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Lynn Schmidt: America's addiction nightmare comes home

A few weeks ago, my husband and I lost a friend to an opioid overdose. He was not the first person we knew who died from an overdose, but he was perhaps the closest. And while I am still working through the five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · May 12, 2022

Appeals court to consider paving way for Purdue Pharma deal

A federal appeals panel is considering whether to allow a legal move that would pave the way for a settlement between OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and governments across the U.S. The deal would allow the company to exit bankruptcy and require members of the Sackler family who own it to…

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022

Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe audiobook review – inside America’s opioid crisis

With a calmly astonished tone, the author narrates the shocking story of how the Sackler family made its money out of the lethal painkiller OxyContin

The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2022

British Museum cuts ties with Sackler name

The Sackler name will be removed from galleries, rooms and endowments they supported.

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022

British Museum removes Sackler family name from galleries

Museum is latest institution to distance itself from family accused of profiting from US opioids crisis

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2022

Drugs that treat opioid use disorder are a good use for multibillion-dollar settlement funds

States, cities, counties and tribal governments across the nation will soon receive a windfall through several major opioid settlements. Drug distributors and manufacturers, including Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family members who own it, will relinquish a total of about US$32 billion for their role in the overdose crisis. Other…

The Conversation · Mar 25, 2022

Opioid crisis victims to confront Purdue Pharma's owners

People who lost loved ones or years of their own lives to opioid addiction are getting their first and perhaps only chance to confront members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2022

Purdue Pharma judge approves a $6 billion opioid settlement

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain approved a settlement among members of the Sackler family that own Purdue Pharma LP and a handful of states that had been fighting its multibillion-dollar opioid deal.

Tribune News Service · Mar 10, 2022

OxyContin maker seeks approval for latest settlement plan

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is asking a judge to approve its latest plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

Purdue’s Sacklers reach $6 billion opioid deal with states

Members of the billionaire Sackler family that own Purdue Pharma LP have agreed to a bigger opioid settlement with the handful of states that worked to overturn its prior deal.

Tribune News Service · Mar 3, 2022