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The Supreme Court has rejected a settlement for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and members of the Sackler family who own the company. Some advocates blame the marketing efforts behind the powerful prescription painkiller for opening the doors to an opioid epidemic that has only deepened in recent years.

FILE - Jen Trejo holds a photo of her son Christopher as she is comforted outside the Supreme Court where signs in the shape of grave headstones, with information on people who died from using OxyContin, line a security fence, Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, in Washington.

Still, overdose deaths remain near a record high. The 2023 total is projected to be above 107,000, with about three-quarters of those involving opioids. Documents made public as part of lawsuits showed that family members pushed for more sales of OxyContin, which ultimately made them billions.

 

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