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March 12, 2018

New York: Protesters Target Sackler Family over Opioids at Met Protest
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In New York City, about 100 demonstrators flooded an exhibit in the
Sackler Wing of the Metropolitan Museum on Saturday, throwing hundreds
of pill bottles into a moat surrounding an exhibit on Egyptian art, in a
protest against the opioid crisis. The protest targeted the Sackler
family-owners of the company that invented Oxy Contin. A recent Esquire
magazine exposé reveals how the Sackler family downplayed the risks of
the drug's addiction and exploited doctors' confusion over the drug's
strength. The Sackler family has given a fortune to museums, including
the Met.


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