Oxycodone Pills Are Not Addictable

A pending Massachusetts lawsuit against the company alleges doctors had the crucial misconception that OxyContin was weaker than morphine. In 1997, a Purdue executive wrote this letter to Richard Sackler: It would be extremely dangerous at this early stage in the life of the product to make physicians think the drug is stronger or equal to morphine. That same year, Michael Friedman, the company head of sales, emailed his boss with similar concerns,. correcting the false impression that doctors had about Oxy would be bad for business.