A History of the American Opioid Epidemic
Today Chris McGreal helps understand how the opioid addiction became a catastrophic and deadly epidemic in America.\xa0 He argues that the epidemic was born of Congressional neglect, amplified by corporate greed, and brutally exploited by illegal drug cartels.\nGuest:\xa0Chris McGreal\xa0is a senior writer at the\xa0Guardian\xa0and former journalist for BBC. He has published several articles on the opioid epidemic in America. His latest book is\xa0American Overdose: The Opioid Tragedy in Three Acts.\n\xa0\nThe post A History of the American Opioid Epidemic appeared first on KPFA.