The company last week launched an advertising campaign in national newspapers, Washington publications, and local papers in its home state of Connecticut. In a statement, Purdue said the ads were part of a broader “long-term initiative,” but declined to provide details about what else would be included beyond the advertisements.
“We manufacture prescription opioids,” reads one of the ads, a full-page spread in the Wall Street Journal on Monday. “How could we not help fight the prescription and illicit opioid abuse crisis?”
If our city and state governments are going after the pharmaceutical companies they should also go after the alcohol industry. Alcohol is nothing more than a legalized drug and a poison. It’s a scourge to families and communities.