But this is reality, there’s no ghosts to force them to see what they don’t want to see or threaten eternal damnation if they don’t shape up smartly. But I began wishing that at least one of the family would have a Dickens-esque moment where they realised just how culpable they are and began using their considerable wealth to fund programs that treat substance abuse. Empire of Pain begins with the story of three doctor brothers, Raymond, Mortimer and the incalculably energetic Arthur, who weathered the poverty of the. This may simply be a reflection of me reading the bulk of the book during the holiday season. Sir Richard Branson has revealed things got so bad for his businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic that he feared he would lose his entire empire of planes, trains, hotels, health clubs and. The Sackler family are one of the richest families in the world. Their level of compartmentalisation is astounding. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty - Patrick Radden Keefe. Not only in terms of wealth (which is considerable in and of itself) but how they see the world, especially when it comes to how their actions directly led to the opioid crisis we see today.

Perhaps the most disconcerting part, at least for me, was how the family seems to live in an entirely different plane of reality. : Empire of Pain (9780385547741) by Keefe Radden Patrick and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great. He allows you to appreciate how culpable the entire family are, whether they lived before the days of oxycontin, were directly involved in it’s process, or simply benefitted financially from in proceeds. I really appreciated the way Keefe methodically laid out how the different generations of Sacklers laid out the foundations, not only for the rollout of oxycontin, but also their defence tactics when people started bringing lawsuits against them. The book chronicles the Sacklers and their role in the opioid crisis. Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe tells the story of the Sackler family, Purdue Pharmacy, and the creation of Oxycontin.

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