Question

read this paragraph from the section \how did its use spread?\
the current drug crisis has unfolded in three waves, u.s. health officials say. in 1996, the pharmaceutical company purdue pharma introduced oxycontin, a form of oxycodone. marketed as a safer alternative to existing opioids, its annual sales had surged to $1 billion by 2001. in 2007, purdue paid $600 million in fines for misbranding the product as less addictive than other painkillers. in 2010, it released a reformulated version that was harder to crush or dissolve, since many users had been doing this. some people addicted to legal painkillers began turning to heroin, triggering a surge in heroin use. dealers began lacing or mixing heroin with cheaper fentanyl, and then turned to selling fentanyl by itself. it was sometimes mixed with materials such as flour or baking soda, which increased inventory and profits.
which idea is best supported by the paragraph?
(a) flour and baking soda can make fentanyl more expensive.
(b) fentanyl use did not become dangerous until it was mixed with heroin.
(c) the purchases of legal painkillers decreased once oxycontin became very popular.
(d) purdue pharmas misleading marketing led to tremendous profits for the company.

Explanation:

Breve explicación:

El párrafo menciona que Purdue Pharma comercializó OxyContin como una alternativa más segura a los opioides existentes y que sus ventas anuales alcanzaron el mil millones de dólares en 2001. Luego, en 2007, pagó multas por la promoción errónea del producto. Esto muestra que el marketing engañoso de la empresa generó grandes ganancias. Las opciones A y B no se apoyan en el texto, y la opción C es contraria a lo que se dice en el párrafo.

Respuesta:

D. Purdue Pharma's misleading marketing led to tremendous profits for the company.

Answer:

Breve explicación:

El párrafo menciona que Purdue Pharma comercializó OxyContin como una alternativa más segura a los opioides existentes y que sus ventas anuales alcanzaron el mil millones de dólares en 2001. Luego, en 2007, pagó multas por la promoción errónea del producto. Esto muestra que el marketing engañoso de la empresa generó grandes ganancias. Las opciones A y B no se apoyan en el texto, y la opción C es contraria a lo que se dice en el párrafo.

Respuesta:

D. Purdue Pharma's misleading marketing led to tremendous profits for the company.