'American Cartel' chronicles battle against the opioid industry

For years, opioid-related deaths have been on the rise. Drug overdose deaths increased by 30% in 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

While Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family are best known for their role in promoting widespread Oxycontin use, they’re not the only ones responsible. Washington Post investigative reporters Sari Horwitz and Scott Higham have spent years investigating how pharmaceutical companies banded together to prevent the Drug Enforcement Administration from taking legal action against them. They share their findings in a new book, “American Cartel: Inside the Battle to Bring Down the Opioid Industry.”