#3: The Opioid Epidemic, Part I

In this week's episode, Sydnee talks about the history behind the current Opioid Crisis, the drugs that caused it, and the company responsible (NOW WITH IMPROVED AUDIO)! 

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Reference Links:
https://www.npr.org/2019/12/04/784893896/americas-opioid-epidemic
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/30/the-family-that-built-an-empire-of-pain
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/01/31/a-town-of-3200-was-flooded-with-21-million-pain-pills-as-addiction-crisis-worsened-lawmakers-say/
https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/opioids/prescribed.html
https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/opioids/prescribed.html
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/prescription-drug-abuse/in-depth/how-opioid-addiction-occurs/art-20360372
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5105018/
https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/the-opioid-addiction-crisis-and-racism-a-long-troubled-history
https://www.history.com/topics/crime/history-of-heroin-morphine-and-opiates
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/inside-story-americas-19th-century-opiate-addiction-180967673/
https://www.cnn.com/2016/05/12/health/opioid-addiction-history/index.html

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