California Sues Opioid Maker Purdue Pharma: ‘We Will Hold Them Accou...

California Sues Opioid Maker Purdue Pharma: ‘We Will Hold Them Accountable’  KQED

California’s attorney general on Monday sued the pharmaceutical company behind the painkiller OxyContin, alleging it falsely promoted the drug as not addictive even as it emerged as among the most widely abused in the United States. State Attorney General Xavier Becerra accused Purdue and its former president, Dr. Richard Sackler, of stoking the crisis with irresponsible practices. The lawsuit alleges that as part of its “deceptive” marketing campaign to help increase sales, Purdue distributed literature and other materials that “misrepresented” the safety of its opioid products to health c...