![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/netflixs-painkiller-is-incredibly-important-in-exposing-dangerous-lie-about-opioids/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_pni.jpg&description=Painkiller, starring Matthew Broderick and Uzo Aduba, has just dropped on Netflix, with viewers being told the true story of the opioid crisis in the United States Netflix has had fans gripped with its latest real-life drama Painkiller, which tells the true story of America's opioid crisis. The show - which stars Matthew Broderick, Taylor Kitsch and Uzo Aduba - has been hailed by fans for its "real" and "insane" portrayal of the crisis. Painkiller explores the origins and aftermath of the opioid epidemic and focuses on those whose lives have been forever changed by the invention of OxyContin. The series looks at the actions of Purdue Pharma, which created OxyContin. The opioid crisis in the US has been tied to the extensive marketing of OxyContin, which was followed by a huge increase in it being prescribed. This led to mass levels of addiction. Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy in 2019 after being faced with 2,600 federal and state lawsuits for its role in the opioid epidemic. One man involved in the lawsuits was lawyer Jeffrey B. Simon. For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US. Speaking exclusively to The Mirror, Jeffrey explained how his firm joined forces with a number of others to go up against Purdue Pharma and other big companies. In the end, he said the total amount of settlements for their Opioid related claims is around $2.7billion (£2.1billion). The money will be used "almost exclusively for opioid harm reduction and healing strategy". Speaking about the new Netflix show, Jeffrey told us: "As Painkiller depicts, the opioid epidemic was caused first and foremost by aggressive drug company marketing of a dangerous lie that the best and safest method for treating chronic pain is to prescribe opioids. "The reality is, those claims are not true, have never been true. Addicting people is not the right way to relieve their pain and neither is killing them." He said Painkiller is "incredibly important" for two r){kind=link}
Painkiller, starring Matthew Broderick and Uzo Aduba, has just dropped on Netflix, with viewers being told the true story of the opioid crisis in the United States
Netflix has had fans gripped with its latest real-life drama Painkiller, which tells the true story of America’s opioid crisis.
The show – which stars Matthew Broderick, Taylor Kitsch and Uzo Aduba – has been hailed by fans for its “real” and “insane” portrayal of the crisis. Painkiller explores the origins and aftermath of the opioid epidemic and focuses on those whose lives have been forever changed by the invention of OxyContin.
The series looks at the actions of Purdue Pharma, which created OxyContin. The opioid crisis in the US has been tied to the extensive marketing of OxyContin, which was followed by a huge increase in it being prescribed. This led to mass levels of addiction.
Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy in 2019 after being faced with 2,600 federal and state lawsuits for its role in the opioid epidemic. One man involved in the lawsuits was lawyer Jeffrey B. Simon.