Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Patrick Radden Keefe
- ISBN：B08ND91K6G
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Reviews
Leah Dickstein
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An incredible read—thorough and informative Yes it will make your blood boil and yes it’s still worth reading。 I’ll definitely be looking into PAIN after this。
Lexie Miller
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Fascinating story that pulled me in about the Sackler dynasty but I had to give up on 131 of 435 pages with a total of 544 with acknowledgements and sources。 While I found the story fascinating and know how much research and time went into it， I feel like the first 131 pages introduced the characters and all of the sneaky things they’ve done。 With the large focus on Arthur I couldn’t push through to see what else was written over the next 304 pages。
Jill S
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Another exceptional book from my main man PRK！ Full review to follow， but for now， allow me to share my favourite sentence from the book:"The rigour is stupefying" he wrote in a letter to a friend， before signing off， as only a college student can， "I have Sophocles to read。" Another exceptional book from my main man PRK！ Full review to follow， but for now， allow me to share my favourite sentence from the book:"The rigour is stupefying" he wrote in a letter to a friend， before signing off， as only a college student can， "I have Sophocles to read。" 。。。more
Steve Nolan
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Four stars only because it's *just* about the Sacklers。 （To get a full sense of the true damage they've done， ya need another book that centers the victims。） But as a portrait of these cretins， it's pretty great。 Easy to follow and thorough， while still just fuckin' damning。 （Not just of the Sacklers， too - the FDA， the Dept of Justice， shady doctors。） Comparing what happens to a small-time drug dealer to this family is one of the more depressing things you can do。 Four stars only because it's *just* about the Sacklers。 （To get a full sense of the true damage they've done， ya need another book that centers the victims。） But as a portrait of these cretins， it's pretty great。 Easy to follow and thorough， while still just fuckin' damning。 （Not just of the Sacklers， too - the FDA， the Dept of Justice， shady doctors。） Comparing what happens to a small-time drug dealer to this family is one of the more depressing things you can do。 。。。more
Jill Meyer
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The overdoses and deaths came early。 Having been introduced to medical doctors in the mid to late 1990’s， the super strong pain medicine， OxyContin， quickly became the drug of choice to give those dying in great pain from cancer。 But OxyContin soon led to chronic abuse among those seeking the highs of street drugs。 What was OxyContin and who was behind the mounting death toll？ In his new book， “Empire of Pain”， author Patrick Radden Keefe takes the reader behind the scenes to the ultra-secretive The overdoses and deaths came early。 Having been introduced to medical doctors in the mid to late 1990’s， the super strong pain medicine， OxyContin， quickly became the drug of choice to give those dying in great pain from cancer。 But OxyContin soon led to chronic abuse among those seeking the highs of street drugs。 What was OxyContin and who was behind the mounting death toll？ In his new book， “Empire of Pain”， author Patrick Radden Keefe takes the reader behind the scenes to the ultra-secretive Sackler family。When （and if） you to the Smithsonian Museum， you’ll see huge Sackler Gallery， dedicated to Asian Art。 There are similar rooms filled with donations at prestigious colleges and museums， mostly in the northeast。 They were gifts given by members of the Sackler family。 The three brothers， Arthur， Mortimer， and Raymond， were sons of a Jewish immigrant family。 The brothers all became doctors and were primarily interested in psychiatry。 But they ended up leaving the treatment of patients for the more lucrative business of。。。business。 The three - but in particular， Arthur - founded drug advertising agencies， and then drug companies。 They produced some good sellers， like Senokot， but hit the big time with the development of the incredibly strong pain killer， OxyContin。 It was sold as specifically “non addictive”。 But， it was addictive and large swathes of the United States were soon hotspots in the distribution and use of the drug。 Patrick Radden Keefe looks at both the family and company behind the OxyContin debacle。 He’s an excellent writer and makes the medical and business details easy to understand。 There have been books about the drug， but mainly on how it’s introduction to the steel towns of Pennsylvania and the “hollers” of West Virginia and Kentucky and how it’s use has affected millions of people who became addicted to the supposedly “non addictive” drug。 Keefe’s book puts it all together。 。。。more
Ophelia Alderton
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“Addicts want to be addicted， they get themselves addicted over and over again。” Richard SacklerThe Sackler family sold opioids as if they were selling sweets and truth be told there are probably more controls put in place over sweets than there are over highly addictive and life destroying drugs。 This book reads like a thriller。 From the beginnings of Arthur Sackler studying psychology to the present day indifference to human suffering and all the horrifying bits in between。 I highly recommend “Addicts want to be addicted， they get themselves addicted over and over again。” Richard SacklerThe Sackler family sold opioids as if they were selling sweets and truth be told there are probably more controls put in place over sweets than there are over highly addictive and life destroying drugs。 This book reads like a thriller。 From the beginnings of Arthur Sackler studying psychology to the present day indifference to human suffering and all the horrifying bits in between。 I highly recommend this book to learn more about this family， the opioid crisis and just how pharmaceutical companies can manipulate。 。。。more
Naia Pard
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I added it after watching the interview between Seth Myers and John Oliver。 The latter said that he was very excited to read it。 I am， too。
Michael Perkins
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The article that the book expanded from。https://www。newyorker。com/magazine/20。。。BTW， I noticed a tactic in the ratings for this book below that I usually see Christian fundamentalists use。 They "join" GR for a day in order to give low ratings to books they don't like， without reading them。 There seem to be some Sackler apologists here who have done the same。 The article that the book expanded from。https://www。newyorker。com/magazine/20。。。BTW， I noticed a tactic in the ratings for this book below that I usually see Christian fundamentalists use。 They "join" GR for a day in order to give low ratings to books they don't like， without reading them。 There seem to be some Sackler apologists here who have done the same。 。。。more
Sveborg
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