Secret Trove Reveals Abbott's Bold OxyContin "Crusade"

Secret Trove Reveals Abbott's Bold OxyContin "Crusade"
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Purdue Pharma LP, the Connecticut company that developed OxyContin, has been vilified for planting the seeds of today's opioid crisis, which kills an estimated 78 Americans a day. But the role of Abbott in pushing the drug has largely escaped notice. The documents reveal it was a crucial partner in the aggressive — and misleading — selling of OxyContin during its first decade on the market.

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