1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Dreamland author Sam Quinones shares his insight about the current opioids crisis based on the years of research he did for the book.&amp;nbsp; Dreamland chronicles how the marketing of prescription drug OxyContin collided with the sales of black tar heroin from Mexico to create the drug scourge we are currently experiencing.&amp;nbsp; This episode dovetails nicely with recent news of documents revealing more details about Purdue’s aggressive marketing campaign for OxyContin.&amp;nbsp; Their goal:&amp;nbsp; To blame the abuse of a drug they knew was highly addictive on the “reckless criminals” who became addicted. This episode is sponsored by Hydralyte.com/drdrew, True Recovery, and Select CBD. Go to Drdrew.com and supPort our sponsors who support us today!&amp;nbsp; This Life #YOULIVE With Dr Drew http://drdrew.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/8331242/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/32138069