The Guggenheim in New York is the latest major art institution to stop accepting money from the Sackler family, founders of a pharmaceutical company linked to the emergence of the ongoing opioid epidemic. "No contributions from the Sackler family have been received since 2015," the statement said. Photographer Nan Goldin says she supports the Guggenheim's decision and has campaigned for institutions to stop taking Sackler donations. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)Toxic connectionsMembers of the wealthy Sackler family founded Purdue Pharma, which released OxyContin in 1996. "We have known Sackler money is dirty money for over a decade," said Virani, an outspoken critic of how the opioid crisis has been handled across North America by governments and health officials.

Source: CBC News March 24, 2019 19:30 UTC