The Current Opioids Crisis -EP 11

Weekly Infusion by Susan S Pinsky

May 27, 201916:32Religion & Spirituality

This installment examines the drug companies' role in the current opioids crisis. Led by the billionaire Sackler Family, Purdue Pharma used marketing, advertising and questionable tactics to encourage physicians to presc...

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