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The Crime of the Century

Their first really big hit is a pain drugcalled MS Contin

Their first really big hit is a pain drug
called MS Contin

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Their first really big hit
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is a pain drug called MS Contin.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:58
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 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]
S01 • E01 It was used chiefly in cancer pain-type situations. - The Crime of the Century 00:05
It was used chiefly in cancer pain-type situations.
S01 • E01 And at a certain point, - The Crime of the Century 00:14
And at a certain point,
S01 • E02 A DEA investigator said to the pharmacist, - The Crime of the Century 00:05
A DEA investigator said to the pharmacist,
S01 • E02 "Don't you see that all these people - The Crime of the Century 00:09
"Don't you see that all these people
S01 • E01 At the point where you lose that exclusive right, - The Crime of the Century 00:10
At the point where you lose that exclusive right,
S01 • E02 Don't you think that's suspicious?" - The Crime of the Century 00:06
Don't you think that's suspicious?"
S01 • E02 At 2:00, we cut off our sales." - The Crime of the Century 00:16
At 2:00, we cut off our sales."
S01 • E01 So they start thinking, - The Crime of the Century 00:10
So they start thinking,
S01 • E01 Oxycodone is a very powerful opioid, - The Crime of the Century 00:06
Oxycodone is a very powerful opioid,
S01 • E01 It's also quite addictive, but they had this notion. - The Crime of the Century 00:04
It's also quite addictive, but they had this notion.
S01 • E02 Narrator: In 2011, there was a crackdown by the DEA. - The Crime of the Century 00:04
Narrator: In 2011, there was a crackdown by the DEA.
S01 • E01 "You know, what if we took - The Crime of the Century 00:17
"You know, what if we took
S01 • E02 Operation Pill Nation - The Crime of the Century 00:12
Operation Pill Nation
S01 • E02 - Doctor, do you feel like you were contributing - The Crime of the Century 00:05
- Doctor, do you feel like you were contributing
S01 • E01 Narrator: Controlled-release oxycodone, or OxyContin, - The Crime of the Century 00:09
Narrator: Controlled-release oxycodone, or OxyContin,
S01 • E02 It was in the executive suites of pharmaceutical companies, - The Crime of the Century 00:09
It was in the executive suites of pharmaceutical companies,