• Uh-Opioids

  • Jun 11 2021
  • Length: 31 mins
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Uh-Opioids

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  • Listen to hosts Samantha Spiers and Wildcard Cameron discuss two recent stories about the opioid crisis in the U.S.: a county in Indiana ending their needle-exchange program and the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement. Discussion includes background on the stories and their implications on the larger opioid crisis.     Post production by Scott Stronach.   Please consider donating to organizations providing supplies and relief to India to help with the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit UNICEF or Mutual Aid India.  Sources: https://apnews.com/article/biden-announces-international-covid-vaccine-sharing-plan-cc4630f1d45b379c573c55a2042026e0 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/06/02/indiana-needle-exchange-quelled-massive-hiv-outbreak-voted-down/7520167002/?mkt_tok=ODUwLVRBQS01MTEAAAF9cNxDJ1KSSChlAad5H4MXqQBvB1SvyqCUs5dGegRNFNvKwcS_-LHGI8aYxnpQKgQey8cGv73Za0p7HBQcLMWmSYfAcSas5rQkajN4Jfh2dL6c https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/indiana/articles/2021-06-03/indiana-county-hit-by-hiv-outbreak-scrapping-needle-exchange https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/06/01/1001278712/indiana-needle-exchange-that-helped-contain-an-hiv-outbreak-may-be-forced-to-clo https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_60b8cfc8e4b02df1ad88415e https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/purdue-pharma-bankruptcy-plan-that-would-give-sackler-family-immunity-moves-forward/ar-AAKGJSm https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddawkins/2021/06/03/sackler-family-members-come-out-fighting-with-new-website/?sh=7a708ef6112e https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/556490-sackler-family-accuses-lawyers-of-opioid-crisis https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/01/sacklers-opioid-crisis-website Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/sample-size. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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