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Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
2 reviews
ashwaar's review against another edition
challenging
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.5
I’ve read another of Patrick Radden Keefe’s books, Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, and if you liked that, I think you’ll also really love Empire of Pain.
I knew absolutely nothing about the Sackler family, Purdue or OxyContin when I started this book and it does a fantastic job of introducing you to this pharmaceutical dynasty, and their role in the opioid crisis in America.
I think what makes this book so unique in covering the addiction crises is that it goes back decades to the three brothers that founded Purdue Pharma and their experiences working in medicine and advertising which basically invented pharmaceutical marketing.
This book is a must read, it’s incredibly impactful and important, and covers so many essential areas of the story with such ease and grace. It’s an incredible achievement.
I knew absolutely nothing about the Sackler family, Purdue or OxyContin when I started this book and it does a fantastic job of introducing you to this pharmaceutical dynasty, and their role in the opioid crisis in America.
I think what makes this book so unique in covering the addiction crises is that it goes back decades to the three brothers that founded Purdue Pharma and their experiences working in medicine and advertising which basically invented pharmaceutical marketing.
This book is a must read, it’s incredibly impactful and important, and covers so many essential areas of the story with such ease and grace. It’s an incredible achievement.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Medical content
Minor: Sexual content and Suicide
butlerebecca's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
tense
medium-paced
4.25
sad that succession was only mentioned once, 13 hours in
I want to rate this a four but I’m giving it more because I think it has to do with the fact that I have already watched Dopesick and prefer the pace and arc of that, but recognize the point of this book is more Sackler and less first-hand addiction experience
I want to rate this a four but I’m giving it more because I think it has to do with the fact that I have already watched Dopesick and prefer the pace and arc of that, but recognize the point of this book is more Sackler and less first-hand addiction experience
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, and Suicide
Moderate: Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content
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