If you or a family member has been injured...blah blah blah

Read the REASONS why these people are suing...a few are pasted here...

"...Dr. Timothy Smith is a licensed physician in this state, who specializes in the treatment of pain. Dr. Smith has prescribed OxyContin for some of his patients, including LaDonna Howland. Howland was first prescribed OxyContin for pain stemming from injuries she sustained in an automobile accident in 1999. She continued receiving prescriptions for OxyContin for approximately 18 months. Howland has allegedly experienced addiction, drug dependency and withdrawal symptoms as a result of her use of OxyContin...

Ronald Schaffer was first prescribed OxyContin (by a physician other than Dr. Smith) after undergoing heart surgery in 1998. He continued receiving prescriptions for OxyContin for approximately two years. Lillian Lakes was first prescribed OxyContin (by a physician other than Dr. Smith) following a mastectomy in November 1999. She continued receiving prescriptions for the drug through 2000. Both Schaffer and Lakes allegedly suffered several adverse effects, including drug dependence, as a result of their using OxyContin..."

AND THE BEST PART (sarcasm here, folks)...Purdue should be held accountable because it didn't explicitly warn people NOT to crush and snort OxyContin???...did the dang doctor write on the prescription "crush and snort every 6-8 hours"...NO! If you don't take it as prescribed, IT IS ABUSE and YOU are liable for that decision.

This just blows me away! So any of us who are dependent/addicted to our pain meds should sue the manufacturer, eh? Doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that almost all of the potent pain meds have abuse/dependence potential. I cannot understand our courts!