Protestor dropped an 800-pound opioid spoon in front of the Johnson & Johnson HQ

Security stands next to activist artist Domenic Esposito. Ed Murray | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

“My mom would call me in this panic voice that she found a spoon in the house,” Esposito said. “It was the peak of my brother’s 12-year battle with addiction."

Johnson and Johnson security arrived and told Esposito he was on private property and he had to leave. They called the police, who asked Esposito to move his protest to the public sidewalk, and he did.

An Oklahoma judge last month ruled against Johnson and Johnson , fining the New Brunswick-based company $572 million, and saying its ads overstated drugs’ ability to treat chronic pain while downplaying their risk of addiction. Johnson and Johnson is appealing the decision.