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  • Matthew Broderick
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    …Sackler in the Netflix miniseries Painkiller. Based on real-life events, the series follows the Sackler family and their pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma as they develop and sell the highly addictive drug OxyContin, which has been blamed for the deadly opioid crisis in the United States.

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    …Sackler in the Netflix miniseries Painkiller. Based on real-life events, the series follows the Sackler family and their pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma as they develop and sell the highly addictive drug OxyContin, which has been blamed for the deadly opioid crisis in the United States.

    Read More