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403. The Opioid Tragedy, Part 2: “It’s Not a Death Sentence”

One prescription drug is keeping some addicts from dying. So why isn’t it more widespread? A story of regulation, stigma, and the potentially fatal faith in abstinence.

Episode 403 of the Freakonomics Radio podcast, hosted by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher, titled "403. The Opioid Tragedy, Part 2: “It’s Not a Death Sentence”" was published on January 23, 2020 and runs 46 minutes.

January 23, 2020 ·46m · Freakonomics Radio

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One prescription drug is keeping some addicts from dying. So why isn’t it more widespread? A story of regulation, stigma, and the potentially fatal faith in abstinence.

One prescription drug is keeping some addicts from dying. So why isn’t it more widespread? A story of regulation, stigma, and the potentially fatal faith in abstinence.


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