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The 2012–13 National Geographic series Kentucky Justice which followed the Harlan County Sheriff's Office in their daily duties was filmed in Harlan and Harlan County. Parts of the OxyContin scandal series “Dopesick” also take part in Harlan County.
The film follows the opioid epidemic in the United States, the political operatives, government regulations, and corporations that enable the abuse of opioids.Part one of the documentary focuses on Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family, who collaborated with Food and Drug Administration official Curtis Wright IV to get OxyContin approved for wider use. [1]
Painkiller is an American drama television miniseries created by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster. [4] Based on Patrick Radden Keefe's New Yorker article "The Family That Built an Empire of Pain" and Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic by Barry Meier, [5] the series focuses on the birth of the opioid crisis, with an emphasis on Purdue Pharma, the ...
Two family members appeared by video and one listened by audio to a 2022 court hearing in which more than two dozen people impacted by opioids told their stories publicly.
2006: Darby Mine disaster in Harlan County kills five miners On May 20, 2006, an explosion at Darby Mine No. 1 in Harlan County killed five miners , while a sixth miner walked away from the blast ...
OxyContin first hit the market in 1996, and Purdue Pharma’s aggressive marketing of it is often cited as a catalyst of the nationwide opioid epidemic, persuading doctors to prescribe painkillers ...
In 1984, its extended-release formulation of morphine, MS Contin was released. OxyContin was released in 1996 after Curtis Wright, an employee of the Food and Drug Administration [23] approved its use on a 12-hour dosage cycle. [24] Around the time of OxyContin's release, the American Pain Society introduced its "pain as fifth vital sign" campaign.
Harlan County, USA; The Hole Idea; Hush (1998 film) I. In Old Kentucky (1927 film) In the Radiant City; J. Judge Priest; Judgment of the Hills; K. The Kentuckian ...