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Updated: 6:03 PM Oct 4, 2007
State Sues Makers Of OxyContin
Prescription pills hurt their people, tarnished their reputation and purged their coffers. Now they want payback. Posted: 2:18 PM Oct 4, 2007 |
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PIKEVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Prescription pills hurt their people, tarnished their reputation and purged their coffers. Now they want payback.
Eastern Kentucky leaders in the drug-ridden mountains of Appalachia filed a class action lawsuit today against the manufacturer of OxyContin.
Kentucky Attorney General Greg Stumbo and Pike County, Kentucky, officials led the charge against Connecticut-based Purdue Pharma. They're demanding millions of dollars in compensation for costs incurred in drug abuse programs, law enforcement and prescription payments through Medicaid and the Kentucky Pharmaceutical Assistance program.
OxyContin has been called "hillbilly heroin" in Appalachian states like Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia.
In 2001, West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma over the drug. That case resulted in a 10 million dollar settlement three years later.
(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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ive taken oxys for 9 yrs there is no better drug for pain our chief of police was killed randy lacy he was one of the best people you ever meet then the boy that shot him was on oxys that none true he was on meth he killed a mna that was trying so hard to get clay city back in order its a shme he lost his life now the police has went wild on oxy arrest but they make it look good fletch is giving lots of time on drugs its a little late i can kill my wife get 5 yrs i sell a pill i get10yrs hes working his way out of a job why dont they stop the real drug dealers the drs we love u randy you told me the drs should fry and help the town get off these oxys hes right in loving mem randy
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oh by the way, I realize that I have done this to myself, I am on a taper program now. I am a very normal wife, mother, professional, I travel, I have a fabulous career, I function VERY well. I just do it with these nasty little pills. as for the lawsuit...Users choice. The user knows immediately when they are becoming physically dependent, they can make the choice to continue or not. The fact remains if you have real pain, these are the best meds. No one forced me to ever take more than what I was perscibed. I knew it was wrong, I chose to do it.
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When i became dependent on oxycodone, i ran out before my 30 days was up. My dr. then began perscribing the same amount to my husband, who by the way has no pain, has never had an mri, x-ray or the like. I feel sure that he has done this so that I will not run out. I've been taking this for 3 years and am not sure how i will ever be off this horrible medication
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