America’s Drug Epidemic

Government-backed research (like the massive effort to mass-produce penicillin) gave the pharmaceutical industry.Companies focused on creating "blockbuster" drugs—single prescriptions that could generate billions—regardless of the long-term societal cost. Making Pain Management an Opioid Mandate 🗣️The real turning point was the deliberate shift in the 1990s. Companies like Purdue Pharma, using their new, long-acting opioid, OxyContin, launched an aggressive campaign with two goals:The "Fifth Vi