Suppose The United States is currently facing an opioid crisis, with thousands of overdose deaths occurring each year. Many experts believe that the pharmaceutical industry played a significant role in fueling this crisis by overprescribing painkillers. However, the industry argues that they were simply responding to the demand for pain relief medications. The debate over responsibility continues to rage on, with no clear solution in sight.
Can we infer that "The pharmaceutical industry has acknowledged their role in the opioid crisis."? Yes, no, or maybe?