Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20190130:19:44:00
We have seen millions of americans with chronic pain being addicted to opioids and thousands have lost their lives to overdoses. >> where does oxycontin stand among opioids. purdue is quick to tell journalists why is everybody looking at us, we are only 2% of prescription. they account for small number of percentage of prescriptions. if you measure opioid consumption in terms of wait opioid consumed. their pills pack an enormous dose and prescribed patients onto long-term. some that's really important to understand is that when purdue released oxycontin, they certainly promoted that specific d...