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The Crime of the Century

You can makea lot of money getting doctors to prescribea medication to people who don't...

[bright tone] ALEC BURLAKOFF: You can make
a lot of money getting doctors to prescribe
a medication to people who don't need it.
And none of it's doable, unless you break the rules

Full Transcript

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ALEC BURLAKOFF: You can make a lot of money
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getting doctors to prescribe a medication
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to people who don't need it. And none of it's doable,
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unless you break the rules.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
45
Timestamp in Movie
01:52:24
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, crime

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Movie Summary

A searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enable over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates.
S01 • E02 It was not surprising, then, that in the fall of 2020, - The Crime of the Century 00:20
It was not surprising, then, that in the fall of 2020,
S01 • E01 SCOTT HIGHAM: This was a new drug cartel - The Crime of the Century 00:05
SCOTT HIGHAM: This was a new drug cartel
S01 • E01 DAVID LAZARUS: What they would do is bribe doctors - The Crime of the Century 00:05
DAVID LAZARUS: What they would do is bribe doctors
S01 • E01 SCOTT: People were dying by the tens of thousands, - The Crime of the Century 00:09
SCOTT: People were dying by the tens of thousands,
S01 • E01 The whole thing is disgusting. Clearly we're breaking the law. - The Crime of the Century 00:04
The whole thing is disgusting. Clearly we're breaking t...
S01 • E02 - Pleading guilty to three felony counts... - The Crime of the Century 00:04
- Pleading guilty to three felony counts...
S01 • E02 Narrator: The Sackler family would pay a $225 million fine. - The Crime of the Century 00:05
Narrator: The Sackler family would pay a $225 million fine.
S01 • E02 Purdue Pharma would plead guilty to kickbacks and fraud - The Crime of the Century 00:09
Purdue Pharma would plead guilty to kickbacks and fraud
S01 • E02 - That number immediately gets repeated in headlines - The Crime of the Century 00:07
- That number immediately gets repeated in headlines
S01 • E02 You think, "My God. $8 billion. That's massive." - The Crime of the Century 00:13
You think, "My God. $8 billion. That's massive.&qu...
S01 • E02 That money is never going to get paid by the company - The Crime of the Century 00:05
That money is never going to get paid by the company
S01 • E02 It's a number, in some ways, I think, - The Crime of the Century 00:08
It's a number, in some ways, I think,
S01 • E02 In 2019, Purdue had declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy, - The Crime of the Century 00:11
In 2019, Purdue had declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy,
S01 • E02 The only way the company could pay damages - The Crime of the Century 00:09
The only way the company could pay damages
S01 • E02 To pay for the damage done by opioids, - The Crime of the Century 00:07
To pay for the damage done by opioids,
S01 • E02 [soft ominous music] - The Crime of the Century 00:09
[soft ominous music]
S01 • E02 Narrator: While the company was charged with crimes, - The Crime of the Century 00:10
Narrator: While the company was charged with crimes,
S01 • E02 Starting in 2008, - The Crime of the Century 00:17
Starting in 2008,
S01 • E02 - Of the $10 billion, roughly half went to taxes, - The Crime of the Century 00:08
- Of the $10 billion, roughly half went to taxes,
S01 • E02 The family and the board acted legally and ethically. - The Crime of the Century 00:04
The family and the board acted legally and ethically.