Opioid crisis victims confront Purdue Pharma's owners
Releasing years of anguish and anger, victims of opioid abuse and those who have lost loved ones to an addiction crisis stretching back more than two decades unloaded their emotions on members of the family they blame for fueling the deadly epidemic. Thursday’s unusual hearing, conducted virtually in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, gave them what they have wanted for years: the chance to confront members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and tell them about the lasting pain that addiction and overdoses have had in their lives. Appearing only via audio was Richard Sackler, ...
Source: aol.com
