News about Peter Berg

Painkiller, Netflix's latest drama about the emergence of OxyContin in the United States in the 1990s, premiered on August 10. The story is a fictional retelling of Richard Sackler's Purdue Pharma company's rise during the country's opioid crisis, which continues to this day. Several lawsuits and fines have been filed in connection with Purdue Pharma's drug use, including paying $600 million in 2007 after pled guilty to misleading the public about OxyContin's danger of heroin use.