The Rise and Fall of the Sacklers, the Family That Gave America OxyContin
Behind the opioid epidemic sweeping the U.S. is an ultra-powerful medication, OxyContin, and behind the drug is an ultra-powerful family. A new book, 'Empire of Pain,' reveals the unscrupulous business practices of the Sackler clan, whose Purdue Pharma fueled a plague that cost some 500,000 Americans their lives
Curtis Wright had vetoed and approved the sale of no few medications during his career. A director at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, he headed a team that was in charge of review and approval of new medications. Pain-relievers were his personal responsibility.
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