• 18:32 - 23:29
Ryan Hampton | The Opioid Crisis, The Sackler Family, & The Purdue Pharma Case
DEA Data Oversight and the 2007 Purdue Guilty Plea
The DEA is accused of gaslighting the public by failing to act on prescribing data that showed a massive influx of OxyContin into communities like Appalachia. Despite Purdue Pharma and three executives pleading guilty in 2007 and paying $600 million in fines, the company continued its aggressive marketing tactics. The lack of jail time for executives is cited as a failure of the justice system to deter corporate crime.