Event

OxyContin deaths reported to Purdue (2001)

Early-2001 reports of overdose deaths reached Purdue; the Massachusetts complaint quotes the company’s emails.

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Richard Sackler received a sales representative’s report in January 2001 and replied to news of 59 deaths: "This is not too bad. It could have been far worse," according to the Massachusetts complaint According to Massachusetts Attorney General Primary record 1
Richard Sackler wrote in a confidential email in February 2001 about people who became addicted, according to the Massachusetts complaint According to Massachusetts Attorney General Primary record 1
Purdue Pharma received a mother’s letter on 14 February 2001 about her son, according to the Massachusetts complaint According to Massachusetts Attorney General Primary record 1

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Purdue Pharma L.P. et al., First Amended Complaint and Jury Demand (complete unredacted version), Massachusetts Superior Court, Suffolk County (filed by the Massachusetts Attorney General), 31 Jan 2019. Primary record
In January 2001, Richard Sackler received a plea for help from a Purdue sales representative.
This is not too bad. It could have been far worse.
we have to hammer on the abusers in every way possible. They are the culprits and the problem. They are reckless criminals.
My son was only 28 years old when he died from Oxycontin on New Year’s Day. We all miss him very much, his wife especially on Valentines’ Day.

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