071a Pain for Profit: Canada's Opioid Crisis
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This week on Canadian Creepies, we examine one of the deadliest public health disasters in Canadian history: the opioid crisis.
For years, the public narrative focused on addiction, personal responsibility, and the visible consequences on our streets. But behind that story lies another one—of pharmaceutical marketing campaigns, regulatory failures, corporate profits, and a healthcare system that left thousands of Canadians vulnerable.
From the rise of OxyContin and the marketing tactics used to convince doctors that opioids were safe, to the…
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