Topic: Opioid Crisis

Governmental programs like Medicare and Medicaid spend nearly $1 trillion annually on drugs, with 30% of that cost being profited by insurance middlemen. The opioid crisis is cited as a prime example of the FDA and big pharma colluding to push addictive products for profit. Dr. Marty Makary's appointment to the FDA is seen as a hopeful step toward breaking this cycle of corruption.

Healthcare is identified as the number one cause of bankruptcy in the U.S. and the largest budgetary concern for the federal government. Brigham Bueller shares the personal impact of the opioid and diabetes crises on his own family. The segment also references reports that MI6 has targeted Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with "black ops" to suppress his message about public health and government corruption.

The Sackler family and Purdue Pharma utilized a patent-extension strategy to transition from hydrocodone to the more addictive OxyContin. By lobbying the FDA for a "non-abusive" label, they were able to market the opioid aggressively despite its high potential for habit formation. This predatory activity is cited as a primary driver of the national opioid crisis, resulting in massive profits for the company and widespread mortality among the American public.

Dr. Drew draws parallels between the opioid epidemic and the COVID-19 response, noting that both were driven by "evangelical physicians" who ignored traditional guidelines. He criticizes Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx for abandoning established epidemic protocols in favor of lockdowns and mandates. The segment questions why only two brands of mRNA vaccines are being mandated when older, whole-viral platforms exist.

The segment links the fentanyl crisis and COVID-19 to a form of biological warfare being waged against the American people. McInnes encourages listeners to build "human infrastructure" by talking to neighbors, delivery drivers, and local business owners. He criticizes the isolation caused by services like Uber Eats, which he says further deserts the social life of cities.

Joe Biden is criticized for bragging about purchasing record numbers of pills from Pfizer while the country faces a massive fentanyl and opioid crisis. A contradiction is highlighted in Biden's speech where he claimed vaccines were "free" while simultaneously asking for more money to fund them.