Watch ‘Painkiller’ to Learn How One Family’s Thirst for Money Led to the Onset of One of the Worst Opioid Crisis in America

Directly or indirectly, we’ve all known someone afflicted with addiction. Some can overcome it, while others are ravaged by its effects and perish. Over a million deaths are attributed to opioid abuse to date, according to <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/12/30/1069062738/more-than-a-million-americans-have-died-from-overdoses-during-the-opioid-epidemi" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">NPR</a>. In the limited series Painkiller, 300,000 million of these deaths are due to the lethal narcotic OxyContin. Who do we have to thank for this vile, dangerous drug? The Sackler family, known as Purdue Pharma, is the medication’s creator and distributor. The first episode begins with federal investigator Edie Flowers, played grippingly and powerfully by Uzo Aduba (Orange Is The New Black, In Treatment), on her way to meet with lawyers and investigators going after the Sackler family. Doubtful these new law officials will get anywhere, Edie tells the tale of her decades quest for justice for the Sacklers. <a href="https://medium.com/@mvizcaino295/watch-painkiller-to-learn-how-one-family-s-thirst-for-money-led-to-the-onset-of-one-of-the-worst-4377132c59e0">Read More</a>