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Opioids: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
A Last Week Tonight segment on the US opioid epidemic, tracing how prescription painkillers fed addiction and heroin use. It is the first of three episodes the show devoted to the crisis.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN points to it as an informative, fact-heavy overview of the opioid crisis and Purdue Pharma.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- LastWeekTonight
- Topic
- opioid epidemic
- Format
- commentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 5
- HN mentions in dataset
- 8
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2016–2024
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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I recently watched these 3 episodes of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Highly recommended. Opioids III: The Sacklers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ( [LINK] ) Opioids II: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ( [LINK] ) Opioids: Last Week Tonight with John …
pagade on Hacker News · 2024-07
In Supreme Court blocks controversial Purdue Pharma opioid settlementJohn Oliver did a segment on Opioids that's pretty informative. Have a look: [VIDEO] The quick answer though is that it starts with prescription painkillers that are highly addictive.
btgeekboy on Hacker News · 2016-12
In Heroin deaths surpass gun homicides for the first time, CDC data shows> (under heavy regulation) ... and this is where most Heroin addicts start, actually, through prescription opiate use. Once a physical addiction is formed, heroin can be a cheaper or more accessible alternative to a prescription for say, Oxycontin. I thought John Oliver had a …
drvdevd on Hacker News · 2017-01
In Seattle Is Opening First in U.S. “Safe Injection Facility” for Heroin Addicts
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