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The Opioid Crisis and the Sackler Family
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The Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharmaceuticals, were fined more than $600 million in a plea agreement in 2007 for their role in the opioid crisis. However, with opiate-related deaths at 142 Americans per day and an economic cost of $80 billion in 2013, many people believe that the punishment was a mere slap on the wrist.
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Purdue Pharmaceuticals pays only a $600 million fine as part of a 2007 plea agreement for their role in the opioid epidemic that has claimed the lives of roughly the same number of Americans that died during the Vietnam War.
22:49 - 24:56 (02:06)
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Purdue Pharmaceuticals pays only a $600 million fine as part of a 2007 plea agreement for their role in the opioid epidemic that has claimed the lives of roughly the same number of Americans that died during the Vietnam War.
ChapterThe Opioid Crisis and the Sackler Family
EpisodePart Two: The Sackler Family: America's Deadliest Drug Dealers
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The economic impact of opioid use totaled around $80 billion in 2013, and opioid addiction was responsible for 20% of the decline in labor force participation from 1999 to 2015.
24:56 - 26:24 (01:27)
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The economic impact of opioid use totaled around $80 billion in 2013, and opioid addiction was responsible for 20% of the decline in labor force participation from 1999 to 2015. The Sackler family made up the majority of Purdue Pharmaceuticals' board responsible for the opioid crisis.