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The Crime of the Century

I'm having a ball. In the 1960s,Sackler became incredibly rich by expanding the marketfor...

I'm having a ball.
[chuckles] [somber music] narrator: In the 1960s,
Sackler became incredibly rich by expanding the market
for addictive tranquilizers, convincing doctors
and patients that they needed Librium
and Valium for everyday anxiety

Full Transcript

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- I'm having a ball. [chuckles]
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[somber music]
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narrator: In the 1960s, Sackler became incredibly rich
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by expanding the market for addictive tranquilizers,
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convincing doctors and patients
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that they needed Librium and Valium
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for everyday anxiety.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
48
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:50
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 Okay, you can't stop that guy from writing that prescription, - The Crime of the Century 00:16
Okay, you can't stop that guy from writing that prescri...
S01 • E01 When widespread abuse and addiction followed, - The Crime of the Century 00:08
When widespread abuse and addiction followed,
S01 • E02 You could be the greatest pharmacist in the galaxy. - The Crime of the Century 00:04
You could be the greatest pharmacist in the galaxy.
S01 • E01 Sackler would blame the problem - The Crime of the Century 00:05
Sackler would blame the problem
S01 • E02 No one's driving 200 miles for you to fill their prescription. - The Crime of the Century 00:04
No one's driving 200 miles for you to fill their prescr...
S01 • E01 - In Arthur's case, he said - The Crime of the Century 00:09
- In Arthur's case, he said
S01 • E02 We had to take action, and we had to do it very quickly. - The Crime of the Century 00:05
We had to take action, and we had to do it very quickly.
S01 • E01 The user is the problem." - The Crime of the Century 00:16
The user is the problem."
S01 • E02 We just started moving massive amounts of resources - The Crime of the Century 00:06
We just started moving massive amounts of resources
S01 • E02 They got every diversion investigator in the state, - The Crime of the Century 00:09
They got every diversion investigator in the state,
S01 • E02 - There was one case. It was a female undercover. - The Crime of the Century 00:05
- There was one case. It was a female undercover.
S01 • E01 [foreboding music] - The Crime of the Century 00:11
[foreboding music]
S01 • E02 Doctor said, "So how you feeling today?" - The Crime of the Century 00:08
Doctor said, "So how you feeling today?"
S01 • E02 Could I have some alprazolam, too?" - The Crime of the Century 00:06
Could I have some alprazolam, too?"
S01 • E02 He goes, "Would you like some methadone also?" - The Crime of the Century 00:07
He goes, "Would you like some methadone also?"
S01 • E01 Their first really big hit - The Crime of the Century 00:07
Their first really big hit
S01 • E02 And you look at that, and you go, - The Crime of the Century 00:11
And you look at that, and you go,
S01 • E01 MS Contin is morphine, - The Crime of the Century 00:09
MS Contin is morphine,
S01 • E01 It's essentially a seal around a pill - The Crime of the Century 00:14
It's essentially a seal around a pill
S01 • E02 [tense music] - The Crime of the Century 00:13
[tense music]