US opioid crisis: How America's 'overdose capital' is helping addicts off drugs скачать в хорошем качестве

US opioid crisis: How America's 'overdose capital' is helping addicts off drugs

Huntington in West Virginia is where it all began. A crisis that swept America, causing misery to millions. The Opioid epidemic began when a miracle painkiller called OxyContin was developed by a pharmaceutical firm Purdue, owned by the now-infamous Sackler family.  For doctors in communities like Huntington it was just what they needed. Industrial accidents were common among a low-income population.  Between 2006 and 2014, an ultra-aggressive marketing campaign pushed more than 81 million painkilling pills to the town and the surrounding county.  US correspondent Mark Stone went to see how the town is tackling the issue of opioid addiction. #opioidcrisis #opioidepidemic #ohio SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos:    / skynews   Follow us on Twitter:   / skynews   Like us on Facebook:   / skynews   Follow us on Instagram:   / skynews   Follow us on TikTok:   / skynews   For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-n... Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí:    / @skynewsespanol   To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales