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| Author | Patrick Radden Keefe |
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| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | April 13, 2021 |
| Pages | 560 |
| ISBN | 978-0-385-54568-6 |
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty is a 2021 book by Patrick Radden Keefe. The book examines the history of the Sackler family, including the founding of Purdue Pharma, its role in the marketing of pharmaceuticals, and the family's central role in the opioid epidemic.[1][2][3] The book followed Keefe's 2017 article on the Sackler family in The New Yorker, titled "The Family That Built an Empire of Pain".[4][5]
- ^ Joseph, Andrew (April 20, 2021). "A new book traces the roots of the opioid crisis through the secretive Sackler family". Stat.
- ^ "Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty". Kirkus Reviews. April 13, 2021.
- ^ Carreyrou, Adam (April 13, 2021). "Patrick Radden Keefe Lays Bare a Drug Crisis Fueled by Family Greed". The New York Times.
- ^ Green, Lloyd (April 18, 2021). "Empire of Pain review: the Sacklers, opioids and the sickening of America". The Guardian.
- ^ Keefe, Patrick Radden (October 23, 2017). "The Family That Built an Empire of Pain". The New Yorker.