Will Big Pharma Ever Face Justice for the Opioid Crisis?

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

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🗓️ 19 September 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The Supreme Court recently blocked a bankruptcy deal that would have given full immunity to the members of the Sackler family who once controlled Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin. Trevor Noah calls out the frustrating contradictions within the initial deal and shares his thoughts on what it would take for the heads of these corporations to be brought to justice. But first, Michael Che tries to get to the bottom of Big Pharma’s role in the opioid epidemic and Trevor covers the ineffective, lobbyist-influenceced solutions brought forward by Congress and then-President Trump. Trevor then discusses the causes, effects, and realities of the opioid crisis with documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney, director of “The Crime of the Century.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Comedy Central.
0:02.5	Pfff.
0:03.5	I want to talk about drugs. I want to rap to you about drugs.
0:12.0	In that, they have terrible effects on millions of Americans
0:15.0	in an epidemic almost too horrible to comprehend.
0:18.0	Man.
0:20.0	Michael Che has more.
0:23.0	The Scorch of Drugs has long ravaged this nation.
0:26.0	Santa Clara's Sister County Council, Danny Chu,
0:28.0	explains the toll drugs have taken on his district.
0:32.0	The overdose deaths are just the tip of the iceberg.
0:35.0	In Santa Clara County, it's resulted in skyrocketing medical costs,
0:39.0	and it's also resulted in rampant crime.
0:41.0	So what are the drugs we're talking about?
0:43.0	Crack, heroin, mildly, ping pong, black flag,
0:48.0	roast spray,
0:49.0	Crisco.
0:51.0	Opioids, like oxy-counton, vikodin, or percarset.
0:55.0	Back pain medicine.
0:57.0	Who commits crime would bow back?
1:00.0	These drugs are chemically similar to heroin,
1:02.0	and the result has been millions of people that are now addicted to these drugs.
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