Often, on RedHanded, we find ourselves shocked at the actions of killers who callously murder tens of people.



But what if we told you that there was a family out there who are still free to this day, whose actions are responsible for over half a million American deaths over the past 22 years?



We are, of course, talking about infamous scumbags the Sackler family, whose greed, lies, and utterly vile actions unleashed a plague on the people of North America.

Sources:


Books: 
Dopesick - Beth Macy
Empire of Pain - Patric Radden Keefe 


https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/30/the-family-that-built-an-empire-of-pain


https://archive.jsonline.com/watchdog/watchdogreports/what-happened-to-the-poster-children-of-oxycontin-r65r0lo-169056206.html/


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/10/purdue-opioids-crisis-doctor-testify-against-drugmaker


https://www.webmd.com/connect-to-care/addiction-treatment-recovery/prescription/things-you-should-know-about-opioid-brain-damage


https://encompass.eku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=kjsrb


https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a37885480/dopesick-on-hulu-timeline/


https://nypost.com/2021/09/01/judge-will-approve-purdue-pharma-opioid-deal-that-shields-sacklers/


https://columnhealth.com/blog_posts/timeline-of-the-opioid-crisis/

https://www.connecticutmag.com/health-and-science/purdue-pharma-and-oxycontin-a-timeline/article_e140534a-f50f-11e9-96ab-8bb2725250e0.html 


https://archive.jsonline.com/watchdog/168151336.html/


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10597265/Opioid-crisis-victims-confront-Purdue-Pharmas-owners.html


https://eu.enterprisenews.com/story/news/drugs/opioid-crisis/2022/03/18/brockton-opioids-cheryl-juaire-letter-sacklers-purdue-sean-merrill-corey/7063893001/


https://www.safekids.org/blog/risky-road-when-injured-young-athlete-takes-painkiller


https://nypost.com/2019/02/21/mom-shares-haunting-photo-of-dead-son-to-warn-about-us-epidemic/


https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/baby-opioids/


https://time.com/5959266/mother-shares-advice-after-losing-her-son/
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/29/health/oklahoma-opioid-trial-father-testimony-bn/index.html#:~:text=Austin%20Box%2C%20a%20football%20star,opioid%20epidemic%20impacting%20Americans%20today.


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