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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    States and counties sue opioid makers while death toll increases

    New federal numbers show that life expectancy in the U.S. dropped for the second consecutive year. Health officials are pointing to opioids as the problem.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 21, 2017 • 1 min read

    New federal numbers show that life expectancy in the U.S. dropped for the second consecutive year. Health officials are pointing to opioids as the problem. Even as President Trump has declared a “health emergency” over these drugs, the problem just seems to get worse. Now states, cities and counties are suing the drug makers. We find out what they hope to accomplish in these suits.

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    Taking drug makers to court to fight the opioid crisis
    1. 0:00States and counties sue opioid makers while death toll increasesYou’re reading this
    2. 8:36Inside California's rehab industry
    3. 18:59Future of tech has nothing to do with pixels, Snapchat, or the digital world
    4. 32:28Why you should see 'Phantom Thread' over 'Downsizing'
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Gina Pollack

      Producer

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Michell Eloy

      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Andrew Noymer

      UC Irvine

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      Paul J. Hanly Jr.

      lawyer representing local governments suing opioid makers

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Taking drug makers to court to fight the opioid crisis
    1. 0:00States and counties sue opioid makers while death toll increasesYou’re reading this
    2. 8:36Inside California's rehab industry
    3. 18:59Future of tech has nothing to do with pixels, Snapchat, or the digital world
    4. 32:28Why you should see 'Phantom Thread' over 'Downsizing'
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand