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The Blueprint
Chris & Jeff George / Purdue Pharma
Twin brothers in Florida become pioneers of a pain clinic industry that fuels a nationwide opioid epidemic.
Prelude: Purdue Pharma introduces its new, extended-release painkiller called OxyContin.
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