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Purdue Pharma, which makes the USA addicted to OxyContin, will pay over $ 8 billion. The opium-supplemented pain medication OxyContin in the USA has made many people addicted to opioids. Pharma firm Purdue Pharma, which accepted the charges, will pay more than $ 8 billion.
Purdue Pharma admitted accusations that OxyContin, a powerful pain reliever, caused addiction, according to a statement from the US Department of Justice. US Deputy Minister of Justice Jeffrey Rosen, on the other hand, said that the abuse of these prescription painkillers increased addiction across the country.
Noting that it caused tragic deaths, said Purdue Pharma agreed to pay more than $ 8 billion in fines.
The social crisis in the country caused by opium-containing painkillers that cause addiction has caused reactions against the companies that produce these drugs.
Thousands of lawsuits filed across the country for Purdue Pharma as well. In 2007, Purdue Pharma, who accepted similar charges and paid more than $ 630 million in fines, filed for bankruptcy to pay compensation.
According to the U.S. Center for Disease Prevention and Control, opioid addiction and overdose have killed close to 500,000 people in the U.S. since 2000.
