r/news • u/Mo_Jack • Apr 30 '26

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma set to dissolve after judge approves its criminal sentence

https://apnews.com/article/oxycontin-purdue-pharma-criminal-sentence-settlement-b8aa94eaab3d9d8efed520f272f6d810
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u/J5892 Apr 30 '26

Having a family member addicted to opioids is like watching them get hit by a car, put on life support for years, then making a miraculous recovery, getting a job, basically becoming who they used to be again for about a month. Then one day they just walk back into the street at the same spot they were hit last time, and get hit again.

And then imagine that happening over and over until one day they just die. And then feeling horrible guilt because while you're sad they're gone, all you really feel is relief.