Dopesick - BBC2 - Starts tonight - awesome

guitars4you

Some might have seen it on Disney channel - But starts tonight on BBC2 - Awesome

Basically a true story based on the Sackler family - The opioid/oxyContin epidemic and the power that Purdue acquired to continue 'selling' a legal drug that contributed to the death of over 1/2 million - Follows The criminal investigation and the power supporting the Purdue company that came from government etc

snowblind

There was another docurama about the Sacklers called Painkiller. Also worth a watch.

mgaw

The most successful “drug dealers” of all time, got caught and kept their freedom and bulk of the fortune. Got to love America

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snowblind said:

There was another docurama about the Sacklers called Painkiller. Also worth a watch.

Yes I watched that as well and had forgotten about it 

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mgaw said:

The most successful “drug dealers” of all time, got caught and kept their freedom and bulk of the fortune. Got to love America

Yes and the beloved Giuliani represents the Sackler family-  and today Trump

snowblind

Ol' Rudy Colludi is headed on a pretty rapid downward spiral. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

You should really include the tobacco companies and these days the vape manufacturers (often the same anyway) on the list.
Also often worth looking at the geopolitical histories behind why some other drugs are illegal. In most cases it isn't because of the harm they do but more about who gets paid and who controls the supply. Yes Dutch East India company; we're looking at you!