Richard Sackler

Richard Sackler
Sackler in 2015
Born
Richard Stephen Sackler

(1945-03-10) March 10, 1945 (age 79)
EducationColumbia University (BA)
New York University (MD)
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFormer chairman and president of Purdue Pharma
SpouseBeth Sackler (divorced)
Children3
Parent
FamilySackler

Richard Stephen Sackler (born March 10, 1945)[1] is an American billionaire businessman and physician who was the chairman and president of Purdue Pharma, a former company best known as the developer of OxyContin, whose connection to the opioid epidemic in the United States was the subject of multiple lawsuits and fines, and that filed for bankruptcy in 2019.[2][3][4] It has been claimed that Richard Sackler's Purdue is among "the worst drug dealers in history"[5] and the Sackler family have been described as the "most evil family in America".[6][7][8][9] The company's downfall was the subject of the 2021 Hulu series Dopesick and the 2023 Netflix series Painkiller.

  1. ^ "Richard S. Sackler 03/10/1945 1-203-869-2565". Registered Voters in the State of Connecticut, U.S.A. as of 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ Glazek, Christopher (October 16, 2017). "The Secretive Family Making Billions From the Opioid Crisis". Esquire. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  3. ^ Keefe, Patrick Radden (October 23, 2017). "The Family That Built an Empire of Pain". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "OxyContin® (oxycodone HCl) Extended-Release Tablets | Official Site for Patients & Caregivers". Oxycontin.com. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  5. ^ Wolf, Zachary B. (September 2, 2021). "The worst drug dealers in history are getting away with billions". CNN News.
  6. ^ Lelchuk, Saul (September 2, 2021). "Are the Sacklers the Most Evil Family in American History?". The Bulwark.
  7. ^ Smith, David (December 11, 2021). "OxyContin and the story behind America's 'most evil' family". Irish Examiner.
  8. ^ Walters, Joanna (December 17, 2020). "'An evil family': Sacklers condemned as they refuse to apologize for role in opioid crisis". The Guardian.
  9. ^ "Some members of Sackler family under fire over ties to opioids - CBS News". CBS News. April 11, 2021.

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