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Which pain medication was proposed by Purdue Pharma as a solution to reduce addictive behaviors among patients taking oxycodone?
Which pain medication was proposed by Purdue Pharma as a solution to reduce addictive behaviors among patients taking oxycodone?
- Sufentanyl
- Fentanyl
- Percocet
- Oxycontin 1.0 (correct)
What was the reason behind the poor execution of Purdue Pharma's Oxycontin solution?
What was the reason behind the poor execution of Purdue Pharma's Oxycontin solution?
- Addicts broke the pills in half (correct)
- Patients did not like the taste of the pills
- The pills were too expensive
- Patients experienced severe side effects
What was the main reason for the rapid rise of overdose deaths from opioids?
What was the main reason for the rapid rise of overdose deaths from opioids?
- Patients started smoking the pills
- The development of Oxycontin 2.0
- The development of extended-release oxycodone (correct)
- Purdue Pharma's misleading claims
What was the reason behind the increase in smuggling of Fentanyl?
What was the reason behind the increase in smuggling of Fentanyl?
Which factor precipitated the pendulum swing towards the 'over-treatment' phase of pain in the early 2000's?
Which factor precipitated the pendulum swing towards the 'over-treatment' phase of pain in the early 2000's?
Which statement best describes the role of medical doctors in the development of the current opioid epidemic?
Which statement best describes the role of medical doctors in the development of the current opioid epidemic?
What was the key factor that led to the pendulum swing towards the 'over-treatment' phase of pain in the early 2000's?
What was the key factor that led to the pendulum swing towards the 'over-treatment' phase of pain in the early 2000's?
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