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Whatever ailments the patients came in with

America's War on Drugs

Whatever ailmentsthe patients came in with, the script the doctorswere pushing was...

America's War on Drugs • S01E04 • 2017

Whatever ailments
the patients came in with, the script the doctors
were pushing was OxyContin, also known as oxycodone -- synthesized
from the opium poppy, prescribed for the treatment
of moderate to severe pain, advertised a non-addictive
substitute to morphine

Full Transcript

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Whatever ailments the patients came in with,

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the script the doctors were pushing was OxyContin,

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also known as oxycodone --

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synthesized from the opium poppy,

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prescribed for the treatment of moderate to severe pain,

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advertised a non-addictive substitute to morphine.

Duration

19 seconds

Views

31

Timestamp in Movie

00:38:42

Uploaded

Jul 01, 2025

Season

1

Episode

4

Genres

documentary, history

Production

Talos Films

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Movie Summary

"America's War on Drugs" is an immersive trip through the last five decades, uncovering how the CIA, obsessed with keeping America safe in the fight against communism, allied itself with the mafia and foreign drug traffickers.