Opioids Part 2: 780 Million Pills (Featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Eric Eyre)

An episode of the Appodlachia podcast, hosted by Appodlachia Pod, titled "Opioids Part 2: 780 Million Pills (Featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Eric Eyre)" was published on May 18, 2021 and runs 58 minutes.

May 18, 2021 ·58m · Appodlachia

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In part 2 of our series on the opioid crisis in Appalachia, we talk to Eric Eyre, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter currently working with the Mountain State Spotlight covering opioids in West Virginia. Eric has been a leading reporter on the ground working to shed light on the drug distributors' role in the crisis. Eric is also the author of "Death in Mud Lick." Use code "APPODLACHIA" to get 25% off at checkout when you go to Cornbreadhemp.com Intro music: "Red, White, an...

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In part 2 of our series on the opioid crisis in Appalachia, we talk to Eric Eyre, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter currently working with the Mountain State Spotlight covering opioids in West Virginia. Eric has been a leading reporter on the ground working to shed light on the drug distributors' role in the crisis. Eric is also the author of "Death in Mud Lick."

Use code "APPODLACHIA" to get 25% off at checkout when you go to Cornbreadhemp.com

Intro music: "Red, White, and American Blues" by David Morris.

00:20 - Intro: Mothman lives on Planet Fitness
19:35 - Interview with Eric Eyre
48:25 - Beef with Big John

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