How The Greatest Pharma Scandal in HISTORY Ruined MILLIONS of Lives
From History of Everything by Stakuyi
February 10, 2026 · 1h 20m
About this episode
This episode discusses the devastating impact of the pharmaceutical scandal involving Perdue Pharma and OxyContin, highlighting the lives ruined by addiction and death.
Drugs. They ruin lives but when you have a medicine that is supposed to help you that is a good drug. But sometimes the companies that make good drugs can make a very bad one an that is how you end up with millions of addicts and deaths. This is the story of Perdue Pharma and OxyContin Watch the podcast Fight me at war of the barons Travel to Croatia with me here Travel to Greece with me here Travel to Thailand with me here Check out our sister podcast the Mystery of Everything Coffee Collab With The Lore Lodge COFFEE Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Stakuyi
Topics covered
- pharmaceutical scandal
- addiction
- OxyContin
- Perdue Pharma
- drug impact
- healthcare
Keywords
- pharma scandal
- OxyContin
- addiction
- Perdue Pharma
- drug crisis
- healthcare issues
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Perdue Pharma
Products: OxyContin
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