London museum rejects donation from Sackler family over opioid crisis

The National Portrait Gallery in London will not accept a donation of $1.3 million from the Sackler family, which owns Purdue Pharma, the company that makes the opioid OxyContin.

Spectators watch performers dressed in traditional lion and dragon costumes take part in the Chinese New Year parade in front of the National Portrait Gallery in central London, Britain

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ByBEN SALES/JTA

MARCH 22, 2019 02:07

London museum rejects donation from Sackler family over opioid crisis

The National Portrait Gallery in London will not accept a donation of $1.3 million from the Sackler family, which owns Purdue Pharma, the company that makes the opioid OxyContin.

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London museum rejects donation from Sackler family over opioid crisis

The National Portrait Gallery in London will not accept a donation of $1.3 million from the Sackler family, which owns Purdue Pharma, the company that makes the opioid OxyContin.

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