The Lip News
Episode 67
How Big Pharma Got America Addicted to Heroin with Jason Smith
The heroin addiction epidemic in America is explored, from the influx of Oxycontin and the push from big pharma to expose patients to the opiate derived drug, to the Mexican drug cartels that have flooded the black market with heroin to a conditioned population. The similarities in business models between Purdue pharmaceuticals, the Slacker family, and “El Chapo” Guzman, plus how corporate liability is harder to prosecute than their criminal counterparts is illuminated with author Jason Smith, in this uncensored Lip News interview, hosted by Jackie Koppell.
Episode Breakdown
00:01 Welcoming Jason Smith to The Lip.
00:30 Purdue Pharmaceuticals, El Chapo Guzman and the Sackler family.
03:27 How oxycontin got approved by the FDA.
05:20 The rise of drug cartels and the US heroin epidemic.
09:53 Free sample marketing, the American Pain Society and pill mills.
16:53 Corporate accountability and selling a lie.
19:44 The issue with prosecuting Purdue Pharmaceuticals.
22:23 Humanity and honesty.
24:42 Tackling the war on drugs.
25:51 Thank you and goodbye.
Guest Bio
Jason Smith is a graduate of the University of California, Davis, whose work has been published extensively in both online and print media. Jason Smith is also the Creative Director of TheRealEdition.com, an online community that allows addicts and their loved ones to publish their stories of addiction and recovery. Jason is heavily involved in the recovery community in Northern California, where he frequently shares his experience, strength, and hope in getting out of the hell that is addiction. He currently lives in northern California with his wife Megan and two children, Jaden and Isabella.
Additional Links
http://www.amazon.com/Bitter-Taste-Dying-Jason-Smith/dp/0996402004
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-bitter-taste-of-dying/id988845091?mt=11
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Lissette Padilla
Mark Sovel
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