Harvard University has decided against removing from campus buildings the name of a family whose company makes the powerful painkiller OxyContin, despite protests from parents whose children fatally overdosed.


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Originally Published: <time datetime="2024-08-10 18:31:14">August 10, 2024 at 6:31 p.m.</time>

Harvard University has decided against removing from campus buildings the name of a family whose company makes the powerful painkiller OxyContin, despite protests from parents whose children fatall…{ai:summary}<p>Harvard University stands its ground, keeping the name of a family linked to OxyContin on its buildings. Parents, mourning children lost to overdose, voice their outrage, but the institution remains unmoved by the cries for change.  </p><p>The tangled web of grief and legacy continues, with no end in sight. #society</p>

Harvard won’t remove OxyContin maker’s name from buildings despite protests

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