Taking cover under complexity has been a common strategy for tobacco companies and big oil - entities that have profited from disaster while seeking ways to avoid any moral opprobrium and expensive accountability.
“I don’t believe Purdue has a legal responsibility,” one family member insisted in a deposition two years ago, when asked about the company’s role in the opioid crisis. What’s in a name? Apparently plenty for the members of the Sackler family, who plastered their surname on prestigious galleries and institutions while taking care to keep the source of their riches under wraps.įor years, their company Purdue Pharma had been in the news for creating Ox圜ontin - the powerful painkiller whose introduction in 1996 ushered in a new era of both pain management and opioid addiction - while the Sackler name remained better known for philanthropy than for pharmaceuticals. To hear more audio stories from publishers like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.
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