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Opioid Crisis: Filmmaker Details The Medical System's 'Crime Of The Century'

By James Doubek,

Rachel Martin, Phil Harrell, H.J. Mai

Published May 10, 2021 at 4:34 AM CDT

James Doubek

James Doubek is an associate editor and reporter for NPR. He frequently covers breaking news for NPR.org and NPR's hourly newscast. In 2018, he reported feature stories for NPR's business desk on topics including electric scooters, cryptocurrency, and small business owners who lost out when Amazon made a deal with Apple.

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Rachel Martin

Rachel Martin is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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Phil Harrell

Phil Harrell is a producer with Morning Edition, NPR's award-winning newsmagazine. He has been at NPR since 1999.

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H.J. Mai

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