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| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Legal

USA. The Family That Built an Empire of Pain

The Sackler dynasty’s ruthless marketing of painkillers has generated billions of dollars—and millions of addicts.

An addiction specialist said that the Sacklers’ firm, Purdue Pharma, bears the “lion’s share” of the blame for the opioid crisis. (The New Yorker, 30.10.2017)

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