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"\n\tAdvertisement - Continue Reading Below\n\t\n\n\n\nA new line of shirts being sold at Kitson has proven to be, um, a bitter pill to swallow: Designer Brian Lichtenberg's collection of pharmaceutical-themed shirts, designed in the style of sports jerseys, have come under fire for ostensibly promoting prescription drug abuse.Launched last week at the Los Angeles boutique, the shirts \u2014 advertised as \"Just what the doctor ordered\" \u2014 have the names of different drugs written on the back, like Adderall, Xanax and Vicodin, prompting an outrage from consumers who described it as \"irresponsible\" and \"ignorant.\"\u00A0For his part, Lichtenberg defended the line,\u00A0describing it \"a parody of pop culture\" and \"a commentary on what I see happening in our society\"; he claims that the shirts are \"not meant to encourage prescription drug abuse\" but instead to \"open the door to a much needed dialogue.\"\u00A0According to TMZ, the manufacturers of the respective drugs are considering legal action. Adderall's parent company said: \"We had no involvement nor do we approve the sale of such a product using Adderall to glorify the misuse of our product,\" while Vicodin's PR said, \"Prescription drug use should not be trivialized. It is a serious issue and we will be taking legal action to stop the clothing company from trying to sell such a product.\"In fairness to Lichtenberg, it's certainly not a new trend; the accessories line by Cast of Vices has been playing with these themes for years. At the same time, though, he can't necessarily expect the line to be received with all the subtlety of his artistic impulses since, bluntly, it looks like the shirts are promoting usage of those drugs. Smartly, a note on Kitson's site says that a percentage of the proceeds from sales of the shirts will be donated to the Medicine Abuse Project, which frankly, feels like about as much as anyone could want from the retailer.Still, at least one celebrity has reached out to lend her support:Oh dear. Stay the course, Linds.\u00A0Photo via TwitterFollow Sam on\u00A0Twitter."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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