WASHINGTON — The maker of OxyContin has been forged because the chief villain within the nation’s opioid disaster. But newly launched authorities figures recommend Purdue Pharma had loads of assist in flooding the U.S. with billions of capsules at the same time as overdose deaths had been accelerating. Records saved by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration present that 76 billion oxycodone and hydrocodone capsules — the overwhelming majority of them generics, not model names — had been shipped to U.S. pharmacies from 2006 to 2012. The annual quantity swelled by greater than 50 % throughout that time frame even because the physique rely climbed. The highly effective painkillers flowed quicker even after Purdue Pharma was fined