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Deadly Pill

  • Deadly Pill - Podcast Trailer

    30 OCT 2022 · This limited series explores the origins of fentanyl, and how it has surpassed methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine as the illicit drug of choice. Deaths from the easily accessible opioid have reached record highs throughout the country. The series also features addiction specialists, a pharmacologist, a narcotics detective, a population health expert, a prosecutor, a licensed drug counselor, a federal agent, and the medical examiner for one of the most densely populated counties in the United States. Deadly Pill is hosted and produced by award-winning journalist Steve Gregory and is co-produced by award-winning producers Jacob Gonzalez and Alex Razo. The limited series is a production of the KFI News Department for iHeartMedia Los Angeles and the iHeartRadio Podcast Network.
    2m 54s
  • Deadly Pill: Episode 1 - Surprise!

    31 OCT 2022 · We talk with Bill Bodner, Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration in Los Angeles about how fentanyl caught everyone off guard. From nightclubs to high schools to homeless encampments, the highly concentrated and deadly pill seemed to have popped up out of nowhere.
    8m 45s
  • Deadly Pill: Episode 2 - History

    31 OCT 2022 · Dr. Melissa Durham is with the University of Southern California’s School of Pharmacy and is an associate professor of clinical pharmacy. She teaches the next generation of pharmacists. Durham gives us the history of fentanyl and how she’s helping future pharmacists look for the red flags of potential opioid abuse.
    24m 43s
  • Deadly Pill: Episode 3 - Attraction

    31 OCT 2022 · Why are people attracted to opioids, especially fentanyl? Dr. Joseph Palamar is an associate professor in the Section on Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug Use in the Department of Population Health at New York University Langone. Palamar has also studied trends in drug use and the nexus between opioids and nightlife.
    14m 32s
  • Deadly Pill: Episode 4 - Manufacture

    31 OCT 2022 · Special Agent in Charge of the DEA in Los Angeles, Bill Bodner, talks about the shift in priorities for drug cartels and how easily and undetectable it has become to set up ‘pill mills’ and crank out millions of fentanyl pills.
    13m 18s
  • Deadly Pill: Episode 5 - Delivery

    31 OCT 2022 · The DEA’s Bill Bodner discusses just how easy it is to acquire fentanyl and other opioids. There’s been a new wave of illicit pills being bought and sold on popular social media platforms by young teenagers and middle-aged adults – all from the click of a button. And in some cases, the pills are simply shipped through the US Mail.
    9m 54s
  • Deadly Pill: Episode 6 - Addiction

    31 OCT 2022 · The ease of getting fentanyl, and its concentrated high, has led to record-breaking cases of addiction. And according to Dr. Rebecca Trotsky, there is a correlation between someone’s socio-economic status and addiction – add to that the mental health stressors of the Covid-19 pandemic, clinics and counselors have become overwhelmed. Trotsky is the Director of Addiction and Community Medicine with the Los Angeles County/USC Medical System. ============== If you or someone you know is struggling with a substance abuse/mental disorder contact the National Helpline toll-free at 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
    16m 3s
  • Deadly Pill: Episode 7 - Seizure

    31 OCT 2022 · The war on drugs has been around for decades and it never seems like law enforcement are making a dent in preventing the manufacture and selling of illicit opioids and fentanyl. Captain Brandon Dean is with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and is a narcotics detective. Dean has created a specialty unit dedicated to going after those who make, sell and traffic fentanyl.
    16m 14s
  • Deadly Pill: Episode 8 - Rehab

    31 OCT 2022 · Clinics have become overwhelmed with patients who need help to reverse their addiction to opioids. Prue Cooper is a Licensed Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor with Pacific Clinics, part of the largest non-profit organization in California that deals with outpatient mental health issues. Cooper walks us through the steps of rehab. She also defines addiction as a mental health disorder. ********* If you or someone you know is struggling with a substance abuse/mental disorder contact the National Helpline toll-free at 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
    16m 58s
  • Deadly Pill: Episode 9 - Murder

    31 OCT 2022 · In Eastern California, the San Bernardino County District Attorney, Jason Anderson, has dedicated resources to prosecuting those who knowingly sell or facilitate fentanyl and other deadly opioids to someone who takes a fatal dose. Anderson gets into the background of an active case where he has charged an 18-year-old with the murder of a 17-year-old.
    14m 15s

This limited series explores the origins of fentanyl, and how it has surpassed methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine as the illicit drug of choice. Deaths from the easily accessible opioid have...

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This limited series explores the origins of fentanyl, and how it has surpassed methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine as the illicit drug of choice. Deaths from the easily accessible opioid have reached record highs throughout the country.
The series also features addiction specialists, a pharmacologist, a narcotics detective, a population health expert, a prosecutor, a licensed drug counselor, a federal agent, and the medical examiner for one of the most densely populated counties in the United States.
Deadly Pill is hosted and produced by award-winning journalist Steve Gregory and is co-produced by award-winning producers Jacob Gonzalez and Alex Razo. The limited series is a production of the KFI News Department for iHeartMedia Los Angeles and the iHeartRadio Podcast Network.
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