The Sackler family name is now inextricably linked to the crisis of opioid addiction that has the US in a stranglehold. The family headed up Purdue Pharma, maker of the painkiller OxyContin.

Financial accounts show that the Sackler Trust, a British nonprofit that the family set up, pledged over $6 million in 2022. But few organizations will admit to taking it. By Alex Marshall ...

Patrick Radden Keefe is the journalist and author behind Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty. His book takes a hard look at the family behind Perdue Pharmaceuticals - the ...

Following the release of Netflix’s Painkiller, the Sackler family’s net worth in 2024 has become a subject of curiosity. Once famous for its contributions to the pharmaceutical and art worlds ...

The Sackler dynasty, owners of Purdue Pharma and makers of powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin, has agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion of their own money to settle claims over its role in ...

Arthur, Mortimer, Raymond, and Richard Sackler are all portrayed in the Netflix drama 'Painkiller.' Here's where the founders of Purdue Pharma are now.

The Sackler family’s combined net worth reached more than $10.8 billion in late 2024, according to multiple outlets. Is Purdue Pharma Still in Business? According to CBS News, Purdue Pharma will ...

The Sackler name is celebrated for philanthropy in Britain and around the world. But now it is more closely associated with a fortune built on opioids that are killing thousands every year. As news ...

‘Painkiller’ Author on the 20-Year Road to a Netflix Hit and Why He Doesn’t Expect Richard Sackler to Watch. In 2003, Barry Meier wrote his first version of 'Pain Killer,' which along with ...

The Sackler family had not been on the board of Purdue Pharma since 2018. Once the bankruptcy deal goes into effect, they will no longer own the company. Purdue itself will no longer exist as part ...