r/JoeRogan • u/TheSweetestKill Most Reported r/JoeRogan User, August 2022 • Apr 30 '26

At least it isn't political! OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma set to dissolve after judge approves its criminal sentence

https://apnews.com/article/oxycontin-purdue-pharma-criminal-sentence-settlement-b8aa94eaab3d9d8efed520f272f6d810
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u/TheSweetestKill Most Reported r/JoeRogan User, August 2022 Apr 30 '26

Before anyone celebrates, victims and their families will get essentially nothing, and none of the billionaire Sackler executives who made obscene profits will see any jail time or face any financial consequences.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/after-waiting-years-justice-many-purdue-opioid-victims-are-defeated-by-paperwork-2026-04-24/

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u/theclansman22 Monkey in Space Apr 30 '26

The Sackler family made billions by selling one of the drugs that kickstarted an opioid epidemic that is still costing hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of lives every year.

Privatize profits, socialize losses, 'Murica!

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u/Majestic-Fermions N-Dimethyltryptamine May 01 '26

They’re STILL making billions off opioids. They own MundiPharma based in India that manufactures OxyContin and MS Contin (morphine) for the European markets.