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The makers of OxyContin have been losing lawsuits [0, 1] for aggressively and misleadingly marketing (saying that it wasn't addictive) the drug for pain managem
by Canadauni 8y ago
The makers of OxyContin have been losing lawsuits [0, 1] for aggressively and misleadingly marketing (saying that it wasn't addictive) the drug for pain management leading to the levels of opioid addiction that we see in cities around North America. I think pharma, particularly Purdue, deserves the lion's share of the blame in this.
[0]https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/oxycontin-class-action-1.4093781 https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/oxycontin-class-action-1.4093...
[1]http://fortune.com/2018/05/16/oxycontin-purdue-pharma-lawsuit-tennessee-florida-opioid-epidemic/ http://fortune.com/2018/05/16/oxycontin-purdue-pharma-lawsui...