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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    How the American way of life created the opioid epidemic

    Writer Andrew Sullivan argues that the opioid epidemic is a symptom of a larger cultural problem of American identity -- modern American life is dragging us into addiction.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Feb 28, 2018 • 1 min read

    Writer Andrew Sullivan argues that the opioid epidemic is a symptom of a larger cultural problem of American identity -- modern American life is dragging us into addiction. “It’s important to understand that opioids are not just about physical pain. It’s about psychological pain, it’s about spiritual pain, even existential pain,” he says.

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    The full episode

    4 of 5
    Oscar-nominated 'Heroin(e)' follows women fighting opioid addiction
    1. 0:00What can we expect from Brad Parscale as Trump's 2020 campaign manager?
    2. 8:42With $1 billion buy of smart doorbell 'Ring,' Amazon expands its empire
    3. 14:28'Heroin(e)' profiles the first responders who tackle the opioid crisis
    4. 29:01How the American way of life created the opioid epidemicYou’re reading this
    5. 40:09Art show depicts the Caribbean as more than an 'island paradise'
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