A History of the American Opioid Epidemic
b'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.'