The Pain Sellers: Crime and Punishment at an Opioid Startup – Evan Hughes

The Pain Sellers offers a gripping investigation into the meteoric rise—and catastrophic fall—of a pharmaceutical startup at the heart of the American opioid crisis. Delving deep into the history of Insys Therapeutics, author Evan Hughes exposes how John Kapoor, an ambitious immigrant scientist, built a Wall Street darling by pushing dangerous opioid medications through corruption, physician bribery, and insurance fraud. Using court documents, internal files, and insider interviews, Hughes paints a shocking portrait of human lives devastated by unchecked corporate greed. This Ukrainian edition transforms a powerful journalistic narrative into an urgent cautionary tale—a must-read for anyone concerned with business ethics, healthcare policy, and the societal consequences of profit-driven medicine.