Taking drug makers to court to fight the opioid crisis

Dec. 21, 2017

From this Episode:

States and counties sue opioid makers while death toll increases

New federal numbers show that life expectancy in the U.S. dropped for the second consecutive year. Health officials are pointing to opioids as the problem.

8 min

Inside California's rehab industry

Detoxing from drugs or alcohol is the most dangerous and most expensive phase of rehab. But a third of all California rehab centers aren’t staffed by doctors.

10 min

Future of tech has nothing to do with pixels, Snapchat, or the digital world

Neil is co-author of "Designing Reality." Photo by John Werner.

13 min

Why you should see 'Phantom Thread' over 'Downsizing'

Our critics review “Downsizing,” in which a couple lives in a community of people who’ve shrunk to 5 inches; “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” a comedy starring The Rock and...

15 min

Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Gina Pollack, Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole