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Opioids II: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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John Oliver examines the ongoing opioid epidemic in the United States, focusing on the role of Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family.

Following some recent revelations about the role of large companies in America’s ongoing opioid epidemic, John Oliver takes another look at the crisis. Connect with Last Week Tonight online... Subscribe to the Last Week Tonight YouTube channel for more almost news as it almost happens: www.youtube.com/lastweektonight Find Last Week Tonight on Facebook like your mom would: www.facebook.com/lastweektonight Follow us on Twitter for news about jokes and jokes about news: www.twitter.com/lastweektonight Visit our official site for all that other stuff at once: www.hbo.com/lastweektonight

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What people say. Highly recommended for its thorough and critical breakdown of the systemic causes of the American opioid crisis.

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…n 3. That isn't to say that other countries haven't had problems with opioid addiction, but it hasn't generally been at nearly the scale of the problem in the US, and other countries have had varying rates of success with solutions that haven't been possible in the US thus far. 1 link 2 There's a really great John Oliver segment about this link to this video 3 link…
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On “Judge rejects Purdue Pharma's $4.5B opioid settlement”

Good. For those that haven't watched them yet, there are 3 John Oliver segments on the subject that will back up the "Good." statement: Opioids link Opioids II link to this video Opioids III (this one focuses 100% on the Sacklers) link
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On “Supreme Court blocks controversial Purdue Pharma opioid settlement”

I recently watched these 3 episodes of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Highly recommended. Opioids III: The Sacklers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ( link ) Opioids II: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ( link to this video ) Opioids: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ( link )
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On “Chelsea Manning sent back to jail after refusing to testify before a grand jury”

But it forces the other party to have evidence for everything. The point of the questioning is to gain additional evidence from the answers. But if all answers are "If that's what it says, then that's what it says" as Richard Sackler link to this video then it's apparently the effective way to go
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On “Judge tosses $4.5B deal shielding Purdue's Sackler family from opioid claims”

Besides that episode, he made two others about the Opioid Crisis / Purdue Pharma / Sacklers, 3 in total since 2016: 2016: link 2019: link to this video 2021: link In addition there's some sites made by them as well (referred to in the video): link (with Bryan Cranston, Michael Keaton, Richard Kind, Michael K Williams) link
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