Ky. officials sue makers of OxyContin(AP)
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 11:56 pmKy. officials sue makers of OxyContin
Officials seek millions in compensation from makers of ‘hillbilly heroin’
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Updated: 6:38 p.m. PT Oct 4, 2007
PIKEVILLE, Ky. - Kentucky officials on Thursday sued the manufacturer of OxyContin, the prescription painkiller dubbed "hillbilly heroin," because of widespread abuse in Appalachia.
A lawsuit filed by Kentucky Attorney General Greg Stumbo and Pike County officials demands millions in compensation from drug maker Purdue Pharma.
"Make no mistake about it — this is war," said Gary C. Johnson, the county's outside counsel who is handling the case.
Come on, are they serious??!! they are suing a company whose product is a controlled substance. It's abusers obtain it illegally(without a prescription). They scrape the coating off to negate the slow release feature:
Its intended slow-release effect can be easily circumvented,
Utterly rediculous.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21136782/