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2. The Crime of the Century (2021 film) - Wikipedia

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   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]

3. Sticks & Stones (2019 film) - Wikipedia

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   Sticks & Stones is a 2019 American stand-up comedy television special starring comedian Dave Chappelle and directed by Stan Lathan. [1] It was produced by Chappelle and Lathan and distributed by Netflix, [2] [3] the special is detailed as "a provocative perspective on the tidal wave of celebrity scandals, the opioid crisis, and more".

4. Opioid epidemic in the United States - Wikipedia

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   There is an ongoing opioid epidemic (also known as the opioid crisis) in the United States, originating out of both medical prescriptions and illegal sources. It has been described as "one of the most devastating public health catastrophes of our time." [2] The opioid epidemic unfolded in three waves.

5. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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   The opioid epidemic took hold in the U.S. in the 1990s. Percocet, OxyContin and Opana became commonplace wherever chronic pain met a chronic lack of access to quality health care, especially in Appalachia. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls the prescription opioid epidemic the worst of its kind in U.S. history.

6. Painkiller (TV series) - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

7. America's opioid crisis: Overdose deaths reaching record ...

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   America's overdose crisis reached new levels over the past year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.. Fatal drug overdoses surged by 28.5% for the 12-month period ending April 2021, according ...

8. 'Lives at stake': State, local officials visit Augusta ... - AOL

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   Officials with the Georgia Opioid Abatement Trust shared that more than $159 million of a $638 million settlement from opioid manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies, will go to local ...

9. Bryan Greenberg Says His Struggle With Opioids Inspired His ...

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   Craig Barritt/Getty Images Bryan Greenberg’s inspiration for his new movie, Junction, came from a personal struggle. “I went in for routine surgery and I got prescribed OxyContin and I became ...