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New book ‘Empire of Pain’ looks at the family behind OxyContin drug
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April 30, 2021
Bestselling author and investigative journalist Patrick Radden Keefe discusses his new book Empire of Pain, which looks at the family behind the marketing and sale of OxyContin - a drug that helped create the opioid drug crisis.
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New book ‘Empire of Pain’ looks at the family behind OxyContin drug
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April 30, 2021
Bestselling author and investigative journalist Patrick Radden Keefe discusses his new book Empire of Pain, which looks at the family behind the marketing and sale of OxyContin - a drug that helped create the opioid drug crisis.
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