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Podcast: An Irishman Abroad
Episode: An Irishman In America Scandals Series with Marion McKeone (The Opioid Crisis & The Sackler Family)
Description: This week we delve into the dark and disturbing world of the Sackler family and their grotesque role in the American opioid crisis. It goes without saying the opioid crisis has both ruined and ended the lives of millions of Americans. This week we learn how one family profited from not just feeding but creating the fire.
Marion gives a sobering account of this multi-layered scandal which saw doctors, insurance companies, politicians, sales and marketing teams play integral parts in how this devastating story played out to this very day. Later we hear her thoughts on the latest news developments...