Oxycontin
latest news & developmentsPainkiller: Big Pharma and the opioid epidemic
The sales team for Purdue Pharma worked relentlessly to persuade doctors to prescribe OxyContin for pain relief
Nightmares in Dreamland
It took years for parents to speak up and form communities for treatment… because it was “shameful” to have your children hooked on heroin
Khaya Sithole: Drug firms addicted to profit, not cure
The opioid crisis in the US saw its beginnings in Big Pharma, one of which makes a Covid vaccine