Editor’s note: In this editorial from the desk of the Executive Director of the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety, Michael Wong, JD discusses the the recent documents disclosed in the State of Massachusetts against Purdue Pharma and asks whether this is right question to ask – “Who’s to Blame for the Opioid Epidemic?”

By Michael Wong, JD (Founder and Executive Director, Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety

A lawsuit filed by the state of Massachusetts against Purdue Pharma alleges that the company, the Sackler family (which controls Purdue), and Purdue executives misled doctors and patients about the potential addictive qualities of opioids and, in particular, OxyContin, which Purdue manufactures.

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