OxyContin Maker Fined After Guilty Plea

Current, Former Execs Plead Guilty To Misleading Public About Drug's Risk Of Addiction

"With its OxyContin, Purdue unleashed a highly abusable, addictive, and potentially dangerous drug on an unsuspecting and unknowing public".

(AP) The Connecticut-based maker of the powerful painkiller OxyContin and three of its current and former executives pleaded guilty Thursday to misleading the public about the drug's risk of addiction, a federal prosecutor and the company said.

Purdue Pharma L.P., its president, top lawyer and former chief medical officer will pay $634.5 million in fines for claiming the drug was less addictive and less subject to abuse than other pain medications, U.S. Attorney John Brownlee said in a news release.

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This is very exciting news for me, as I know that this drug has caused many deaths in the wrestling business. The first person who comes to mind is Louie Mucciolo (Spicolli).

February 10, 1971 to February 15, 1998

Louie had stopped taking drugs after renewed fears for his health, but the news that his mother was terminally ill with cancer led to a relapse. On 2/15/98 Louie Spicolli died after overdosing on Soma, oxycontin and wine, choking on his own vomit in his sleep.

Investigators found an empty vial of the male hormone testosterone, pain pills and an anxiety-reducing drug. The Los Angeles County coroner's office determined the drugs might have contributed to his heart condition.

There are many others, but does it really matter who they were, the important news is that this drug was the cause, and now they must PAY for not being truthful.

I know MANY wrestlers still on oxycontin, PLEASE get off them before it's too late......

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