#97 - S4E7 - Former Federal Prosecutor Rick Mountcastle & The Opioid Epidemic

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Disclaimer -  “All of the statements and comments in this podcast episode are Rick's personal views and opinions and are in no way related to his current position as an Assistant Attorney General."

DOPESICK! / The Hulu Original Series out now features the investigation and prosecution of Purdue Pharma, its CEO, General Counsel, and Chief Medical Officer.

Rick Mountcastle led that investigation and prosecution at the inception of the opioid crisis and he joined us on the show! This unprecedented case held an opioid manufacturer and its top executives criminally and civilly responsible for falsely marketing OxyContin.

Rick also led the investigation and prosecution of Abbott Laboratories for its false marketing of the epilepsy drug, Depakote, resulting in criminal and civil penalties totaling $1.5 Billion (at the time the largest pharmaceutical settlement involving a single drug in U.S. history).

Today, Rick is with the Virginia Attorney General's Office, currently working to address the opioid crisis by conducting parallel criminal-civil investigations of health care providers who prescribe controlled substances without legitimate medical purpose.