A member of the rich family behind OxyContin was granted a patent for addiction treatment

AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File Dr. Richard Sackler, a member of the family that owns Purdue Pharma, was one of the six inventors awarded a patent for a treatment for opioid-use disorder. Critics told the Financial Times that they were disturbed by the fact that Sackler would be able to financially benefit from the addiction crisis his family's company is accused of fueling. The treatment is a new formulation of buprenorphine, which has been shown to help people with opioid addiction. Purdue Pharma, ...