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The Crime of the Century

While his brothersare running Purdue Frederick, Arthur Sackler ends upbuying and owning a...

While his brothers
are running Purdue Frederick, Arthur Sackler ends up
buying and owning a medical advertising company
called MacAdams and in pretty rapid succession, comes up with a whole series
of revolutionary ideas that completely transform
the landscape of how we sell drugs
in this country

Full Transcript

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While his brothers are running Purdue Frederick,
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Arthur Sackler ends up buying and owning
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a medical advertising company called MacAdams
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and in pretty rapid succession,
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comes up with a whole series of revolutionary ideas
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that completely transform the landscape
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of how we sell drugs in this country.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:14
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 - 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
S01 • E02 - If you have proper, uh, - The Crime of the Century 00:05
- If you have proper, uh,
S01 • E02 - We had no medical records. We had no X-rays. - The Crime of the Century 00:05
- We had no medical records. We had no X-rays.
S01 • E02 - ♪ See, I'm a pill popper ♪ - The Crime of the Century 00:11
- ♪ See, I'm a pill popper ♪
S01 • E01 - I get the impression that you have a very good time. - The Crime of the Century 00:04
- I get the impression that you have a very good time.
S01 • E01 - I'm having a ball. [chuckles] - The Crime of the Century 00:17
- I'm having a ball. [chuckles]