The individuals behind Purdue Pharma's involvement in the U.S. opioid crisis reached a $7-billion settlement in January 2025.

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Explore the Sackler family's legacy, their role in Purdue Pharma, and the devastating opioid crisis they helped fuel.

The latest settlement is meant to address a drug addiction crisis that has led to over 700,000 opioid overdose deaths in the US over the past two decades.

Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family who controlled it have agreed to pay up to $7.4bn (£6bn) to settle claims regarding its ...

Purdue Pharma and the members of the Sackler family who own the company agreed in principle to pay a $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits over their alleged role in the opioid ...

Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, have reached a $7.4bn settlement with US states to resolve a long-running legal saga involving the pain medication Oxycontin and its role in ...