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American Pain

He knew nothing about the drugs, but he had doctorsfor that purpose and he hired meto keep...

He knew nothing about the drugs, but he had doctors
for that purpose and he hired me
to keep them straight

Full Transcript

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He knew nothing about the drugs,
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but he had doctors for that purpose
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and he hired me to keep them straight.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
136
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:15
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Genres
documentary, history, sport
Production
CNN Films,Motto Pictures,TIME Studios,Fishbowl Films,Muck Media

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Movie Summary

American Pain traces the rise and fall of twin bodybuilders from Florida who become the kingpins of the largest oxycodone trafficking network in US history.
I would do like a mock DEA-type inspection. - American Pain 00:07
I would do like a mock DEA-type inspection.
They had to follow all the rules of pharmacies. - American Pain 00:06
They had to follow all the rules of pharmacies.
Labels on the vials, recordkeeping, inventories. - American Pain 00:08
Labels on the vials, recordkeeping, inventories.
Physicians can justify writing for any drug they want - American Pain 00:11
Physicians can justify writing for any drug they want
Nolan: We kind of looked to the doctors - American Pain 00:06
Nolan: We kind of looked to the doctors
The doctors didn't say anything - American Pain 00:06
The doctors didn't say anything
Neither did the distributors of the drug wholesalers. - American Pain 00:05
Neither did the distributors of the drug wholesalers.
They would arrive in brown boxes just like any shipment. - American Pain 00:05
They would arrive in brown boxes just like any shipment.
The patients had no idea. I imagine if they know, - American Pain 00:07
The patients had no idea. I imagine if they know,
Just one delivery could be worth over $1,000,000 - American Pain 00:07
Just one delivery could be worth over $1,000,000
We bought medication from over 10 wholesalers, - American Pain 00:07
We bought medication from over 10 wholesalers,
Some were very simple, - American Pain 00:06
Some were very simple,
Fisher: If the wholesaler wanted me to check on a clinic, - American Pain 00:10
Fisher: If the wholesaler wanted me to check on a clinic,
That's true, because if they were ordering - American Pain 00:17
That's true, because if they were ordering
Interviewer: But wouldn't it be suspicious if -- - American Pain 00:10
Interviewer: But wouldn't it be suspicious if --
Chris: Every week, our patient numbers went up and up. - American Pain 00:05
Chris: Every week, our patient numbers went up and up.
I never wanted to lose any business, - American Pain 00:09
I never wanted to lose any business,
I thought, if you're gonna be a cop, - American Pain 00:07
I thought, if you're gonna be a cop,
Going into a house, buying a kilo of cocaine, - American Pain 00:07
Going into a house, buying a kilo of cocaine,
Soon all those deals became 50-pill, 100-pill, - American Pain 00:10
Soon all those deals became 50-pill, 100-pill,