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Should We Blame Pharmaceutical Companies for America’s Opioid Epidemic? Here’s What the Science Says.

Legal evidence is needed to pin addiction and death on opioid manufacturers, but the science suggests that a large and ready supply of legal prescription painkillers led to many addictions.

Francie Diep

OxyContin being counted at a Walgreens drugstore on August 21st, 2001, in Brookline, Massachusetts.

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What Oklahoma’s $270 Million Settlement With Purdue Pharma Means for the 1,000-Plus Opioid Cases Still Pending

This is the biggest state opioid settlement yet, and lawyers and addiction patients' advocates are waiting eagerly to see what precedent it will set.

Francie Diep

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Divulged Private Emails Show Purdue Pharma’s Deception About the Strength of OxyContin

In a sealed court document, one of the company's controlling members indicated that Purdue Pharma should not correct misconceptions about the strength of oxycodone.

David Armstrong