Opioids II: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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- Опубліковано 13 кві 2019
- Following some recent revelations about the role of large companies in America’s ongoing opioid epidemic, John Oliver takes another look at the crisis.
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This man is trying his level best to be sued by every major corporation on Earth and I am HERE FOR IT
Yeah he probably gives the people at HBO headaches and they probably have to have lawyers staining buy
I'm 99% certain that trying to get sued by major corporations and powerful people is conditioned into all daily show correspondents
Well the big advantage of living in America is that basically every judge will end a lawsuit with something like "freedom of speech, bye"...
Can't sue for libel if what someone's saying is true: it'll all come out in discovery, and then it goes onto legal record.
@@patrikburda Same with all of the western world really, here in sweden our equivalent (Svenska nyheter) got in some beef with the swedish state dept. and they said "We have freedom of speech in sweden".
Producer: What actor do you want to play Richard Sackler?
John Oliver: Yes
Producer: Sigh, this is going to get expensive again.
John Oliver: Dragon money mothafuckas
HBO Lawyer: What is John covering this week?
Producer: The Sackler Family
HBO Lawyer picks up phone: Yea Betty, let HR known we need to hire 10 more lawyers. We're going to get sued again.
@@tmuckian29 Remember AT&T is now corporate daddy
Janet from accounting dont give a fuck about them lawyer bills
Knowing that Michael Keaton is playing a role in Dopesick right now makes him reading for Richard Sackler utterly surreal.
was hunting for exactly this comment; it's incredible
i saw hes listed as a producer too in the credits
Richard Sackler’s lawyers sent a letter to the actor who ended up portraying him. Too bad DopeSick’s corporate Daddy is Disney so they have big legal dept. too.
Danny Strong probably saw this performance and went 'Hey! I got an idea!'
He is amazing. Some of the best acting I have ever scene.
Michael Keaton went full circle from playing Richard Sackler on a skit to playing a doctor in a series about the Opioid Crisis.
Michael Keaton plays great addict roles. Ever see him in Clean & Sober?
The only difference between Richard Sackler and Pablo Escobar is that Escobar didn't have FDA approval.
Richard Sackler also imported fewer hippos than Pablo Escobar.
@jack Maher He didn't need hitmen, if he had the FDA approval !!! he could've owned hundreds of Art galleries and launder money through them as the sacklers do and never have to plant bombs or use hitmen ever again !!!
@jack Maher Escobar was responsible for about 4000 deaths. A lot, to be sure. Richard Sackler is responsible for more than 112× as many (almost 450,000 people dead from the opioid crisis he engineered between 1999 and 2018, and between 50,000 and 100,000 more since). You're right, it's not a fair comparison. To Pablo fucking Escobar.
You forgot the "whiteness factor".
@@letitiajeavons6333 He could have imported a fucking dinosaur and we wouldn’t know
If anyone is wondering why these people donate to art institutes, it's a scheme called "venture philanthropy" that allows them to write off their donations on their taxes while also buying art pieces that appreciate in value
Money Laundery everyone!
Right, but the write-off is not 100% ist it? At the end of the day, they are still "losing" money by doing these transactions, however not as much as they seem to be giving to the art institutes. I just know how it works in France, so some more enlightenment could be helpful
@@PappyMandarine from what I've gathered it is essentially 100% in the US
@@teddy-1965 I would be very surprised if it's 100%. That means that they virtually can transform 100% of the taxes they have to pay into donations. And we all know that donations are not completely lost money, often these donations enable to make advertisement and brand promoting (as shown in the video), so any donation really is bringing some benefits back to the "benefactor". In this case, every company in the US, instead of simply "losing" money that they pay as taxes, would be donating and therefore converting some of that costs into benefits. It would be ridiculous and the state would go bankrupt pretty soon. Of course there should be limitations regarding the volume of these donations, but still, it would be a massive loss for the almighty state.
That doesn't make sense. You can't write off a donation if you've received something in exchange. Then it's a donation with a gift or essentially a purchase.
Rip Michael K Williams, you will be missed. Your amazing acting will be remembered for years to come
And here is the damn irony of it all. The actor known for “The Wire,” who was found dead in his apartment earlier this month, died of intoxication by a mixture of heroin, cocaine and fentanyl. He had been open about his struggle with addiction.
@@henryvaneyk3769 Makes you wonder if his last movies triggered him. Body brokers. He was great in it tho
@@henryvaneyk3769 The Cocaine he had was laced w/fentanyl. He didn’t know. A week prior a bunch of comedians OD’d on cocaine laced fentanyl in Venice.
So tragic😢. Such an amazing talent.
@@henryvaneyk3769 Apparently before he pursued a career as a dancer which then lead to acting, he was a temp for Pfizer...
I imagine his role in this episode was more personal than many would initially have guessed.
The "Put 'em in jail! Put 'em in soup! Put 'em in tiny boots!" bit pops into my head every time I put vegetables in soup or put my dog in her snow booties.
Man there's no one too strong for John Oliver to not start beef with. Keep fighting the good fight.
alcohol....
Pfft how about the Zionist
@@lola_incarnate He already took a dig at Israel
@@konstantinavramidis5436 This is so true. Opioids killed 47,000 people in 2017. Alcohol killed 88,000. And yet opioids are "the" epidemic...
How about the Democratic party?
*Context*
Opioid overdose deaths in 2017: 47000
Total US military casualties in the Vietnam War: 58000
The Vietnam War that lasted almost 20 years I might add...
In fact the average per-year casualties of *all* involved war parties combined is just under 75,000, just over 1.5x as many....
Majority of the people that came back quit opioids once they were in the U.S. again. Being out in a foreign country, not knowing if you'll die tomorrow with nothing else to do, people do drugs to escape reality.
my god...to think that these people still walk free
@@user-on6db4rf4s They have money, you end up in prison only when you don't have enough of it.
I think the point being made here is not many people die in war?
John Oliver always punches UP. LOVE IT.
Anyone else just finished Dopesick and felt the need to watch these three episodes again? Specially after the show starred Michael Keaton!
🙋♂️
We should start calling it „The Sackler Crisis“. That would put their name on things
@Dub Davis I literally thought the same thing... How would they like to have their name on that I ask myself :D
It would, but I think it might also minimize the role of other companies/participants
Hear hear!
@@hurstiwursti Sure you can blame them when it is clear they knew what they were doing - which they were.
Just because something is LEGAL does not make it RIGHT.
They love putting their name on things so much, let's oblige them.
This is the genius of John Oliver. Take the most important weapon away from them, their anonymity
I 100% applaud what John does but don't kid yourself; Sackler faces no meaningful repercussions from this. Actual change requires us to actually do something to change it.
@catbert7's Gaming Highlights - Except now anyone who loses a family member to Sackler's greed will know exactly who's ultimately responsible. Most of them will be too reasonable to consider retribution, of course. *Most of them...*
Sharon Jensen An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.
Siddharth Raykar Andy’s “An eye for an eye” was intended as a basis for how to make fair judicial decisions. It wasn’t intended to promote vigilante style vengeance.
Crown Arboriculture Vigilante style justice is eye for an eye. That’s because it’s unfair; it’s prejudiced. It’s not justice. And there’s a very good reason eye for an eye is thought of as barbaric. Because it is. Back then, their form of justice was synonymous with our current definition of vigilante justice.
I have 15 months clean by the grace of god 🙏
Congratulations! Stay strong and may god bless : )
congrats, truly an admirable feat for all who maintained throughout the quarantine. Unfortunately, I was not able to. Quarantine lead to isolation and then flushed 4 years down the drain. Not to excuse my self in any way, but I would bet that this past year saw a record rate of relapses in America if it were possible to quantify. I was able to hide behind zoom meetings and face masks for several months and I know I can't be the only one.
Congratulations! You’re doing great!🎉🎉🙌🏽
@@jeansdelajeans3937 As long as you have life, you can start again. If you can't run, walk. If you can't walk, crawl. If you can't crawl, drag yourself, but keep moving. Today is a good day to start.
@@jeansdelajeans3937 As long as you have life, you can start again. If you can't run, walk. If you can't walk, crawl. If you can't crawl, drag yourself, but keep moving. Today is a good day to start.
The fact that Michael Keaton is actually playing a doctor in the show Dopestick that's about how the opioid epidemic started makes this video even more better!!
EYYYY!!! I want to write comment like you did, but i guess you're the first one lol. Don't say this is the reason why he play on that show.
Another example of how 1. Unregulated capitalism literally kills people, and 2. When the punishment is a fine, that just means it’s legal for rich people.
Could make the fine %-tage based on revenue. That way rich people get punished monetarily the same. But I get what you mean.
@@FogToo Love this idea but I can't help but think the rich will claim "discrimination". Is that a thing? Income level (or whatever) discrimination? Not via the gov't right? Sorry, just curious as to how to make this idea work.
FDA approved drug prescribed by AMA approved doctors... Capitalist was the only one doing his job in this story.
@@vaclavmarak4456 yeah, that's the point. If a Capitalist does his job he WILL cause deaths
@@vaclavmarak4456 why do you think it was FDA approved ?
The capitalist bought lobbying power to get it approved.
John is Choatic good wrapped in a stuffy, English, true neutral coating
AMEN
What Alignment is Janice from accounting?
@@benjaythewhite Dick. Jannis alignment is Dick. She's a dick. Lol
@@benjaythewhite Yes
It wouldn't be too hard to characterize him as neutral good either. Doesn't really care about order or chaos, just wants to do the right thing.
Michael Keaton also played McDonald's CEO Ray Kroc in "The Founder" as well and his performance was pretty much like what you see there
After having seen the deposition footage on UA-cam, it’s eerie how accurate Brian Cranston’s rendition is...
also Richard Kind's...
Sometimes I'm just afraid that John's gonna 'disappear'.
People would notice.
@@jexelbur6872 The government isn't the only one that can make someone "disappear."
spongeintheshoe true, but it’s unlikely that a satirical news reporter on HBO with hundreds of millions of viewers/supporters will disappear because an opioid company got offended by the truth.
Any attempt on John's life would be suicide for whatever person or organisation that made it. He's too famous and brings up topics too controversial everybody would notice.
@Sharon Jensen They didn't say he "should," just that it seemed plausible.
I can't afford HBO so I have to get my depression from this channel instead. So far it's working great.
There is a pill for that. See your doctor a free sample.
Can’t agree more.
You don’t GOT HBO
Google MediaBox and download the app and you can watch HBO for free on there
I have both HBO and depression. I've made it
So, Richard Sackler inherited a lot of wealth from his dad, shows absolutely no remorse for his wrongdoings, has heaps of lawsuits against him, AND likes to put his name on things. Damn this guy's gonna be president one day😂😂
Don’t give anyone ideas.
As I read your comment I was expecting something along the line "he makes the supervillains in comic books look pale" but that last sentence - BRAVO!!!!
@@ItsukaShimotsuki 😂😂thank you
😂😂😱
He hasn’t gone through enough wives yet.
My Dad became addicted to opioids due to a server back injury/surgeries to "fix" his back. He was basically checked out the last 10 years of his life. He ended up over dosing and losing his life. Hearing this really brings back the pain my family went through due to evil companies
This is brilliant; John basically just told us that Richard Sackler is so evil, he needs 4 different character actors to do justice to his villainy.
It was like watching split personalities LOL I loved it!
Bryan Cranston is a delight, and I don't believe anyone has ever eaten a turkey sandwich quite as evocatively as Michael Keaton.
Captain_Nerdrage but like.. it looked good.
I barely know how people can enjoy turkey in the first place tastes like dry poorly kept chicken.
@@a.t.t.g8359 You need this thing that i cant find out of france for some reason to enjoy turkey : C O O K I N G
Bryan Cranston, Michael K Williams, and Michael Keaton are always a win!
You sure? I had to leave a party last night because someone was slopping through Panda Express like a boot having drunken anal sex with the Florida Everglades. I could watch that sandwich get mid-west dad'd.
As an addict, in recovery 4+ yrs, I FUCKING THANK YOU FOR THIS!! I REALLY REALLY REALLY DO
I'm glad Kermit is happy in his new lifestyle.
How much budget does HBO have for John Oliver................
He is literally using Oscar worthy actors as demonstrations.........
Matt i figure they see this as charitable to mankind
Those actors typically have a minimum appearance rate of $100,000 per hour. What they do is when they want to contribute "for free" is to donate the said amount to NPO's such as actor schools, children charities etc. Every of these individuals is linked to more than one charity (use the search engine, I was amazed at how many The Batman was involved with). My comment is not theoretical btw, we did this multiple times.
They probably dont ask for much, they tend to have quick moments of fun rather than long acts done over and over. Plus its for a good cause, and many of them would be willing to take even less for it.
@@themadmystic1688 its incredible publicity to expose big pharma for nothing more than well funded drug dealers. They would love to jump at this. It's a clear cut case that Richard Sackler used his power and influence to sell and distribute nothing more than an updated version of heroin to the USA. :)
@@dangertomarketing thanks for this and now I'm curious: is this what it means when they say actors forego a major paycheck and work for scale? As in, "George Clooney wanted to work on X project so badly that he worked for scale."
*Four* actors of this caliber in a single segment? This show is officially big time.
JO has come a long way from the Daily Show and Community.
It’s that sweet sweet dragon revenue.
Brian Cranston gets my vote for best actor in the Sackler series.
RIP Michael K Williams
Quarantine got me rewatching John Oliver damn what a messed up country
I know what you mean! There is so much wrong with the USA. I don't see it ever, getting better for its citizens. Start prepping for the end.
What's really fascinating is how much John's influence has grown since he did the first part. Thanks to his ballsiness and the incredible team of researchers!
Who also ignored that those of us with severe Chronic Pain are being refused adequate treatment, something that Mr. Oliver left out....
@@davidhollenshead4892 Like opioids help with that, though.
God damn that Bryan Cranston clip was absolutely chilling. I also really love to see Keaton. Great choices for the clips :D
I fucking love Bryan Cranston
Bryan Cranston was good, but Keaton was spot on.
Now, I love Richard Kind but I was kind of hoping for Wallace Shawn in those "I don't know" parts. Mainly because I thought, "Oh Shawn is who'll they'll pick because they foreshadowed it with that babies that look like Wallace Shawn joke.'
But regardless, Kind was awesome!
cranston is good but kelsey grammer would have been truly chilling.
I personally think they should have gone with one actor... we connect one way or another. Keton was great focus on the villainy of it.
Pretty amazing that they made a rap with the backing music from Eminem's Rap God, what with him being a recovering pill addict
I'm not sure about that. "Rap God" came out in 2013 and I'm pretty sure the OxyContin ad came out in the early 2000s.
@@RabblesTheBinx it was insys for fentonal and came out for the 2015 sales conference
He was addicted to opioids that were prescribed to him to help his insomnia. The irony. Pretty gross imo.
@@lv9265 he should sue their ass tbh we all should
This show knows how to come after the 1%. Incredible as always.
Did anyone think of John Oliver's janitor at the end???
they could just use a high power vaccume
@@metaforth1271 what if we use our 100% brain 😂
...yeah, I worked at the Guggenheim (which I do have great love and respect for) for a couple years, and unless unionized, I doubt Dennis made even $15/hr. But my data is admittedly a decade old...so, fingers crossed. The staff is pretty solid.
guilty
That team, the cleaning team, should have all paid, two year long full paid vacations
the fact that Micheal Keaton actually played a character a show about the opioid crisis that heavily talked about purdue and the sackler family after this is amazing, he has to thank john Oliver for the emmy now for sure
I’ve been clean off opiates since 2015 and clean off Xanax since March 8th 2018 . But I was on methadone for about 3 years... A lot of people have distaste for methadone because people abuse it but some of us use it so we can function and don’t use other drugs while on it. It saved my life
Glad you are still with us. Keep living your best life Mike!
"That's right, we got Michael f**kin Keaton."
Damn right you did!!
Ruel Vazquez the Founder Ray Croc
I was hoping for Wallace Shawn, holding a baby that looks like him.
@@henryglennon3864 you made me laugh,thank you
John Oliver: Making good use of the dragon money.
Lol
I would love for you to do a video on how the opioid epidemic is affecting chronic pain patients and veterans. How the suicide rate among these groups is at an alarming rate!
Ritalin is the solution for all addiction and suicidal thoughts except porn addiction
#ritalinsr
After watching Netflix painkillers, this segment hits a little different
For those interested, Purdue filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2019. Great job everyone on the Last Week Tonight Show! A little transparancy goes a long way.
Thanks for adding that update! It's so good to know they at least had something happen to them
Brett Carter unfortunately, chapter 11 bankruptcy, among other things, allows corporations freedom from those who have sued them under the pretense that Perdure was being sued.
@@quertie420 yeah chapter 11 actually helped the sacklers a lot including avoiding lawsuits
If bankruptcy had any meaningful impact on the wealthy, Donald Trump wouldn't be president. His companies have filed under Chapter 11 six times.
It's cute that you seem to think this video had anything to do with that decision. Also, you apparently don't know what happens when a company files for chapter 11. You seem to think it means the owners lose all their money and are now destitute.
Wasn't "tackling the opioid crisis" one of the jobs appointed to Jared Kushner?
Why not interview him on how it's going?
I still have never heard him speak.
Simple. Kushner and Sackler belong to the same tribe of neo-palestinian, the ones on top of most media and money in the world. But thats a topic John Oliver will never touch since HBO owners also belong to the same tribe. But still, a surprisingly strong segment from Oliver, except for the sick unnecessary Gay Kermit jokes or masturbating janitors. Some sick bastards in his writing team.
@@Prelude76 fuck off, cryptofash.
schattentaenzerin yes it was one of his "jobs" for which he is totally unqualified 🙄
DesertDaisy Marie It was one of his jobs....then it was passed onto Kellyanne Conway....the woman who looks like the “after” photo of someone smoking crack/doing meth.
Johnny B en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sackler_family?wprov=sfti1
Here now for Michael K. Damn it, what a loss. RIP
hes alive
Watching The Fall Of The House Of Usher now in 2023, these reenacted scenes with Richard Sackler are something to behold.
The way Richard Kind says “I don’t know” is hilarious😂
It's probably how Sackler himself sounds.
People: Avengers Endgame is the most ambitious crossover ev-
John Oliver: Hold my pint...
I love how he's (his team) able to get all these actors to come in and play on his show. One of my fav parts of the show!
I miss that really intense laughing lady... opioid related late night show just doesn’t hit the same
Absolutely. One of the main issues would certainly be lobbying, the irrationally legal form of pure bribery; buying our politicans and lawmakers.
Ritalin is the number one solution for all addiction except porn addiction
Dear USA,
This is why you don't trust the market to fully regulate itself.
Sincerely,
the world
what do you mean? The drug market currently IS heavily regulated and it hasn't prevented this crisis.
@@thehalvening8942 Well yeah it's regulated but the pharmaceutical industry has a lot of seats at the tables where those regulations get set, either directly or bought, hence 'regulate itself'
Justin Don’t blame us- we agree with you & we’re majorly victims as well. I’m face we’re the main victims. 😓
@@Justin-ib2iz well they should have a seat but yeah I agree they shouldn't have all the seats. That said, I think the issue is more of liability issue than a regulation issue. The drug companies and doctors aren't being held criminally liable for the damage they're causing to people. I'm for better regulation though if that will help. But when like you said they have all the seats at the regulation table, asking for more regulation probably won't do anything.
Here we see the rare respectful UA-cam argument. This may occur only once on every 4 years
My dad got addicted to opioids. It made him just like... check out of life, it seemed like. He went to work, he'd come home and just not care about anything. He seemed like he didn't care much about the emotions of anyone in the house. He was also irrational at times. All of that nearly destroyed the relationship I had with my dad. He's several years clean now, he's losing weight and has more care and enthusiasm for the people around him. I honestly thought I'd never know my dad again, and now we get together and have dinner a couple times a month. He wasn't there when I needed him as a kid and that hurt a lot, but I've forgiven him too because I won't be weighed down by those feelings. He's by no means perfect, but I can see he's really trying now and that means a lot.
My dad wasn't an addict but I can relate to your situation. He just went to work and came back with out saying a word, he showed zero interest in getting to know his children or spending them with them. I think most of it was because of his childhood traumas which led him to unable to show any kind of affection. I just feel bad for him because he doesn't realize that all of those traumas, nearly died of food poisoning bacause of poverty, watching his sister get sent off to be somebody's bride at the age of 14, getting beat up everyday, were traumas. He just laughs at them and thinks that things like that were just a little rough because of the poverty.
@@HaTran-sp7pf wow, that's rough
Sorry to hear that
Wish you and your family all the best
bro just know that while he was in active addiction he wasn't really himself. Addiction is so devious it steals who a person is and takes their ability to see and understand what its doing to others. despite the way it felt or feels it was never about not loving or wanting to be there for you.
goddamn. my eyes actually teared up. my dad checked out of my life pretty early as well and im struggling to meet him halfway now that he’s trying to be in my life again. your comment really hit a chord in me. im happy that your relationship with your dad has recovered and that he’s clean now. best wishes to you and your family, from a stranger to another. x
Why this show is so good is that when they try to sue it, even if they win, hbo can recover by making episodes about it
Sackler’ s name should be on alll the gravestones for fatal overdoses….”brought to you by …”
And to think people get jail for smoking some weed
Not so much these days.......maybe Texas
@@MatthewFrazierr While there are still people in jail who have been there for decades, or have decades left to serve, for only weed then it's still an issue, I'm afraid.
Until it's legalized, when already rich whites will run the corporations.
Virjunior the rich white didn’t want Mexicans having the weed market ...which would have helped Mexico avoid the 250,000+ deaths ...avoid big migrations to the U.S...etc
Virjunior where it’s legalized, rich white dudes already run it unfortunately.
Lmfaoo John Oliver needs to be protected at all costs
Naomi Meme I think his goofy muppet face protects him enough.
John Oliver does his classic "ught, first ammendment" smile *Dies of opioid overdose*
Me: well, it was fun and informative while it lasted
Jon Stewart John Oliver 2024
-- he's like nerdy Batman of justice...minus the belt, bat mobile, and Alfred.
Protect a liar, lmfao you must be beta male.
Me: "How many times do you want to be sued this year?"
John: "Yes"
Now Michael Keaton is in the mini series about the Sackler family and OxyContin! Although I'm disappointed he's not playing Richard Sackler.
Punish them by putting their name on the opioid epidemic?
Punish them with life in prison like we do petty drug dealers
I like how the Chinese handle people like this.
@@tmseh yeah because billionaires murdering other billionaires as part of a power struggle of the elites until only the most ruthless billionaires survive will totally solve everything.
So tired I ready that as pretty drug dealers then imaged my dealers looking all happy n pretty... Naaaw
They are equally as guilty as common murderers.
I'd rather have them get really addicted to opioids, then make go cold turkey. Again and again and again...
When one of the greatest forces for justice is an HBO comedian.. what a time to be alive.
I agree! John is a powerful force.
When they call WV “Almost Heaven,” they literally mean the closest place to heaven on earth you can get bc everyone’s already half dead on opioids :^) love livin here, Mountain Mama
Girl! Stay strong
Dude! You can't get Michael effing Keaton for this, not only is he way to good looking to play Sackler, he's also making those horrible lines sound kind of badass.
I love the actors he picked, Michael Keaton is absolutely amazing.
Gina He gets better all the time!
Michael Keaton is the best batman, and an overall amazing actor. Byan Cranston was also an amazing choice
By the end of the show you always feel like something has actually been achieved in some small way.
Every single week.
Ryan Swanzey I’m Irish and our attempt at the _1% protest_ was woeful.
Our country is a disgrace, I love it so deeply but it’s a disgrace. I put what energy I have into nagging my government for the medical cannabis I need.
So when I’m fighting tiny, seemingly insignificant battles at home, I truly appreciate John Oliver’s fuck yous to various establishments that I have no access to.
And every now and then, I get a little worried John Oliver will meet with an unfortunate "accident."
Yes I'm glad he takes some sort of action unlike idiots in the comment section that swear they know everything
So true 🙏💜
Have you SEEN the most recent episode? It was called chitin or something and they talked about a violent mascot that disappeared so they made their own and sent it to Japan. Nothing was achieved on it and it was weird to see such a frivolous jhon Oliver episode. But yes, you are right
Watching this after watching Dopesick and the fact that Michael Keaton is in both is 🤯
Anyone here after Michael K. Williams passing?
Kudos to LWT's marvelous research team. Also, John Oliver, please stay safe. Picking fights with the most powerful and corrupt every week, goddamn.
Update: My usually useless state, Oklahoma, won their lawsuits against Purdue, Teva, and Johnson & Johnson, and literally pushed Purdue into bankruptcy after they lost and other states were filing suits against them too.
40 states I believe have filed similar suits against Big Pharma companies.
Purdue has to pay our state $270 million, Teva has to pay $85 million, and J&J has to pay $572 million from these lawsuits.
Purdue if you don’t know practically kicked off the opioid epidemic by pushing OxyContin for everything, giving doctors who prescribed more of it kickbacks like paid “pharmaceutical conferences” that were really just free vacations for their good little doctors who prescribed a lot.
Now the Sackler Family who owned Purdue, even though the company is in chapter 11 bankruptcy, has coughed up $175 million so far but the family itself still owes OK $75 million.
*We are coming for you Big Pharma*
This is incredible!
It just works huh?
As an fyi....your "usually useless state" has also left thousands of legitimate patients without medication that they need to survive. Chronic pain sufferers are truly suffering as a result.
c. l. I’m well aware as myself and my dad are chronic pain sufferers. I think until we sort out better opioid prescribing practices here at least for now the relatively new medical marijuana we have could help fill the gaps.
Good update. Thanks.
What some don't know is that a video of Sackler's deposition interview came out just months after this piece aired.
I can confirm that the website works, wasn't expecting that😂 Wish John Oliver could run for president instead!
I always hate when Zazu has a bad morning report... 😂
John’s REALLY utilizing that sweet, sweet dragon money for this season 💸💸💸
Dragon money's gonna run out in a couple weeks though....who's gonna make the greens then xD
@@siddhantbanerjee3328 prequel. Here's to the gravy train 😂
I thought the hoard looked a little low. Damn...eh. It's a good cause.
maxwell adams I think SNL covered those contingencies with the spinoff show skit. Some additional examples:
-StarGate: Westeros.
Ronon: “Why is there another me, and why is he married to a Wraith?”
McKay: “I think Queen Targaryen is just very pale.”
-Queer Eye for the Short Guy.
“We’re gonna hide Tyrion from his sister by making him FABULOUS!”
-Real Housewives of King’s Landing.
-Love It or Raze It.
@@Chunkboi What about a buddy cop series with tyrion and bronn?
Came back to this after watching Dopesick. Michael Keaton is in this too!!! ❤
Good to see Keaton now starring in Dopesick about the whole epidemic
John Oliver got Batman, Heisenberg, Omar, and the guy from Spin City to play a single role. Damn, I love HBO!
Really hoping John Oliver doesn't get killed in a "mystery accident" now...
Andrew Teel he is too big to kill off.
He talked shit about Putin and the only thing he was worried about was a fake sex tape.
Why?
He supports hillary. Whos gonna kill him?
@@VietconGG Not sure what Hillary has to do with anything, but we already know rich people hate it when you fuck with their money. The lead investigative journalist who was responsible for the Panama Papers coming to light died in a car bombing not long after.
The opiate crisis hasn't just destroyed the lives of those who get addicted to them.
It's destroyed the lives of chronic pain patients as well. We, chronic pain patients, went from suffering from serious medical issues to being seen as addicts and junkies. Doctors won't treat us because they just think we're addicts.
Forgive me, but addicts get all the treatment and support they want. Meanwhile, the people with serious physical pain go without any treatment or support due to people abusing the medication we need to live normal lives. So no, I really don't care about the issues addicts face while innocent people without addiction issues are ending their lives because they can't get proper treatment.
Being an addict or a "junkie" is VERY MUCH a medical issue; an actual disease. Nobody WANTS to become addicted. NOBODY. Regardless of how you ended up as an (opioid/opiate) addict. We can't just forget about/disregard these people either. We're just as human as those who ended up addicted legally/medically. Many of us addicts, or "junkies" ended up that way either due to predatory prescriptions, or due to getting disregarded by the medical community, forcing us to become "criminals" simply for wanting to find SOME relief.
This is a massive and complicated issue despite where your viewpoint is, and where and how you look at the issue. Ignoring/disregarding/failing "junkies"/addicts will do nothing but make it worse. This needs to be fought systematically and from the top down, not from the bottom; us "illegal addicts" are not perpetraitors, we're victims and pasients. We're sick PATIENTS, despite people viewing us as reckless criminals. We're not. A few bad "junkies" have given the rest of us such a bad name, which does nothing but harm us and those around us. We're not bad people, but how we're treated and such is more what makes us voulnerable. Stigmatizing "illegal addicts" only shifts the focus away from the real issue; those in charge (like people from Purdue and such, including politicians).
"Illegal addicts", or "junkies" are NOT the issue, we're mere patients and victims that have taken the blame, giving more leeway to those who actually caused the issue, not only in the States, but globally.
@John Barber thats not 100% true, lots still get SSI. You can't get SSDI for substance abuse however
I agree that addiction is a serious medical issue, but there are millions of people in this country who have lived with chronic pain for many years, and have had to take opiates to get some relief. I work in the medical business, and have seen the predictable issue of pain sufferers being suspected as addicts due to this "war on opiates". I've often thought that wars like this are wars against "people." Medicine shouldn't be about waging war
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Here’s the fact: Ritalin is the solution for all addiction except porn addiction
Man the lightning and music when they were having actors play Richard Sackler was amazing.
Richard Sackler buries documents while we bury those affected.
my thoughts exactly :(
You forgot that he buries the competition.
We aren’t burying people taking what his company is producing. That’s nonsense. We are burying people who took heroin laced with fentanyl for the most part, or people who combined multiple drugs for their cocktail. Let’s be real here. There was way less people dying when they could get pills, now everyone is on heroin. And these aren’t legitimate patients who are actually needing these medications. These are people who went out of their way to abuse drugs.
Lets kill dick sackler in front of his family and then we can start knocking off his family members
@Sharon Jensen well we dont know what he sounds like, since he never releases any audio of himself.
I'm going to assume that parties at the Sacklers always start and end with a toast: "To Human Misery!"
Cheers! To human suffering, let it never happen to us.
Where’s Mcbain when we need him?
Well they probably start like that, but end in a lot of snorting noises.
@@rza68 nobody thinks they are the villian
"Now, we begin the ritual blood sacrifice of a poor Appalachian child before moving on to the event of the evening. The hunt of a family of 5 saddled with medical debt."
"kermit is a top" is my new favorite quote of this year
He is John's favourite pig-fucker.
Richard Kind is a delightful mix of Jim Carry and Gerard depardieu
Opioids II: Sackler Boogaloo sounds a lot more fun then this actually is
That was a Five Star comment
Narcos Season 6 will cover the Sackler Cartel.
It couldn't come too soon.
Narcos: USA. Don Sackler
Wait til Narcos season 7 the rise of MAGA🤷♂️.
Starring Michael Keaton.
Richard Sackler.
Dick Sack.
Cock bag.
Ok, I'll stop now.
*OR WILL I* ??
Michael Keaton here and on Dopesick is Emmy worthy.
Bryan Craston in my mind will always be Hal from Malcolm in the Middle
No Richard Kind eating a turkey sandwich?
John, you've robbed us.
He robbed us when he didn't get the actor who plays Escobar from Narcos to pop in.
This sounds like a symptom of America's for-profit healthcare system.
Excellent use of the word symptom in connection with healthcare! Whether intentional or not.
I love such little gems of wit.
No sarcasm here.
Combined with the killings of innocent civilians in Afghanistan. I think they call it KARMA
@@zakicabdullah8421 "if they become LGBT" you make it sound like people are catching gayness because America fucked up. And don't get me wrong I agree we 110% fucked up and killed innocent civilians in the middle east and it makes me sick just thinking about it. But I don't think I'm gay because of it. I've been gay since birth fam.
for sure, that's why we don't have large opioid issues in canada, although we do have a lot of meth, that's probably a poverty thing since it's very localized
Not just America's... America successfully installed these systems around the world. Capitalism is all for profit don't forget about that because America installed capitalism around the world by forcing everyone to compete. We in Europe had pretty good health systems since many countries here had socialists in the government but our health systems are becoming increasingly a two class system. The rich get what the need the poor have to wait for months. This is due to the fact that Europe took the USA as an role model for how to maximise profit in health care. And I can assure you health has nothing to do with profit and trying to profit off hurt and ill people is barbaric and inherently inhumane.
The Blizzard of 1996 was big, though. I remember it now, 25 years later. I live in the DC area. We built an igloo out of snow, and had a neighborhood-wide 2-day running snowball fight.
That was an insane storm!
Sounds like a fun snowball fight, too.
The creativity with which the LWT team kicks elites in the nuts is truly inspiring.
Letting companies regulate themselves without government intervention is working reeeeeeaaaal good in every industry :)
Oh USA, you'll never cease to amaze me
Even the airplanes, quite frightening.
USA is fucking shithole
check out the news papers in the UK.
Basically why we're dealing with Brexit
Volkswagen Germany, coughs
The stupid half of America will call you a communist or socialist if you advocate for any type of Government oversight or regulation. It's kind of sad how they are brainwashed against their own best interests.
"When you're casting for a shadowy heir to a vast fortune who doesn't like to be in the limelight, you go Batman."
I thinks it's funny they got Michael Keaton for this, especially now, since he is the series Dopesick, a series about the flipping opioid epidemic!
It's 2021 and Keaton in Dopesick had me searching Sackler/Opioid commentary...
John Olivers made an Opiod II you know its serious
I know he's an idiot practicing medicine without a license.
I used to Deliver for all 3 of those corporations lmfao cardinal health has a monopoly. I still have the number to their Risk Management team. (We got robbed)
The real inclusivity of this show is the graphics producer made the self-pleasuring janitor left-handed.
Or...
Joshua Sweetvale he’s giving himself the stranger which is numbing your non-master bating Hand and jizzing on a Jackson Pollack
I'd like your comment, but it's got 69 likes right now and that's too perfect.
I don't know how he manages to do it week after week. This show is so unbelievably well researched. There's not a bad episode of it and I have seen most of them over the years.
Lots and lots of talented staff behind the scenes who do the subject matter research, documentation and write the initial drafts of the scripts. Presumably John goes over the scripts, makes some tweaks for comedic effect, and then familiarizes himself with the relevant facts for the episode before filming.
@@mndlessdrwer Oh I know he's got a badass team of writers, it would be physically impossible for him to do it all by himself.
What’s funny is that Michael Keaton is playing a main character on Hulu’s dope sick, about this very subject.
As a citizen of WV I thank you for the attention to this problem. Nothing has gotten better only worse and we need more of this to help WV. Thank you again.
I live in WV too and that's exactly what I was thinking. The problem is insane here and it's not really well known to anyone outside of the state it seems.
Wow you must be the only state where it’s not almost impossible to get a prescription for pain killers these days. The only thing that’s gotten out of hand is heroin. He mentioned the death count but didn’t mention that almost all where not from prescriptions and the majority had multiple drugs in their systems. But let’s give up rights because safety.
@@solitarelee6200 Its sad how many friends and family i have lost to this opioid epidemic. Stay safe and wish you luck.
@Mark Wick or it could have been that the pharmacies actually buying and distributing these pills. I didn't vote for Joe however WV has a huge uninformed voter populace.
@@infamyseemsshort Most of those pills were probably sold illegally. Many doctors have been busted for over prescribing pain medication.