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The Crime of the Century

You know,when I started off telling the storyof the opium crisis, I'd never written about...

You know,
when I started off telling the story
of the opium crisis, I'd never written about the pharmaceutical industry
before, but I'd written a lot
about illicit drugs

Full Transcript

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- You know, when I started off
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telling the story of the opium crisis,
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I'd never written about
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the pharmaceutical industry before,
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but I'd written a lot about illicit drugs.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:25
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 He was very animated, and he was very upset. - The Crime of the Century 00:06
He was very animated, and he was very upset.
S01 • E02 He had a lot of great information - The Crime of the Century 00:07
He had a lot of great information
S01 • E01 I had done some big stories about - The Crime of the Century 00:07
I had done some big stories about
S01 • E02 "If he's not crazy and he's not making this up, - The Crime of the Century 00:17
"If he's not crazy and he's not making this u...
S01 • E01 I was impressed by the logistical complexity - The Crime of the Century 00:10
I was impressed by the logistical complexity
S01 • E01 Like when they first were really rolling out - The Crime of the Century 00:18
Like when they first were really rolling out
S01 • E02 - The abuse of pharmaceuticals continues to be - The Crime of the Century 00:09
- The abuse of pharmaceuticals continues to be
S01 • E02 - He was in charge of the Diversion Control Division - The Crime of the Century 00:06
- He was in charge of the Diversion Control Division
S01 • E02 They make sure that pharmaceuticals - The Crime of the Century 00:21
They make sure that pharmaceuticals
S01 • E01 So I was looking at cocaine and methamphetamine, - The Crime of the Century 00:11
So I was looking at cocaine and methamphetamine,
S01 • E01 What creates the market - The Crime of the Century 00:18
What creates the market
S01 • E02 - Individuals and organizations have created schemes - The Crime of the Century 00:11
- Individuals and organizations have created schemes
S01 • E01 It turns out that that was a population - The Crime of the Century 00:13
It turns out that that was a population
S01 • E02 - I've dealt with a lot of whistleblowers - The Crime of the Century 00:14
- I've dealt with a lot of whistleblowers
S01 • E01 And for a variety of reasons, - The Crime of the Century 00:08
And for a variety of reasons,
S01 • E02 So I went out - The Crime of the Century 00:05
So I went out
S01 • E01 You suddenly had this huge population of buyers - The Crime of the Century 00:08
You suddenly had this huge population of buyers
S01 • E01 And I started looking at opioids, - The Crime of the Century 00:08
And I started looking at opioids,
S01 • E02 I could sit there and just think - The Crime of the Century 00:08
I could sit there and just think
S01 • E01 [soft, unsettling music] - The Crime of the Century 00:17
[soft, unsettling music]