Did one family create the opioid epidemic? - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

Purdue Pharma is the company that has become synonymous with the opioid epidemic in the United States. The firm, which is owned by the wealthy Sackler family, produces the highly addictive and highly profitable drug OxyContin. This week the company filed for bankruptcy.

We trace the rise and fall of the dynasty from New York to Kentucky via Glasgow with Chris McGreal, author of “American Overdose: a Tragedy in Three Acts”.Presented by Matthew Price
Producers: Jessica Beck and Harriet NobleMixed by Nicolas Raufast
Editor: John Shields

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