DW Documentary

Season 10 Episode 9: Opioid crisis in the US - Business & addiction (1/2)

The United States has a huge drug problem: cheap opioids, thousands of deaths. President Trump blames Latin American cartels. But it all began 30 years ago, quite legally, in the United States. Through exclusive interviews, insider accounts and previously unpublished archive material, this two-part documentary reveals how the Sacklers bribed regulators, pushed Oxy and evaded justice despite overwhelming evidence. The two-part documentary tells the story of a crisis that continues to devastate parts of American society to this day.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

10

Episodes:

299

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

2017

IMDb:

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