OxyContin maker Purdue agrees to provide research data

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The maker of the powerful painkiller OxyContin has agreed to provide access to proprietary research and other data to researchers at Oklahoma State University to help them find causes and treatments for drug addiction.
Stamford, Connecticut-based Purdue Pharma announced the agreement Thursday in a joint statement with the university.
Purdue said it will provide Oklahoma State’s new National Center for Wellness & Recovery access to “research molecules an