Purdue Pharma
A clinical trial would test the powerful painkiller on children ages six to 16—and possibly grant its manufacturer a patent extension. MORE
By Jed Bickman
The manufacturers of OxyContin react to the threat of disclosures that might prove they lied (again) about their addictive drug. MORE
By Jed Bickman
Kentucky thinks so. The state is filing a billion-dollar lawsuit against Purdue, alleging that it actively suppressed data about the drug's addictive nature. MORE
Portsmouth, Ohio is on the front-line of America's epic struggle with oxycodone. But citizens are taking desperate measures to turn back a killer tide of painkillers and pill mills. MORE
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