An interesting commentary on the history of the legal opioid supply in the US and its ongoing global ramifications for the victims and the growers. The Sacklers, who owned Purdue Pharma, shifted from buying opium from India and Turkey to buying it from Tasmania, because it could be more easily converted to oxycodone, and that circumvented US laws controlling opium imports.
Published today in the New York Times. This link is free to view.
Opinion | Purdue Pharma Is Gone. What Comes Next Could Be Worse. (Gift Article)
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/opinion/purdue-pharma-opioids.html?un...
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