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Colorado AG @pweiser about to give an update on the #opioid lawsuit the state filed against #PurduePharma. Here is a look at opioid deaths in CO since 2000 — up 5x in 20 years 
As of June, nearly every state in the US had filed a suit against Purdue Phrama, the pharmaceutical company giant and maker of OxyContin cnbc.com/amp/2019/06/04…
The state argues that Purdue and its owners, the Sackler family, downplayed risks of the drug, while heavily marketing its benefits to doctors
The state’s former AG, Cynthia Coffman, filed the lawsuit in Sept. 2018 denverpost.com/2018/09/06/col…
.@pweiser just announced the state is amending the lawsuit to include member of the Sackler family, other former Purdue execs
.@pweiser says the Sackler maintained a list of medical professionals in CO who prescribed the most opioids and made them the most $. Purdue, he said, rewarded sales execs who promoted the drug with bonuses
The complaint is currently sealed so the public will not be able to take a look right away
