is that I don‘t need to write it down, I‘ll remember it. Thank you! 1mo

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TheBookHippie @willaful SAME. 1mo

GingerAntics @willaful @TheBookHippie we haven‘t used anything branded as J&J in years, decades even. We always did generic. I‘m terrified of all the places they have their hands in the cookie jar. They are the parent company of TONS of other companies that make pharmaceuticals and household items. They are a shady bunch. 1mo

GingerAntics @ravenlee @Hooked_on_books turned me onto it. It‘s a great read, but it is infuriating! 1mo

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics they are shady AF 1mo

Hooked_on_books Sounds like your response was similar to mine! What a terrific, infuriating book. I‘m glad it opened my eyes. 1mo

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie Harris compared them to the mafia. It‘s rather appropriate! 1mo

GingerAntics @Hooked_on_books I didn‘t know how far their tentacles were into so many other companies and how they‘ve shuffled stuff around to other of their companies to avoid taking responsibility. 1mo

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GingerAntics

No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson | Gardiner Harris

@Hooked_on_books made me do it… here we go
#GardinerHarris #NoMoreTears #audiobook #ReadByTheAuthor

Hooked_on_books Buckle up, get ready to be pissed! 1mo

GingerAntics @Hooked_on_books only 1/4 of the way through and my mind is BLOWN!!! WTF J&J?! WTF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT!!! 1mo

GingerAntics @Hooked_on_books I think we are having the entirely WRONG conversation about acetaminophen right now in America. There are real things to talk about, but of course RFK jr can‘t even find any of those. 1mo

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Hooked_on_books Right? This book is so shocking. It left me floored. 1mo

GingerAntics @Hooked_on_books I thought I saw you down here on the floor with me. lol Man this is a trip!!! How did we ever trust these monsters?! Advertising at its finest really. 1mo

Hooked_on_books Yup. I definitely have little to no trust for big companies now, between this and how I‘ve been treated by several of them over the past few years (I am looking squarely at FedEx at the moment). 1mo

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Amiable

No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson | Gardiner Harris

I have been reading this 460-page book for 2 months because every chapter makes my blood pressure skyrocket and I have to take a break. And I still have 100 pages to go. The deceitful and illegal marketing practices of Johnson & Johnson throughout many years are absolutely sickening.

Tamra Ugh 2mo

Deblovestoread Wow! I thought I might be done with the opioid crisis after reading Empire of Pain but after reading this paragraph obviously not. 🤯🤬 2mo

Amiable @Deblovestoread And this isn‘t all. Of their 7 top-selling drugs in 2003, J&J used illegal marketing tactics that included bribes, kickbacks and lies to the FDA for 6 of them. 🤬 (edited) 2mo

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AnnCrystal
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MemoirsForMe Oh my! 😱🤯🤬 2mo

kspenmoll How are you with this storm? We are fine- but your area was predicted to have more wind. 2mo

Amiable @kspenmoll We are good! Steady rain and winds, but less than expected. There are some power outages in our town but thankfully not on our side. 2mo

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Hooked_on_books

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HO. LY. CRAP. You think the Sacklers are bad? (They are.) Turns out, J&J is even worse. Harris brings the receipts and shows how the company buried data and lied to customers, patients, doctors, and the FDA for DECADES. All in the name of money. Quite frankly, I never want to use another of their products ever again. Tremendous narrative nonfiction.

Soubhiville Wow, it‘s such a trusted company, that‘s awful to hear. I‘ll have to see if my library has this. 2mo

Amiable I‘m 200 pages into this right now and my stomach is roiling in disgust. I just read the section about Risperdal. 😖🤬 2mo

Amiable @Soubhiville The book mentions that —how J&J responded after the Tylenol poisoning incidents in 1982 is what is held up even today in business classes as an example of crisis management and marketing. That‘s what has contributed to their “trusted” reputation. But the things they‘ve done (and not done) since then are truly horrific. 2mo

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Soubhiville @Hooked_on_books @Amiable I am on the waiting list for the audio. 2mo

AmyG Whoa. I had no idea how bad it was. Just placed a hold. (edited) 2mo

Hooked_on_books @Amiable @Soubhiville And the whole time they were getting plaudits for how they handled the Tylenol bit, they‘d already been hiding for over a decade the widespread contamination of their talc with asbestos. And the fact that the talc itself was causing ovarian cancer. And they hid it! 😵‍💫 (edited) 2mo

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Sharpeipup

No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson | Gardiner Harris

Given yesterday‘s news, this read seemly quite timely. 🤓

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britt_brooke

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Current front runner for my best nonfiction read of 2025. This is going to piss you off, but it‘s an important read, so please I urge you to pick it up. So many scandals. These companies DO NOT CARE. They just don‘t. Please also add Empire of Pain by the incredible Patrick Radden Keefe to your TBR, if you haven‘t read it yet.

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Amiable Reading this right now! And I wholeheartedly second your recommendation of “Empire of Pain” —that is a fabulous, infuriating read. 3mo

JenReadsAlot Empire of Pain was excellent @Amiable 3mo

britt_brooke @Amiable @JenReadsAlot I had the pleasure of hearing him speak and get my book signed. I still need to read Say Nothing, but Empire of Pain and Rogues were excellent! 3mo

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Amiable @britt_brooke “Say Nothing” is also great! And the series adaptation of it on FX/Hulu was fantastic. 3mo

JenReadsAlot Those are on my shelf waiting to be read! 3mo

fredthemoose Empire of Pain is one of the best books I‘ve ever read 3mo

britt_brooke @fredthemoose So good!! 3mo

britt_brooke @Amiable I need to get to it asap! 3mo

dabbe #stacked! 🧡🩶💛 3mo

britt_brooke @dabbe Good, the more who read this, the better!! 3mo

Cathythoughts Great title! I‘ll stack Empire of pain. 👍🏻 3mo

britt_brooke @Cathythoughts 🩷 3mo

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JenniferEgnor

No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson | Gardiner Harris

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Almost everyone has seen the familiar bottle of baby powder, shampoo and oil, and we know that smell. The Johnson family goes back to their apothecary in the civil war era. Despite one horrific reveal after another, the giant is still thriving today. This book takes a deep dive into the history of this popular American company, revealing the real intention of their products: lies and profit over trust and wellness. Capitalism continues to⬇️

JenniferEgnor win…and destroy. (edited) 4mo

dabbe 🩵🎯🩵 4mo

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JenniferEgnor

No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson | Gardiner Harris

Meet Paul Janssen, the Belgian brilliant who created many medicines we use today. He also created fentanyl—I imagine were he still around today, he would not be pleased with the path and many lives it has taken.

Amiable Stacking! 4mo

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JoeMo

No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson | Gardiner Harris

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This was a thorough rundown of several J&J scandals. Mostly widely known were the cancer-causing talcum powder and the poisoned Tylenol ones. Harris delves into so many additional areas I didn‘t know about like cancer drugs that killed patients, poor hip joints, false claims about Risperdal, their role in the opioids crisis (they were the main supplier of poppy plants). The things this corporation has been involved with are absolutely horrific.

JoeMo In the final chapter the author did a good job of identifying the company‘s positive contributions to life and society. Overall it seemed like a very fair and well-researched book. To me this is real-life horror that disturbs me more than any horror novel or movie can. #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks 5mo

AmyG Stacked as it sounds good. (edited) 5mo

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 5mo

willaful I've been boycotting them for many years. 5mo

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