Premiering August 10 with a cast led by Matthew Broderick, the six-part series zeroes in on the death and destruction wrought by OxyContin on a community in western Virginia

American Jews have not been spared the devastating fallout of opioid abuse, which claimed 107,000 US lives in 2021, though some still struggle with stigmas while seeking help

Move follows global outrage over family's role in the opioid crisis

Some criticize settlement, which leaves amount to go to victims of addictive OxyContin unchanged while shielding family from further attempts to make them pay for crisis

Parents who lost children to addiction split on decision to overturn deal that would have prevented future lawsuits against Sackler family: 'I want them to know what it feels like'

Court says federal judge did not have authority to prevent all future lawsuits against members of the Sackler family

Group of states urges judge to reject settlement for owners of Purdue Pharma, saying it grants improper protections after family took over $10 billion from company

Judge gives conditional approval to deal that will shield Sackler family from further payments and civil lawsuits; profits from new company to go to treat addiction

Richard Sackler tells a court hearing that he does not recall telling employees in 1996 that there will be 'a blizzard of prescriptions that will bury the competition'

OxyContin maker has given $185,000 to political groups after declaring bankruptcy last year