Barry Meier is a former "New York Times journalist," and author of the book “Pain Killer: A Wonder Drug's Trail of Addiction and Death.” It’s the grim story of OxyContin, the opioid epidemic, the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma, and its owners, the Sackler Family. His groundbreaking reporting helped bring the corporate malfeasance that fueled a massive wave of substance misuse to light for the first time.
New York state lawmakers have left Albany – this time for good. The Assembly was back at the capitol in mid-June to finish its...
WAMC's Ian Pickus takes part in a media panel at Saratoga Springs Public Library along with Thomas Dimopoulos from Saratoga TODAY, Will Pedigo from...
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