I highly suggest that everyone watch this:
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/opioids-inc/
It has a Buffalo connection that we all can be proud of [sarcasm font]
And a hot stripper to boot.
Coming from a family with 80 years in the medical profession with 4 members having M.D. degrees, I can assure you that payola from big pharma has always been real and corrupting.