10.24.2021

Drug Lords: Ours vs Theirs

 Otoniel: Colombia’s most wanted drug lord captured

The US's deadly drug lord escapes prosecution. 

The Sacklers, Who Made Billions From OxyContin, Win Immunity From Opioid Lawsuits

 Critics say the introduction of OxyContin in the late 1990s when members of the Sackler family served on the company's board helped usher in the opioid crisis.

More than 500,000 people in the United States have died from drug overdoses involving opioids, and millions more suffer from opioid use disorder.

Purdue Pharma has pleaded guilty twice to criminal wrongdoing in its marketing of OxyContin, first in 2007 and again last year. The Sacklers have never been charged and say they did nothing illegal or unethical.


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