Publication Date: 2018-06-07
Julia Lurie discusses her recent piece in Mother Jones “‘Behave More Sexually:’ How Big Pharma Used Strippers, Guns, and Cash to Push Opioids.” Lurie looks at the tactics used by sales representatives to get doctors to write prescriptions for a drug called Subsys, which has the potent and potentially lethal substance fentanyl as a key ingredient. The article is based on recently unsealed whistleblower lawsuits and helps to explain how and why opioid overdoses became a national epidemic. This segment is guest hosted by Jonathan Capehart. 
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