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"You Want a Description of Hell?"
Purdue Pharma’s marketing materials say OxyContin works for 12 hours. It doesn’t. And this problem, long-denied by the drugmaker, is what makes it highly addictive.
Purdue Pharma’s marketing materials say OxyContin works for 12 hours. It doesn’t. And this problem, long-denied by the drugmaker, is what makes it highly addictive.
Harriet Ryan, Lisa Girion, Scott Glover Los Angeles Times May 2016 25min Permalink