WASHINGTON — Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, the powerful prescription painkiller that experts say helped touch off an opioid epidemic, will plead guilty to three federal criminal charges as part of a settlement of more than $ 8 billion, Justice Department officials announced Wednesday. The company will plead guilty to three counts, including… Read More »
Members of the Sackler family, which owns the company that makes OxyContin, directed years of efforts to mislead doctors and patients about the dangers of the powerful opioid painkiller, a court filing citing previously undisclosed documents contends. When evidence of growing abuse of the drug became clear in the early 2000s, one of them, Richard… Read More »
THE POWER TO QUIT IS UP TO YOU ! YOU MUST BE PREPARED TO COMMIT ! The U.S. is in the the midst of an Opioid overdose epidemic. Opioids are natural or synthetic chemicals that bind to receptors in your brain or body. Opioids are prescribed to treat acute pain. With prolonged use of Codeine… Read More »
THE POWER TO QUIT IS UP TO YOU ! YOU MUST BE PREPARED TO COMMIT ! The U.S. is in the the midst of an Opioid overdose epidemic. Opioids are natural or synthetic chemicals that bind to receptors in your brain or body. Opioids are prescribed to treat acute pain. With prolonged use of Codeine… Read More »