Pharma Giant Purdue Sentenced to $5.5 Billion For ‘Fueling The Opioid Epidemic’

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma was sentenced in a New Jersey federal court on Tuesday to pay over $5 billion in criminal penalties for “fueling” the U.S.’ opioid epidemic. From 2007 and 2017, Purdue unlawfully promoted…

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