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Family behind Purdue Pharma engineered opioid crisis, Massachusetts AG says

Only on "CBS This Morning," we're hearing from the Massachusetts attorney general who blames the founding family of a pharmaceutical company for helping create the opioid drug crisis. In a lawsuit, the state targets Purdue Pharma and eight members of the Sackler family. It alleges they are "personally responsible" for deceptively selling OxyContin. Purdue Pharma called the accusations "a rush to vilify" the drugmaker. Tony Dokoupil reports.
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