Payload Logo
Energy Transition

Watch: Our video conference call about the global spread of opioid pain killers

By Annabelle Timsit and Kevin J. Delaney
Published

In this Quartz membership conference call, reporter Annabelle Timsit and editor-in-chief Kevin Delaney discuss the Quartz documentary How to Sell Drugs (Legally), about the global spread of marketing practices that addicted millions of Americans to pain killers. Among other subjects, they discussed:

  • How European doctors were misled by pharmaceutical companies
  • Whether there is a conflict between corporate profits and the best interests of the public
  • Annabelle’s experience reporting the story, including using a hidden camera at a pain conference in France
  • The Oklahoma court verdict against Johnson & Johnson

📬 Sign up for the Daily Brief

Our free, fast and fun briefing on the global economy, delivered every weekday morning.