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Empire of pain : the secret history of the Sackler dynasty  Cover Image Book Book

Empire of pain : the secret history of the Sackler dynasty / Patrick Radden Keefe.

Summary:

Presents a portrait of three generations of the Sackler family, who built their fortune on the sale of Valium and later sponsored the creation and marketing of one of the most commonly prescribed and addictive painkillers of the opioid crisis.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780385697545 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xii, 535 pages : illustrations, genealogical table ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto : Bond Street Books, [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Genealogical table on endpapers.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Sackler family.
Sackler, Arthur M. > Family.
Purdue Pharma L.P.
Rich people > United States > Biography.
Pharmaceutical industry > Corrupt practices.
Pharmaceutical industry > Marketing.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cookstown Branch 338.76161 Sackl-K 31681010232502 NONFIC Available -

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