[oldgradstudent]

Sadly, assuming by default (until proven otherwise) that doctors are idiots, and drug producers are comic book villans may be the smart thing to do.

http://www.latimes.com/projects/oxycontin-part1/

> Purdue has known about the problem for decades. Even before OxyContin went on the market, clinical trials showed many patients weren’t getting 12 hours of relief. Since the drug’s debut in 1996, the company has been confronted with additional evidence, including complaints from doctors, reports from its own sales reps and independent research.

Or

https://study329.org