SECONDS ON... OXYCONTIN

摘要

IS THAT THE PREGNANCY HORMONE? No, that's oxytocin, you dope. This is the time released formulation of the semi-synthetic opioid oxycodone, marketed by Purdue Pharma, which stands accused of unleashing the US's opioid epidemic. That's the one that's been estimated to have cost the US economy$504bn(￡361bn)in 2015 and been involved in 42 249 deaths since 2016. WOW, SOUNDS NASTY Purdue is targeted in over 200 lawsuits for fraudulent marketing of its pill. It has also been named in a Senate report for paying $4.15m to 12 pain treatment advocacy groups.