ChinesePod News (March 05, 2019)<br /><br />The OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is reportedly considering bankruptcy protection to address legal liabilities. Plaintiffs have accused the company of flooding the market with addictive opioid drugs and misleading doctors and patients about the risks of these medications. <br /><br />NOTE: This video features SIMPLIFIED characters, which are used in Mainland China. For viewers studying the form of written Chinese used in Hong Kong and Taiwan (traditional), the traditional-character version of this story (alongside all others of ChinesePod Today) is available at https://youtu.be/AcsDKLdZXWg<br /><br />This ChinesePod Today news broadcast includes the following vocabulary:<br /><br />滥用: to abuse or misuse<br />诉讼: litigation<br />批准: approval<br />驳回: to reject or overrule<br />处方药: prescription medication<br />涉及: to be involved or related to <br />充斥着: to be full of or flood (negative connotation) <br /><br />Go to ChinesePod.com for more great lessons and videos!<br />===================================<br />Like this video? Sign-up today to make the most of ChinesePod.com's 4,000+ lesson library! <br /><br />LIKE US: https://www.facebook.com/chinesepod<br />TWEET US: https://twitter.com/chinesepod<br />DOUBLE-TAP US: https://instagram.com/chinesepodtv<br />SNAP US: https://www.snapchat.com/add/chinesepodtv<br />READ US: https://chinesepod.com/blog<br />LEARN WITH US: https://chinesepod.com/
