purdue pharma

Maryland filed new charges against several pharmaceutical companies for their alleged role in the opioid epidemic.

Howard County has followed several local jurisdictions as well as the state of Maryland in suing opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma.

Maryland joins four other states in charging Purdue Pharma for its role in an opioid epidemic linked to tens of thousands of deaths nationwide.

After my little sister, Jenny, died of an opioid overdose, I learned that the crisis is a manufactured — and profitable —  scourge spawned by Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin.