CSPAN3 McKinsey Company Executive Others Testify On Opioid Epidemic July 7, 2024
our committee has examined the role of purdue pharma, which got millions of americans hooked on the painkiller oxycontin, despite knowing it was highly addictive. we have also investigated the role of -- which made millions of dollars fueling the public health crisis that has killed a half million people in our country. today's hearing focuses on another key driver of the epidemic, that operated behind the scenes, the consulting firm mckinsey and company. for nearly 15 years, they secretly designed strategies for companies like purdue to boost sales of addictive painkillers, paving t...