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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Arthur and his younger brothers.
Chapter 3: The Sacklers forge a dynasty.
Chapter 4: What’s within a name?
Chapter 5: The next generation takes the mantle.
Chapter 6: The painkiller to begin with and remain with.
Chapter 7: The creation of a crisis.
Chapter 8: The tainted billionaires.
Description
Empire of Pain (2021) follows the rise and fall of the elusive Sacklers, the billionaire family behind Purdue Pharma. Its blockbuster drug, OxyContin, was aggressively marketed as safe, but would go on to spur a devastating opioid crisis that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives. Yet the Sacklers’ fortress of lawyers, political connections and a philanthropic name would, time and again, protect them from responsibility.
Who Should Listen
- Current affairs enthusiasts
- Lovers of family dynasty dramas
- Anyone wanting to understand the opioid crisis