The Weekly — Season 1, Episode 10: The Memo
Documentary, News • 22 min • 1 season, 30 episodes • ★ 4.7/10
Episode synopsis
In 2007, the Justice Department had a chance to hold drug company executives accountable for the escalating opioid epidemic, yet at the last minute the charges were watered down. In the years since, the opioid epidemic has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
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