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Malcolm Gladwell Returns

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

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The Opioid Crisis Unveiled

This chapter explores the origins and evolution of the opioid crisis, with a particular emphasis on OxyContin's role in fostering addiction and the staggering overdose death rate. It critiques the pharmaceutical companies for their unethical practices, the failures of regulatory bodies, and the alarming lack of accountability for those responsible, while also noting the efforts to combat the epidemic through education on administering Narcan.

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