British Columbia, on behalf of Canada, has reached a settlement of $150 million with Purdue Pharma, the pharmaceutical company owned by the Sackler family that produced the highly addictive painkiller and opioid OxyContin. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle is The Tyee's health reporter. Published Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. 

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/11/28/BC-National-Opioid-Damages-Lawsuit/

British Columbia, on behalf of Canada, has reached a settlement of $150 million with Purdue Pharma, the pharmaceutical company owned by the Sackler family that produced the highly addictive painkiller and opioid OxyContin. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle is The Tyee's health reporter. Published Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/11/28/BC-National-Opioid-Damages-Lawsuit/

BC Moves Ahead with a National Opioid Damages Lawsuit

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