Statement on New York Times Article Regarding Sackler Family Donations to NAS

The news article suggests that the donations from the Sacklers presented a conflict of interest for the National Academies’ studies on chronic pain, opioid use, and ways to combat the opioid epidemic. The Sackler funds were never used to support an advisory study on these issues.
Source: News from the National Academies - Category: Science Source Type: news