Purdue Pharma

The maker of the potent painkiller Oxycontin discussed how the sale of opioids and the treatment of opioid addiction were "naturally linked."

Colorado sues an opioid manufacturer, the ACLU says the government suppressed pipeline protests, and India lets go of an outmoded gay sex ban.

Twenty-six other states have already sued the company.

OxyContin, designed for cancer pain relief, became the drug prescribed for back and tooth aches.

How the American opiate epidemic was started by one pharmaceutical company.