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Empire of pain

Paperback • 2021 • English • 1. edition

Empire of pain: the secret history of the Sackler dynasty

By Patrick Radden Keefe

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About the book

The story of the Sackler Dynasty, Purdue Pharma, and their involvement in the opioid crisis that has created millions of addicts, even as it generated billions of dollars in profit. The Sackler name adorns the walls of many storied institutions - Harvard; the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Oxford; the Louvre. They are one of the richest families in the world, known for their lavish donations in the arts and the sciences. The source of the family fortune was vague, however, until it emerged that th...Show more

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Health, illness and addiction: social aspects

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ISBN

9781529063073

Publisher

Picador

Published year

2021

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Empire of pain

Format

Paperback

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