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Benjamin Rubin
@benjamin_rubin
TV writer (#Dopesick on Hulu) / former political speechwriter/comms
Nov 23, 2021 • 19 tweets • 7 min read
Seen all of #Dopesick?

Few were willing to challenge OxyContin's rise. But now we have the benefit of hindsight

Here are just some of the unethical, immoral & criminal acts of Purdue Pharma the series exposes

As the Sackler Family likes to say: Judge For Yourselves
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Purdue Pharma had prior experience with time-release opioids. Their morphine painkiller MS Contin was abused, diverted & highly coveted on the street. They knew all along

And yet, they moved forward with OxyContin, claiming it was safe, nonaddictive & unappealing to addicts
Nov 5, 2021 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Seen #Dopesick ep 6?

I bet you were appalled by the "blood charts" & manipulated data Rick & Randy uncovered. Think that can't be real? No way #PurduePharma actually did that?

Let's start from the beginning. This is what a normal, scientific chart should look like...

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 The last chart had even intervals up the Y-axis. Totally normal. We learned how to read these in 6th grade

But #PurduePharma knew the data undermined the claim that OxyContin had fewer "peaks & valleys"

So they made a new one. Look at the Y-axis. Notice anything strange?