Episode 1045 • • 1:46:23 - 1:50:41
1045: Pseudo-Addiction
Purdue Pharma Lawsuit and Pseudo-Addiction Defense
Purdue Pharma is facing numerous lawsuits from state Attorneys General regarding the marketing of OxyContin. Former sales representatives claim they were trained to use the term "pseudo-addiction" to convince doctors that patients showing signs of addiction actually needed higher doses of the drug.