OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy this month after it struggled to defend itself against 2600 lawsuits from government and entities.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Causes of Death report revealed that last year, more than three people a day died in Australia from using opioids such as OxyContin, codeine, morphine, and tramadol.
“Of these deaths, the most common were accidental overdoses among middle-aged males,” ABS director of health and vital statistics James Eynstone-Hinkins said.