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Arthur M. Sackler in his office in this undated photo. (Wikimedia commons/ CC BY-SA 2.0/ Smithsonian Freer and Sackler Galleries) Author Patrick Radden Keefe testifies before a House Oversight Committee hearing on legislation inspired by the bankruptcy case of Purdue Pharma and the members of the wealthy Sackler family that own it, on Capitol Hill, June 8, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) A skeleton made of pill bottles stands with protesters outside a courthouse in Boston, where a judge was to hear arguments in Massachusetts' lawsuit against Purdue Pharma over its role in ...

The family of the late Raymond Sackler, left, who own OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma, have denied 'allegations' on new website. Raymond's son Richard, right, was CEO.

"Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty" by Patrick Radden Keefe; Doubleday (560 pages, $32.50) ——— Long before the coronavirus pandemic, the United States was in the

"Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty" by Patrick Radden Keefe; Doubleday (560 pages, $32.50) ——— Long before the coronavirus pandemic, the United States was in the

"Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty" by Patrick Radden Keefe; Doubleday (560 pages, $32.50) ——— Long before the coronavirus pandemic, the United States was in the midst of a public health emergency that had killed hundreds of thousands of people over the last 25 years. And it hasn’t gone away. Indeed, during the pandemic, deaths from drug overdoses surged — up 26% over ...