Opioids According to the 312-pagecomplaint filed in Massachusetts, “By their misconduct, theSacklers have hammered Massachusetts families in every waypossible.” (Photo: Shutterstock)

The state of Massachusetts has filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma that alleges extraordinaryefforts to saturate the country with prescriptions for its opioid painkillers.

Stat reports that newly public details from the suitallege that in 1996, when Oxycontin hit the market, Dr. RichardSackler told attendees at the drug launch party that the drug's appearance onthe public stage “will be followed by a blizzard of prescriptionsthat will bury the competition.”

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Marlene Satter

Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.

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