It's quick, it's clean, it's 'non-addictive'... this episode, we're covering manufacturers of OxyContin and the opioid epidemic: The Sackler Family and their company, Purdue Pharma.

How did the Sackler family pioneer medical marketing and perpetuate false claims to get their pills into the public zeitgeist?

Could the "Third Opium War" be directly attributed to Purdue Pharma and the Sackler's corrupt business practices, and how does this set the precedent for other pharmaceutical companies?

And just what will be the breaking point for the Sacklers to be held fully accountable for their actions and inaction?

Give it a listen and we will ask you how much it hurts, on a scale of 1-10.

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CREDITS

Intro Tunes

- Beat provided by FreeBeats

Produced by White Hot

Outro Tunes

- "The Flower Duet" by Leo Delibes, conducted by Philip Milman

Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported, used with some modification

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MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION RESOURCES

US Hotline: 1-800-662-4357

Canada Hotline: 1-833-553-6983

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TODAY'S SOURCES

“Crime of the Century”, dir. Alex Gibney

“The Family That Built an Empire of Pain” by Patrick Radden Keefe

“‘You Murdered My Daughter’: Relatives of OxyContin Victims Confront the Sacklers” by Jan Hoffman

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