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posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday December 11 2019, @09:57AM   Printer-friendly
from the severing-ties dept.

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Tufts University to dissolve relationship with family behind OxyContin amid national opioid epidemic

Tufts University announced that it is severing ties with the billionaire family that owns Purdue Pharma, the firm that manufactures OxyContin.

The Massachusetts school announced Thursday that it is stripping the Sackler family name from its campus and will no longer accept any donations from them amid concerns that they are helping fuel the ongoing opioid crisis. The Sacklers and Tufts had maintained a nearly 40-year relationship that helped funnel millions to the school's science and medical programs.

"Our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and others have shared with us the negative impact the Sackler name has on them each day, noting the human toll of the opioid epidemic in which members of the Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma, are associated," the school said in a statement. "We are grateful to those who have shared their thoughts with us. It is clear that the Sackler name, with its link to the current health crisis, runs counter to the school's mission.

"In taking these actions, we will more fully enable our university and medical school to move forward in support of their missions and to help the countless individuals and families who have suffered as a result of the opioid crisis," the statement added.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 11 2019, @03:37PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 11 2019, @03:37PM (#931072)

    Exactly. The Sacklers have a business, and their goal is to raise sales. It is the government's and doctor's job to ensure proper application of a drug with strong potential for abuse.