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HBO Sets 2-Part Opioid Epidemic Doc ‘Crime of the Century’ From Director Alex Gibney

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Also Read: 'The Nevers' Teaser: Watch 'Touched' Victorian Women Laura Donnelly and Ann Skelly Kick Some Ass (Video)“The Crime of the Century” will debut on HBO in May and be available to stream on HBO Max.The first half of the doc will focus on how “the opioid crisis has resulted in a country ravaged by corporate greed and betrayed by some of its own elected officials, following the aggressive promotion of OxyContin, a highly addictive drug from family owned pharmaceutical giant, Purdue Pharma,” according to HBO. “Purdue worked closely with the FDA to get the highly profitable pain medication approved for wider use, promoting its safety without sufficient evidence, and creating a campaign to redefine pain and how we treat it.

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