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Opioid overdose deaths

Rose significantly after 2010 following changes in the marketing and availability of OxyContin.

Purdue Pharma

Pharmaceutical company known for marketing OxyContin and involved in controversial practices around opioid prescriptions.

5th vital sign

Pain was promoted as the 5th vital sign by Sacklers, indicating a need to assess pain alongside traditional vital signs.

OxyContin

A prescription opioid medication that was marketed heavily by Purdue Pharma; characterized by time-release coating.

Pseudoaddiction

A condition where patients appear to be addicted to opioids but are actually in pain and require increased dosages.

Curtis Wright

FDA official who collaborated with Purdue Pharma on the licensing of OxyContin and later took a lucrative job with them.

Astroturf groups

Organizations that appear to be grassroots but are secretly funded by corporations, like the American Pain Foundation funded primarily by Purdue.

Opiophobia

The fear of prescribing opioids due to concerns about addiction and misuse.

Suboxone

Medication used to treat opioid use disorder, which has restrictions on concurrent substance use.

Methadone

Opioid used in treatment programs, often requiring in-person administration at clinics.

Sackler family

Owners of Purdue Pharma, involved in various controversies regarding the opioid crisis and philanthropy.

Settlement

The legal conclusion involving Purdue in which $10.4 billion was transferred to the Sacklers before the bankruptcy.

Emerging markets

Regions like India and China that Purdue Pharma aimed to expand opioid sales into, with significant financial strategies.

Nan Goldin’s campaign

Advocacy movement that pressured major art institutions to remove the Sackler name due to their involvement in the opioid crisis.