#230 | The Opioid Crisis

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Over the past twenty years, over half a million Americans have
died of opioid overdoses.


In this episode, we'll explore how this happened, who is
responsible, and ask ourselves whether the USA will ever be able
to kick its addiction to prescription opioids. 





Origin of "opioid"

Opioid overdoses in the US vs Western Europe

What caused the boom in opioid use in the United States?

Morphine & heroin during the American Civil War

The arrival of OxyContin

Purdue Pharma sales representatives' tactics to sell the drug
to doctors

Increasing the doses for patients

The "less than 1% of patients become addicted" claim

People start abusing the drug

Senior executives are aware but do nothing

The cycle of addiction that doctors saw

Moving onto heroin & fentanyl

Why fentanyl is so powerful and dangerous

Who has been held responsible for the opioid crisis?

The Sackler Family (and its quest for immunity)

Opioid prescriptions are down, but overdoses are up

Is a solution for the opioid crisis possible?




Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary
available on the website:
https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/opioid-crisis


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