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Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
2 reviews
kshertz's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
4.0
It’s a fascinating all encompassing look into the family behind Valium and oxy. The total disconnect between starting out to help psychiatric patients to billions of dollars and doing anything to keep the money coming in is astounding. A reminder that power and money corrupt absolutely and that the US government and capitalism will cheer it on every time no matter how many people die. It’s a heartbreaking and it’s an important read.
Content Warnings
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
maarsargo's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use
Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, and Gaslighting
Minor: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Gaslighting