Description
Join FRONTLINE PBS and the Financial Times ahead of the broadcast premiere of Opioids, Inc. for a special virtual discussion about holding big pharmaceutical companies accountable for their role in opioid addiction crisis. Opioids Inc. examines the corrupt practices behind the rise of the pharmaceutical company Insys Therapeutics, as they bribed doctors to prescribe a highly addictive opioid painkiller that is 50 to 100 times stronger than heroin.
The virtual discussion will preview clips from the film and feature a deep dive into the problematic marketing tactics of the pharmaceutical industry and why prosecutors pursued Insys Therapeutics using statutes originally designed for the mafia.
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FEATURED SPEAKERS
- Hannah Kuchler: US Pharma and Biotech Correspondent, the Financial Times
- Tom Jennings: Film Director/Producer of Opioids Inc., FRONTLINE PBS
- Shaunagh Connaire: US Editor of Alpha Grid, the Financial Times
- Moderated by Lauren Ezell: Senior Story Editor, FRONTLINE PBS
Questions? Contact Sonja Borgmann.