![]() Part family drama, part legal and medical history, it argues that the story of the Sacklers is the story of American institutions. Radden Keefe also highlights the Sackler family’s role as art patrons and philanthropists and their tendency to obscure the source of their wealth-a secrecy that persisted until the controversy around Ox圜ontin became too powerful to ignore due to increasing legal and media scrutiny.Įmpire of Pain spans many genres. Beginning with the humble origins of Arthur Sackler and his two brothers, Radden Keefe uncovers the family’s role in the field of modern medical advertising and the regulation of the pharmaceutical industry, before turning to the origin story of Ox圜ontin. ![]() ![]() To explain how opioids became widely prescribed in the 21st century, Radden Keefe turns to the company that created Ox圜ontin, Purdue Pharmaceuticals, and the family that created the company in its modern form, the Sacklers. ![]()
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