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New Jersey Sues Purdue Pharma, Maker of OxyContin, over Opioid Crisis

HeadlineNov 01, 2017

And New Jersey’s attorney general has sued Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, accusing the drug company of deceptive marketing that has fueled New Jersey’s opioid crisis. New Jersey is one of 11 states that have now sued the pharmaceutical giant over the opioids. Click here to see our interview about the Sacklers, the secretive family that owns Purdue and has made billions off the opioid crisis.

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