'Painkiller': Where Is Curtis Wright Now?
'Painkiller' creator Noah Harpster plays the real-life Dr. Curtis Wright, who gave OxyContin FDA approval. Here's what we know about him.
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'Painkiller' creator Noah Harpster plays the real-life Dr. Curtis Wright, who gave OxyContin FDA approval. Here's 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.
Netflix's '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?