Critics allege misleading campaigns, poorly-cited data fueled opioid addiction crisis

The state of Ohio filed a lawsuit against opioid-makers this week, alleging that the companies produced misleading marketing schemes to convince doctors and patients that opioids were not addictive.

Ohio isn’t alone – Mississippi and West Virginia have filed similar cases against major players in the pharmaceutical industry. Purdue Pharma, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Endo Pharmaceutical, Teva Pharmaceutical (NYSE:TEVA) and others were named in the Ohio case.

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