AdvertisementHow A Bankruptcy Deal Could Offer Clean Slate For Opioid BillionairesAugust 30, 2021facebookEmailPurdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and its owners, the Sackler family, are facing hundreds of lawsuits across the country for the company's alleged role in the opioid epidemic that has killed more than 200,000 Americans over the past 20 years. (Getty Images)