Opioids, Inc. /

The story of a drug company that pushed opioids by bribing doctors and committing insurance fraud, this is an investigation of how Insys Therapeutics profited from a fentanyl-based painkiller 50 times stronger than heroin.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Jennings, Tom, 1961- (Screenwriter, director of photogrpahy.), Wong, Annie (Television producer) (interviewer (expression)), Verbitsky, Nick (interviewer (expression)), Kuchler, Hannah (interviewer (expression)), Blandón, Rebecca (interviewer (expression)), Lyman, Will, 1948- (Narrator), Grucza, Tim, 1976- (director of photography.), Jennings, Griffin (composer (expression))
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [Arlington, Virginia] : [PBS], [2020]
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:The story of a drug company that pushed opioids by bribing doctors and committing insurance fraud, this is an investigation of how Insys Therapeutics profited from a fentanyl-based painkiller 50 times stronger than heroin.
Item Description:Originally released as an episode of the television series, Frontline on June 23, 2020.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 14, 2020.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (53 min., 16 sec.)) : sound, color
Playing Time:00:53:16
Audience:TV-MA.
Production Credits:Editor, Anna Auster ; directors of photography, Tim Grucza, Thomas Jennings ; original music, Griffin Jennings.