#1 Click this link to see Political Cartoons page --> 09/17/2019 #10

Another crime of the century. Legalized drug lords (#PurduePharma) walk away with billions and none of them go to jail for the havoc they caused. MjL

#2 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 09/15/2021 #18

In 2019, Purdue Pharma, the company that made billions selling the prescription painkiller OxyContin, filed for bankruptcy in White Plains, NY, days after reaching a tentative settlement with many of the state and local governments that had sued the company over the toll of opioids. #PurduePharma

#PurduePharma MjL

#3 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 10/21/2021 #13

In 2020, the Justice Department said drugmaker Purdue Pharma, the company behind the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin that experts said had helped touch off an opioid epidemic, would plead guilty to federal criminal charges as part of a settlement of more than $8 billion. #PurduePharma The fine was a pittance compared to profits and the worst crime of the century to let the Sackler family off without penalty.

#PurduePharma MjL

#4 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 11/24/2021 #18

In 2020, Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty to three criminal charges, formally taking responsibility for its part in the opioid epidemic. #PurduePharma #Opioid

#PurduePharma #Opioid MjL

#5 Click this link to see Twitter Roundup page --> 12/17/2021 #12

#OxyContin #PurduePharma MjL

#6 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 03/03/2022 #20

In 2022, OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a nationwide settlement over its role in the opioid crisis, with the Sackler family members who own the company boosting their cash contribution to as much as $6 billion in a deal intended to staunch a flood of lawsuits. #PurduePharma

#PurduePharma MjL

#7 Click this link to see Twitter Roundup page --> 10/18/2024 #10

Because #PurduePharma caused addictions and now people die in pain. MjL

#8 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 01/26/2025 #2

The Sackler family and Purdue Pharma, the maker of the addictive painkiller oxycontin, have reached a $7.4 billion settlement with a bipartisan coalition of 15 states for fueling the opioid crisis, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday. The settlement bars the Sackler family from selling opioids in the U.S. and ends its control of Purdue. This comes seven months after the Supreme Court overturned a prior deal with Purdue that would have given the Sackler family immunity from future opioid lawsuits, a provision that is not part of the new deal.

Purdue Pharma #PurduePharma These people should be in prison. MjL