Author charts how greed and deceit fuelled the rise of OxyContin and an addiction crisis
The makers of OxyContin may not have set out to get people addicted to the drug, but “their heads were in the sand” when it came to thinking through its “colossal downsides,” says an American journalist.
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Posted: May 03, 2021 7:23 AM ET | Last Updated: May 3
Author Patrick Radden Keefe writes about the wealthy Sackler family and their connection to the creation of OxyContin in his new book, Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty. (Philip Montgomery Photography; Toby Talbot/The Associated Press)