The Sackler Family – A Secretive Billion Dollar Opioid Empire

With over 200,000 deaths caused by Opioids, it's important to look at how this tragedy took place and who's behind it. In this video we look at the Sackler family, the family that has caused untold damage to the lives of millions for their role in the opioid crisis through their company Purdue Pharma.

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[donovanberes]

This month marks my 10 years of being clean 💯

[cynthiacomstock]

I should have ran out of the examining room in Louisville, KY in ’96 when a drug rep from Purdue came in & said he had the answer for my chronic pain. Yes, it's was OxyContin. After being addicted for 20+ years, I broke the chain of addiction as of March 2019. I'll never let anyone or anything take me back to the place I prayed my way out of!!!

[pansnemesis]

This August I'll be 7 years clean without this shit in my system, horrible stuff.

Great video sir.

[j.jester]

Not one member of the Sackler family will see prison time. Sickening how broken the world is and that " white collar " criminals never get punished.

[geoffzietsman]

My brother had back surgery and was prescribed oxycontin enough for 3 months, took one pill and complained it made him itchy left the rest in the safe. I was 19 at the time and saw on the internet it made you feel good so I started to use it. Used the whole prescription in a months time and ended up moving to cocaine to stop the withdrawal. Lost almost two years to that crap, my cousin ended up helping me quit. Proud to say I have been clean 5 years and 6 months.

[BulkBrogan.]

Being a drug dealer is fine...

as long as you're a corporation

[amalija]

This made me so sad, and so angry. My mom was a victim of this epidemic.

I miss you mom. I’m so sorry they did this to you.

I had a miscarriage last year and the doctor prescribed me oxycodone. It was 6 pills in that bottle. I tried my hardest to not take any of them because I was afraid of getting addicted. I've never even smoked weed before. The idea of getting addicted to drugs terrifies me. But that pain hit so hard, I gave in and took 1. I will never forget, once it kicked in, how good I felt. I remember laying in the bed and staring up at the ceiling when I said, This is amazing. I gotta throw this shit in the garbage! And that's exactly what I did the next morning. I don't want nothing that's going to make me feel that good. Hell naw! I preferred dealing with the pain than getting hooked on them.

[logankrastel]

Was a roofer for many years and hurt my back badly in 17. The pain was the most excruciatingly painful experience i had ever been through and only oxys were strong enough to take a bit of the edge off. 4 months later when my back finally was recovering and felt like i was finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel I stopped taking oxys. Suffered an even more debilitating 2 weeks of pure nightmarish hell getting that shit out of my body. Im honestly surprised i was able to power through it and avoid abusing it recreationally. I consider myself one of the lucky ones.

[tvyellow]

I started abusing opioid pain meds when I was 16 it started when I had a tooth pulled and the dentist prescribed a stupid amount of pain meds for what was a minor thing. From there until I was 23 I was hooked. I'm clean now and have been for 2 years🤘🏻

[deoyx]

Hey, everyone commenting in the comments about how long they've been clean: I just want to say I'm so proud of you. You got this. Even if you relapse, it's not too late to try again. I hope you have a wonderful day.

[cstaylor]

My mom lost her leg in 94’ instantly was prescribed….

She battled the addiction until November last year when she overdosed 😢😢😢

My whole family is broken behind this….

[mbr]

Was in a horrible car accident at age 20, got prescribed Percocet 30mg, got addicted to those. Ended up using Percs for about 3 years at which point I needed 1.5-2 30s just to feel decent and was doing a minimum of 5 30s a day. Switched to heroin despite being so against it, I was addicted and it was significantly cheaper. I always snorted it, never shot it intravenously, but I was addicted to heroin nonetheless. In 2017, I went to an out of state inpatient program for 30 days and life has continued to get better and better ever since. As of August 4, 2017 I have been sober. 🤗
_We do recover._
*One day at a time!*

[peterlittlehorse]

My wife's doctor in Montreal prescribed it for her migraines but she refused to take it until her migraine specialist in Philadelphia gave her the OK. (Yes, we had to go abroad for her to get any real care). Her specialist asked to see the prescription, tore it up and threw it into the trash. He told her to never touch that stuff.

[paytonpryor]

My mom broke her nose in 2004. This drug ruined our lives. My siblings and I were all separated and put in the system. My mom spiraled out of control. She lost the house, job, and car. OD'ed more time than I can count. Thankfully she's clean today.

Edit: Thank you all for your kind words, but unfortunately, she has relapsed and is currently in a homeless shelter.

[Kittyonurfoot]

I got prescribed oxy after my wisdom teeth surgery at 15 years old, can’t remember the dosage, but I just remember my dad only giving me half of the dose I was supposed to take, and even that knocked me on my ass. Addiction runs in my family too, and I’m very thankful that my dad controlled when I took it and how much I took. I’m grateful it was able to do its job of helping pain, without becoming addicting.

[Herofixtv]

Been clean from heroin 23 years, if your struggling just know I love you .

[leitheoleu]

Oxycotin is only allowed on terminally ill cancer patients in Singapore, crazy in US a doctor can just prescribe like that!

[shutthefrontdoor]

I am so glad to be able to say that it has been 9 years since I took my last pill, bought my last bag, used my last hit. I lost my brother to addiction, but I refuse to lose my own life to it.

[fiafia]

Great piece! Very informative. I’m a recovering addict from opioid addiction. I’ll be clean in September 6 years.