Empire of Pain, Patrick Radden Keefe

 

Empire of Pain:  The secret history of the Sackler dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe is the story of the family behind the pain killer OxyContin and how their actions led to a an abuse epidemic.

Started: 5/28/2021
Completed: 6/1/2021
Recommendation: Highly Recommended
Recommended By: I think I read about this in The New Republic, but it is possible that I read about it many other places as well.

Review:

The Sacklers got away with it.  It is nauseating to look at this story.  These people compromised the FDA, the CDC, and various other federal agencies.  They abused bankruptcy proceeding even faced a Senate hearing and basically walked away unscathed.  It is shocking.