The drug that made opioids a household wordĪrthur Sackler, the eldest child of Isaac and Sophie Sackler, was born in Brooklyn to an immigrant family short on cash but big on dreams. Richard Sackler who oversaw Purdue Pharma’s aggressive marketing of Ox圜ontin. The book is divided into three parts: “Patriarch” focuses on the exploits of Arthur Sackler and his younger brothers Mortimer and Raymond “Dynasty” revolves around Raymond’s son Richard who ran Purdue Pharma as it developed, promoted and defended Ox圜ontin “Legacy” examines the protests and lawsuits that eventually arose when it became clear that Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family acted without concern for the horrible addiction that Ox圜ontin unleashed. The Sackler family are associated with the marketing of Valium, and, more infamously, with the production and aggressive marketing of Ox圜ontin, the pill considered the prime culprit in the opioid epidemic now facing much of the world. 
state and local governments, families and individuals that have sued Purdue Pharma for opioid related damages. And it was that very week that the Sacklers reached a settlement with about 120,000 U.S.
I breezed through the volume’s 400 plus pages in less than a week. Despite the difficult subject matter, the book is so well written and so thoroughly researched, that you won’t put it down for long.
You are also likely to gasp, gape and rage at Patrick Radden Keefe’s secret history of the Sackler family dynasty. Patrick Radden Keefe, the author, pictured at right.Įmpire of Pain is a book that will make you shake your head so much, you will be in danger of injuring your neck.
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