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'Empire of Pain' explores the family behind Purdue Pharma

'Empire of Pain' explores the family behind Purdue Pharma

FromNPR's Book of the Day


'Empire of Pain' explores the family behind Purdue Pharma

FromNPR's Book of the Day

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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Dec 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the most recent public institution to announce that they are taking the Sackler name off of seven of their spaces due to their involvement with the opioid crisis. Author Patrick Radden Keefe wrote a book profiling the Sackler family called Empire of Pain: The Secret History Of The Sackler Dynasty that was one of the biggest of the year. It profiles the family that founded Purdue Pharma and their promotion of the drug Oxycontin.
Released:
Dec 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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