The Crime of the Century

Part One

S1 • E1

118 min

1080p

7.8

A look at how Purdue Pharma worked with the FDA to get OxyContin approved for wider use, promoting the highly profitable pain medication's safety without sufficient evidence, and creating a campaign to redefine pain and how it's treated.

Genre

Documentary Crime Drama

Country

United States

Release date

May 10, 2021

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