ABC: Always Be Conniving –
July 6, 2018 – A lawsuit unsealed this week alleged that OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma used “unprecedented marketing” to push opioids to prescribing doctors and created a “deceptive narrative” claiming that its opioids were less addictive than they actually were. The suit was originally filed by Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery in May, but the suit was made public this week after Purdue Pharma dropped its attempt at keeping the lawsuit sealed citing trade secrets.
