‘Painkiller’ Author on the 20-Year Road to a Netflix Hit and Why He Doesn’t Expect Richard Sackler to Watch. In 2003, Barry Meier wrote his first version of 'Pain Killer,' which along with ...

‘Empire of Pain’ author Patrick Radden Keefe discusses a Supreme Court ruling that could cause a reckoning for the reviled Sackler family, who helped usher in the opioid epidemic.

This month’s KELOLAND Living Book Club selection examines the history of the Sackler family, including the founding of Purdue Pharma, its role in the marketing of pharmaceuticals, and the fam… ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Patrick Radden Keefe about his book Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty. The book profiles the family that founded oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma.

Physician David Grube and pharmacist Gary DeLander will team up to review “Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty” by Patrick Radden Keefe at noon Wednesday, June ...

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the opioid crisis has turned into a deadly drug overdose epidemic, impacting nearly every state in the country.

Netflix just dropped a new series called “Painkiller.” This six-part series is based on both Barry Meier’s book, “Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America’s Opioid ...