Lawsuit Says Opioid Maker Trained Staff Using Movie About 'Aggressive,' 'Deceptive' Salesmen

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A lawsuit unsealed this week alleged that OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma used “unprecedented marketing” to push opioids to prescribing doctors and created a “deceptive narrative” claiming that its opioids were less addictive than they actually were.

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