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    The Family That Profited From the Opioid Crisis

    The Family That Profited From the Opioid Crisis

    FromThe Daily

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    The Family That Profited From the Opioid Crisis

    FromThe Daily

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    Length:
    27 minutes
    Released:
    Mar 15, 2019
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    The family that built its fortune on the opioid painkiller OxyContin has never been held legally accountable for the epidemic that the drug helped unleash. Here’s why that could change. Guest: Barry Meier, the author of “Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America’s Opioid Epidemic,” who has reported on the opioid crisis for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.
    Released:
    Mar 15, 2019
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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