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Star-studded true crime series Painkiller is a true story: Richard Sackler and the Sacklers are real (and rich), although Purdue Pharma is bankrupt.

There were 10 deaths in Littleton - population 6,000 - in just one yea, said Chief Paul Smith.

From "Rumor Has It" to "Live Until I Die," take a look back at the Clay Walker songs that dominated country radio during the 1990s.

The series stars Matthew Broderick as Purdue Pharma villain Richard Sackler.

Curtis Wright, who is portrayed as the man behind the legalization of OxyContin and then took a job with its manufacturers isnt enjoying his new-found notoriety

Painkiller creator Noah Harpster plays the real-life Dr. Curtis Wright, who gave OxyContin FDA approval. Heres what we know about him.

The series stars Matthew Broderick as Purdue Pharma villain Richard Sackler.

When science was distorted in FDA's process to approve the opioid OxyContin, it contributed to a seven-fold increase in US drug overdose deaths in subsequent years.

Netflixs Painkiller is a story of the opioid crisis, and the role Purdue Pharma played in it. Dr. Curtis Wright was the FDA official who greenlit the drug.

New Netflix series, Painkiller, is now available to watch but how accurate is the story of the American opioid crisis and what has been fictionalised?