Sackler Secrets
b'With the opioid epidemic resulting in 88,295 deaths during the pandemic, it is time to discuss how to put a pin back in the grenade that is opioids. And there is no better place to start than with the gremlin of rich families, the Sacklers. I say that because like the mythical desecrater, the family sabotaged American\\u2019s lives with a drug all the while pretending to be philanthropists. All this is explained in a new book about the family, Empire Of Pain, by journalist Patrick Radden Keefe. In this episode listen to me bark, snarl, and snap as I rant about this issue. Resources: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2021/spike-drug-overdose-deaths-during-covid-19-pandemic-and-policy-options-move-forward https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/sackler-family-purdue-pharma-empire-of-pain/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fresh-air/id214089682?i=1000517159292'