Citing a "campaign of deception," California's Santa Clara and Orange counties in a lawsuit filed this week accuse the drug industry of concealing the addictive properties of painkillers such as OxyContin and Percocet to boost their use, creating a public health risk by misleading doctors and patients through aggressive marketing efforts.
Calif. counties sue drugmakers for hyping painkillers
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