Family Behind Oxycontin CAUGHT In Scheme To Control Opioid Policy

The family behind Oxycontin gave millions to a group shaping opioid policy. Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks. Watch TYT LIVE on weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/theyoungturks/live Read more HERE: https://hightimes.com/news/owners-of-... "Members of the Sackler family–the wealthy owners behind Purdue Pharma and OxyContin—paid upwards of $19 million in donations to The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, a powerful institution that advises U.S. opioid policy, according to a bombshell report by The New York Times. The Times outlined a series of events that pose a possible conflict of interest. Dr. Raymond Sackler, his wife, Beverly, and the couple’s foundation started donating large sums of money to the Academies in 2008, according to treasurer reports. They died in 2017 and 2019, respectively. Dame Jillian Sackler also made millions of dollars’ worth of donations to the Academies beginning in 2000. The Academies invested the funds, growing to over $31 million by the end of 2021."* *** The largest online progressive news show in the world. Hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian. LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. Help support our mission and get perks. Membership protects TYT's independence from corporate ownership and allows us to provide free live shows that speak truth to power for people around the world. See Perks: ▶ https://www.youtube.com/TheYoungTurks... SUBSCRIBE on YOUTUBE: ☞ http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... FACEBOOK: ☞   / theyoungturks   TWITTER: ☞   / theyoungturks   INSTAGRAM: ☞   / theyoungturks   TWITCH: ☞ http://www.twitch.com/tyt 👕 Merch: http://shoptyt.com ❤ Donate: http://www.tyt.com/go 🔗 Website: https://www.tyt.com 📱App: http://www.tyt.com/app 📬 Newsletters: https://www.tyt.com/newsletters/ If you want to watch more videos from TYT, consider subscribing to other channels in our network: The Watchlist    / watchlisttyt   Indisputable with Dr. Rashad Richey    / indisputabletyt   Unbossed with Nina Turner    / unbossedtyt   The Damage Report ▶    / thedamagereport   TYT Sports ▶    / tytsports   The Conversation ▶    / tytconversation   Rebel HQ ▶    / rebelhq   TYT Investigates ▶    / @tytinvestigatesreports   #TYT #TheYoungTurks #BreakingNews 230425__TA04Pharma