| Description |
1 online resource (14 minutes) |
| Summary |
A report on how the FDA, pressured by Big Pharma and pain suffers, expanded the use of opioids without new scientific data. This small change allowed drug companies to market opioids for chronic treatment to a vast and devastating effect, fueling the opioid crisis. Includes interviews with: Ed Thompson, whistleblower and owner of pharmaceutical company PMRS; Dr. Andrew Kolodny, drug addiction specialist, Brandeis College; Dr. David Kessler, former FDA Commissioner; Emily Walden, mother of a son who died of opioid overdose |
| Performer |
Reporter: Bill Whitaker ; interviewees: Ed Thompson, Dr. Andrew Kolodny, Dr. David Kessler, Emily Walden |
| Notes |
In English |
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Title from title screen (viewed February 20, 2024) |
| Subject |
United States. Food and Drug Administration -- Rules and practice
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Drugs of abuse -- Law and legislation -- United States
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Drugs -- Labeling -- United States
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Drug approval -- United States
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Opioids -- Marketing
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Opioid abuse -- United States -- History
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| Genre/Form |
Television news programs.
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Téléjournaux.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Whitaker, Bill, 1951- on-screen presenter, interviewer
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Rosen, Ira, producer
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Hornblower, Sam, producer
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CBS Corp., publisher
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CBS News Productions, production company
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CBS Entertainment (Firm), production company
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