EMPIRE OF PAIN: THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE SACKLER DYNASTY

EMPIRE OF PAIN: THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE SACKLER DYNASTY

PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE

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Editorial:
PAN MACMILLAN
Año de edición:
2022
Materia
Classics
ISBN:
978-1-5290-6310-3
Páginas:
480
Encuadernación:
Paperback
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The story of the Sackler dynasty, their company Purdue Pharma, its bestselling drug OxyContin, their immensely generous philanthropy and their involvement in the opioid crisis that has created millions of addicts, even as it generated billions of dollars in profit.

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