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'The Crime of the Century': Opioid Crisis Doc's 10 Most Shocking Revelations


‘The Crime of the Century’: Opioid Crisis Doc’s 10 Most Shocking Revelations
The new HBO docuseries lifts the curtain on how pharmaceutical companies profit from pain
Alex Noble | May 11, 2021 @ 10:00 PM
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In his new documentary, filmmaker Alex Gibney (“Going Clear”) alleges that the U.S. opioid crisis is not just a crisis but a crime committed by pharmaceutical companies, distributors, pharmacists and doctors all looking for a paycheck. Now that the acclaimed two-part series has landed at HBO, let’s break down its most rewindable moments. 
1. The Stats
“Crime of the Century” goes to great lengths to illustrate the human cost of the opioid epidemic but that doesn’t make the data it provides any less staggering. According to the doc, overdose deaths in the U.S. have tripled since 1990, 500,000 of which occurred in the last 20 years. Despite claims from pharmaceutical companies that opioid addictions are “excruciatingly rare,” it’s ....

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