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The timing is eerie. Declared public health emergency in 2017 and most media coverage and high profile lawsuits was in 2017-2019. Insiders like McKinsey knew ab
by klabb3 4y ago
The timing is eerie. Declared public health emergency in 2017 and most media coverage and high profile lawsuits was in 2017-2019. Insiders like McKinsey knew about the dangers much earlier, perhaps better than anyone.
> Consultancy McKinsey and Company agreed to pay $573 million to 47 state governments to settle claims it advised "Purdue Pharma and other drug makers to aggressively market opioid painkillers."
That was in 2021.