![]() ![]() The book delves into how the family aggressively marketed the drug and how it quickly became a major contributor to the opioid epidemic, which has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths in the United States. The book begins by tracing the history of the Sackler family, who made their fortune by developing and marketing Ox圜ontin, a highly addictive opioid pain medication. Written by award-winning author Patrick Radden Keefe, the book is an investigation of the rise and fall of one of the most powerful and secretive families in America, and how it was all built on a family tradition of deception and lies. Published: 2021 Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty is a deeply reported and shocking exposé of the Sackler family and their role in the opioid epidemic. ![]()
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