{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/61c32164163a0e0013436cfd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Empire of pain: The Sacklers and the opioid crisis","description":"<p>As we head towards the end of 2021, we bring you some of the best episodes of the year. </p><p>Today: Once hailed as a pain obliterating wonder drug, OxyContin helped give birth to one of the most devastating public health crises in the developed world.&nbsp;</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.&nbsp;</em></p><p><strong>Guests: </strong>Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker staff writer and author of Empire of Pain.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Host: </strong>David Aaronovitch.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Clips: </strong>CBS News, CNN, C-Span, France 24, Kentucky Attorney General, KSBY, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, MSNBC, NBC News, Newsy, PBS, Purdue Pharma, Reuters, Tylenol, Vice, WAVY TV, WMUR TV.</p>","author_name":"The Times"}