Codes galore..."you switched the samples".........Harr Ford.....The Fugitive...

The role of Purdue Pharma and its blockbuster drug oxycontin in causing the opioid epidemic which has killed over 450,000 people in the past two decades has been well described in books like “The Empire of Pain” by author Patrick Keefe and in reports of investigative journalists that have appeared in leading U.S. newspapers.

From these and other sources it is estimated that in nearly one half of the cases drug addiction began with a doctor’s prescription. Although other drug companies and drug distributors were involved, Purdue with its blockbuster drug oxycontin was the leading supplier of prescription opioids to patients.