angers me greatly that the medication that was developed to help people and relieve severe pain has become associated with so much human suffering. reporter: the family said they re pleased with the settlement, the resolution of this is critical to providing substantial resources for people and communities in need. there have never been criminal charges filed against the sackler family. those who have been addicted to opiods or had a family member that died from an opoid addiction, they say this family is no different than a heroin dealer and would like to see criminal charges filed. the settlement does not shield them from that possible prosecution. here to discuss is beth macy, the author of dope sick. beth, good to see you. purdue pharma first introduced
the settlement ends years of civil lawsuits against the company and family. the sackler family continues to deny wrongdoing, but expresses regret for the effect on community. they had taken no accountability. reporter: dozens of states and individuals sued in the wake of the company pleading guilty to federal criminal charges for how it marketed and sold oxycontin. for some victims families the settlement feels like the best deal they could have got. the alternative would have been thousands of absolutes that could have gone on for years and years. it gets the sacklers out of the opoid business, shuts down purdue pharma and gave families the opportunity to tell them how they wrecked their lives. reporter: the family dynasty dramatized in dope sick. it distresses he greatly and
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