There are law suits filed against opioid drug manufacturers for making fraudulent claims that their pain medications don't cause addiction. The manufacturers are being blamed for the opioid overdose epidemic. Listen in to this opiate recovery support group as they discuss their opinions of drug manufacturers.

Discussion Guide:

Would you say that drug manufacturers are to blame for the overdose deaths? To what degree?

What else contributes to the epidemic?

In 2007 Purdue pled guilty and agreed to pay more than $600 million for misleading the public. In your opinion, is that enough?

Are there other fines or actions that Purdue should make as restitution?

Supplemental Reading:

Matt Perrone, OxyContin Maker Purdue to Stop Promoting Opioids to Doctors, Cut Half of Sales Staff, http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-purdue-opioids-20180210-story.html