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2:31:39Now PlayingMariana van Zeller is a Portuguese journalist and is currently a TV correspondent for the National Geographic Channel. Mariana is also known for the Peabody award winning documentary "The Oxycontin Express" made for the Vanguard series on Current TV.
Prescription pill overdose deaths exceed all other drug deaths combined
Florida lacks prescription database allowing doctor shopping
Florida prescribes 10 times more oxycodone than all other states
Nearly all top oxycodone prescribers located in Florida
Pharmaceutical companies paid billions for fraudulent marketing
Medical community shifted to aggressive pain pill prescribing in 1990s
Pharmaceutical reps bribed doctors with dinners and trips to increase prescriptions
CIA provides talking points to major news networks
Oxycontin addicts described as functional zombies
Portugal's drug decriminalization policy shows success
Synthetic drugs manufactured from chemicals sourced from China and India
Synthetic drug sales funding Middle East terrorism
School shooters predominantly on antidepressants or SSRIs
Journalist Michael Hastings died in suspicious car crash
Modern cars can be hacked to cause fatal crashes
Prohibition increases desire to engage in prohibited behavior
Legalization reduces criminal exploitation and addiction rates
Sex trafficking of Americans more common than foreign trafficking
Police arrest trafficking victims instead of helping them
Undercover journalists easily purchased multiple firearms illegally
Easier to buy assault rifle than beer without ID
Opposition to gun background checks morally wrong
Sex trafficking prevalence caused by criminalization of prostitution
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