Opioid Addiction
America's largest pharmacies fuelled opioid crisis, jury finds
24 Nov 2021
The retailers have been found guilty of helping create an oversupply of addictive opioid pills in two Ohio counties, in a landmark case.
Patrick Radden Keefe: the Sackler family's opioid 'Empire of Pain'
1 May 2021
In the last 20 years, nearly 500,000 Americans have died from an opioid overdose making them the leading cause of accidental death in the country. Patrick Radden Keefe tells the story of how the… Audio
Tennessee children taught how to reverse opiate overdose
22 Jun 2020
The opioid addiction crisis in the US is so acute that in the state of Tennessee school pupils as young as six are being taught how to reverse an overdose. Opiate abuse is affecting urban and rural… Audio
An insiders account of America's opioid addiction crisis
18 Sep 2018
Ryan Hampton was working in the White House for Bill Clinton when he was given a prescription for Oxycontin for an ankle injury. He became addicted, and moved onto harder drugs. Hes' recovered now… Audio