Episode 243 - The Sackler Family: An American Cartel

28 Apr

Often, on RedHanded, we find ourselves shocked at the actions of killers who callously murder tens of people.

But what if we told you that there was a family out there who are still free to this day, whose actions are responsible for over half a million American deaths over the past 22 years?

We are, of course, talking about infamous scumbags the Sackler family, whose greed, lies, and utterly vile actions unleashed a plague on the people of North America.

Sources:

Books:

Dopesick - Beth Macy

Empire of Pain - Patric Radden Keefe

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

https://archive.jsonline.com/watchdog/watchdogreports/what-happened-to-the-poster-children-of-oxycontin-r65r0lo-169056206.html/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/10/purdue-opioids-crisis-doctor-testify-against-drugmaker

https://www.webmd.com/connect-to-care/addiction-treatment-recovery/prescription/things-you-should-know-about-opioid-brain-damage

https://encompass.eku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=kjsrb

https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a37885480/dopesick-on-hulu-timeline/

https://nypost.com/2021/09/01/judge-will-approve-purdue-pharma-opioid-deal-that-shields-sacklers/

https://columnhealth.com/blog_posts/timeline-of-the-opioid-crisis/

https://www.connecticutmag.com/health-and-science/purdue-pharma-and-oxycontin-a-timeline/article_e140534a-f50f-11e9-96ab-8bb2725250e0.html