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The Crime of the Century

When I started, all of our focus had beenon these pill mills

When I started, all of our focus had been
on these pill mills

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When I started,
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all of our focus had been on these pill mills.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:52
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 go in, - The Crime of the Century 00:08
And you go in,
S01 • E01 You know, they sold tonics - The Crime of the Century 00:05
You know, they sold tonics
S01 • E02 You give me the cash for what it is you're looking for." - The Crime of the Century 00:08
You give me the cash for what it is you're looking for....
S01 • E02 And it's all owned by the same person, - The Crime of the Century 00:06
And it's all owned by the same person,
S01 • E01 While his brothers are running Purdue Frederick, - The Crime of the Century 00:21
While his brothers are running Purdue Frederick,
S01 • E02 - They were basically fronts for drug dealers, - The Crime of the Century 00:11
- They were basically fronts for drug dealers,
S01 • E02 - ♪ OxyContin, Xanax bars ♪ - The Crime of the Century 00:14
- ♪ OxyContin, Xanax bars ♪
S01 • E01 Narrator: Arthur Sackler was a pioneer - The Crime of the Century 00:06
Narrator: Arthur Sackler was a pioneer
S01 • E01 But in doing so, he often crossed the line - The Crime of the Century 00:06
But in doing so, he often crossed the line
S01 • E02 It's a highway that runs up the spine of America - The Crime of the Century 00:09
It's a highway that runs up the spine of America
S01 • E01 The essential trick was to hire doctors - The Crime of the Century 00:06
The essential trick was to hire doctors
S01 • E02 - ♪ Hit me up, I got you... ♪ - The Crime of the Century 00:08
- ♪ Hit me up, I got you... ♪
S01 • E01 He even paid a division head at the FDA - The Crime of the Century 00:05
He even paid a division head at the FDA
S01 • E01 Occasionally, he would invent expert witnesses. - The Crime of the Century 00:04
Occasionally, he would invent expert witnesses.
S01 • E01 - One of the companies that he represents - The Crime of the Century 00:12
- One of the companies that he represents
S01 • E02 - ♪ Some people melt 'em down in a needle ♪ - The Crime of the Century 00:07
- ♪ Some people melt 'em down in a needle ♪
S01 • E01 At the time when this ad runs, - The Crime of the Century 00:10
At the time when this ad runs,
S01 • E02 - Patients would be lined up in the morning, - The Crime of the Century 00:10
- Patients would be lined up in the morning,
S01 • E02 - We were in there less than ten minutes with a doctor, - The Crime of the Century 00:06
- We were in there less than ten minutes with a doctor,
S01 • E01 So you see pretty quickly - The Crime of the Century 00:22
So you see pretty quickly