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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to plead to 3 criminal charges

by Associated Press

Oct 21, 2020

The drugmaker will also pay a settlement of more than $8 billion, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.

OxyContin is displayed at a drugstore in Brookline, Massachusetts.

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Would a $10 billion Purdue settlement reach towns affected by the opioid crisis?

by Kai Ryssdal and Caitlin Esch

Aug 28, 2019

A proposed settlement would reportedly see the OxyContin maker declaring bankruptcy and paying big. Is that enough for people on the ground?

A homemade sign says "Think drugs gets you high give God a try," on a front lawn in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. The town in Wise County has been hit hard by the opioid epidemic.

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