
They called it a medical breakthrough. It became a national catastrophe.
Purdue Pharma promised relief—an innovative painkiller that would change medicine forever. OxyContin was marketed as safe, revolutionary, and nearly non-addictive. But behind the glossy ads and aggressive sales tactics was a devastating truth: the company knew the dangers all along. What followed was one of the deadliest corporate crimes in American history—sparking an opioid epidemic that has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives.
How did Purdue Pharma convince doctors to prescribe a drug they knew was highly addictive? What role did the Sackler family play in fueling the crisis? And when the lawsuits and investigations closed in, how did they fight to protect their billions?
Join Jordan Wynn and Dr. Archer in Crime Fixation: Season Two – The Art Of The Con as they uncover the ruthless marketing machine, the calculated deception, and the human cost of Purdue Pharma’s opioid empire.
Power. Greed. Deception. The bigger the lie, the harder the fall.