The Sackler family knew OxyContin was highly addictive and marketed it as safe anyway, fueling the opioid epidemic β€” documented evidence
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Internal Purdue Pharma emails revealed Richard Sackler called opioid victims 'reckless criminals' and 'scum of the earth' while his company aggressively marketed OxyContin as having low addiction risk. Sales reps used the words 'street value', 'crush', or 'snort' in 117 internal notes. The result: over 500,000 Americans dead from opioid overdoses. Purdue paid $8.3 billion in settlements.

The Sackler family knew OxyContin was highly addictive and marketed it as safe anyway, fueling the opioid epidemic

HEALTHΒ·January 1, 1996Β·By Patrick Radden Keefe / Sackler InvestigatorsΒ·4.1K upvotesΒ·156 comments
What They Said Was Crazy
β€œWe have to hammer on the abusers in every way possible. They are the culprits and the problem. They are reckless criminals.”
β€” Patrick Radden Keefe / Sackler InvestigatorsJanuary 1, 1996Source

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