These men and women are residents of a wethouse: that’s a hostel which takes in homeless street drinkers and allows them to drink on the premises. There are very few hostels which will accommodate people who cannot stop drinking. Cutting Edge: The Wethouse, Channel 4 2002
‘I was promoting a drug on the basis of fraudulent science.’ Addicted: America’s Opioid Crisis, BBC 2019
‘There is no other medication that kills as many people as opioids.’ ibid.
All of these children have a secret that they need to share. ibid.
‘The original opioid epidemic was a prescription opioid epidemic that was caused by the over-prescribing of pain.’ ibid.
Purdue Pharma has earned more than $35 billion from OxyContin sales. The company is wholly owned by the Sacklers. In 2016 the family’s net worth was $13 billion. ibid. captions
Prescriptions have skyrocketed in the last two decades. Take Your Pills: Xanax, news, Netflix 2022
Anxiety and addiction: More addictive than we think. ibid.
I don’t know if anyone here’s tried Xanax. It’s fantastic. ibid. comedian
One of the biggest mistakes of my life. ibid. addict
I’m stupid. I shouldn’t have done it. I should know by know … I shouldn’t have done it. I should have done the 4 o’clock … Play for Today: Bet Your Life by Les Blair, gambler Ches, BBC 1976
Shrink: Tell me about your problem in your own language.
Ches: I bet too much … If I can’t borrow money, I take it. ibid.
A fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. Play for Today: One Day at a Time, preamble read at AA meeting, BBC 1977
We suffer from a disease; it’s progressive and there is no cure. ibid. alcoholic
You don’t have a monopoly of suffering, you alcoholics. ibid. wife of alcoholic
Perhaps I drink because I am nothing. ibid.
He can’t hold a jug because of the shakes. Play for Today: C2H5OH, son, BBC 1980
I’ll kiss your forehead because your mouth’s so smelly, dad. ibid.
I haven’t got the control I once had. ibid. dad
He actually hates drink, you know. ibid. wife
Don’t you have clients who can’t stand the life of today? ibid. dad to doctor
The spoken word will become technological next. ibid.
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The time has come to redefine the nature of pain. And for too long the American medical community has been ignoring chronic pain, and this has created an epidemic of suffering. When we live with we are not living our true selves. We are not living our best selves. Dopesick I, Richard Sackler, family meeting, Hulu/Disney+ 2021
You don’t chase a market, you create it. ibid.
Their sales reps brought it up continuously. ibid. doctor’s evidence
Ten times more than what we’ve spent on anything. ibid. Purdue board meeting
They’ve been marketing the drug and pushing it on doctors. ibid. investigator’ talk
It has transformed the entire district. ibid.
The DEA was investigating Purdue last year. ibid.
Purdue has so many levels of deniability. ibid.
It takes anxiety away. You just take the medicine and go. ibid. TV advert
The largest sales force in pharmaceutical history. ibid. company sales promotion
Less than 1% of people become addicted to Oxycontin. ibid.
Your most effective talking point is the FDA label. ibid.
I think I can make this the biggest drug in the world. ibid. Richard
Have there been spikes in crime related to it? ibid. rozzer on raid
A bag filled with Oxycontin pills for distribution. ibid.
Is there something I should know about the approval process? ibid.
The [FDA] guy that approved it goes to work for the company. ibid. attorney
A new drug. The FDA said it’s safe. Dopsick II: Breakthrough Pain
Let’s hold more weekend seminars to explain to physicians how truly revolutionary this drug really is. ibid. Richard
The drug didn’t always worked as Purdue claimed. ibid. evidence
We’ll figure this out. It’s an excellent drug. ibid. Richard
The greatest painkiller in the history of civilisation … Double the dose. ibid.
Oh yeah, he was Oxy-cuted. ibid. wife reveals death of husband to attorneys
These pills are a lot more dangerous than that video claims. ibid. attorney to promotional doctor
The pills stopped working cause my tolerance grew. ibid. victim to attorneys
But a black kid selling weed can go to jail for decades. ibid.
Emergency Rooms See a Sharp Rise in Overdoses, Prescription Painkillers to Blame. ibid. newspaper article
Bridget: How many kids in your school are on Oxycontin? ibid.
Kid: I don’t know. About half. ibid.
What appears as corruption is just how the system works. ibid. investigating attorney
If it were me I’d charge them with Criminal Misbranding. ibid.
Overdose rates are so much higher on Oxycontin. ibid.
It’s time to double the dose again and I present to you the 80 mg pill. Dopesick III: The 5th Vital Sign, sales promotion
The medical community must make pain the fifth vital sign. ibid.
Individualize the Dose. ibid.
I want to look into launching OC in Germany. ibid. Richard
A single prescription drug is filling up jails in rural areas. ibid.
As we make our family the most philanthropic in America. ibid. family party toast
I try not to sell that stuff … ibid. pharmacist to Bridget
They are lying to doctors and patients about the dangers of the drug. ibid. Bridget
Pain societies have infiltrated the hospital rooms. ibid. rozzer/patient
Did you find a Purdue connection with other Pain Societies? ibid. rozzer/patient back to work
We’re going to cure the world of its pain. ibid. Richard