Opioids II: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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  • Опубликовано: 23 янв 2025
  • Following some recent revelations about the role of large companies in America’s ongoing opioid epidemic, John Oliver takes another look at the crisis.
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Комментарии • 9 тыс.

  • @m3rrys0ngstr3ss
    @m3rrys0ngstr3ss 3 года назад +1557

    Knowing that Michael Keaton is playing a role in Dopesick right now makes him reading for Richard Sackler utterly surreal.

    • @buildmorefarm5
      @buildmorefarm5 3 года назад +62

      was hunting for exactly this comment; it's incredible

    • @jessafra
      @jessafra 3 года назад +30

      i saw hes listed as a producer too in the credits

    • @A_O_Leary
      @A_O_Leary 3 года назад +68

      Richard Sackler’s lawyers sent a letter to the actor who ended up portraying him. Too bad DopeSick’s corporate Daddy is Disney so they have big legal dept. too.

    • @Pianoman999
      @Pianoman999 3 года назад +25

      Danny Strong probably saw this performance and went 'Hey! I got an idea!'

    • @kb4903
      @kb4903 3 года назад +13

      He is amazing. Some of the best acting I have ever scene.

  • @nicolenox7882
    @nicolenox7882 5 лет назад +2226

    This is the genius of John Oliver. Take the most important weapon away from them, their anonymity

    • @catbert7
      @catbert7 5 лет назад +47

      I 100% applaud what John does but don't kid yourself; Sackler faces no meaningful repercussions from this. Actual change requires us to actually do something to change it.

    • @hazukichanx408
      @hazukichanx408 5 лет назад +18

      @catbert7's Gaming Highlights - Except now anyone who loses a family member to Sackler's greed will know exactly who's ultimately responsible. Most of them will be too reasonable to consider retribution, of course. *Most of them...*

    • @siddharthraykar9476
      @siddharthraykar9476 5 лет назад +4

      Sharon Jensen An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.

    • @spider_pig7588
      @spider_pig7588 5 лет назад +4

      Siddharth Raykar Andy’s “An eye for an eye” was intended as a basis for how to make fair judicial decisions. It wasn’t intended to promote vigilante style vengeance.

    • @siddharthraykar9476
      @siddharthraykar9476 5 лет назад +4

      Crown Arboriculture Vigilante style justice is eye for an eye. That’s because it’s unfair; it’s prejudiced. It’s not justice. And there’s a very good reason eye for an eye is thought of as barbaric. Because it is. Back then, their form of justice was synonymous with our current definition of vigilante justice.

  • @KMochey
    @KMochey 5 лет назад +7871

    This man is trying his level best to be sued by every major corporation on Earth and I am HERE FOR IT

    • @neilstone7513
      @neilstone7513 5 лет назад +260

      Yeah he probably gives the people at HBO headaches and they probably have to have lawyers staining buy

    • @irenes4939
      @irenes4939 5 лет назад +270

      I'm 99% certain that trying to get sued by major corporations and powerful people is conditioned into all daily show correspondents

    • @patrikburda
      @patrikburda 5 лет назад +130

      Well the big advantage of living in America is that basically every judge will end a lawsuit with something like "freedom of speech, bye"...

    • @mysticwolf11
      @mysticwolf11 5 лет назад +131

      Can't sue for libel if what someone's saying is true: it'll all come out in discovery, and then it goes onto legal record.

    • @baljeep_gay
      @baljeep_gay 5 лет назад +35

      @@patrikburda Same with all of the western world really, here in sweden our equivalent (Svenska nyheter) got in some beef with the swedish state dept. and they said "We have freedom of speech in sweden".

  • @rocket7241
    @rocket7241 3 года назад +453

    Michael Keaton went full circle from playing Richard Sackler on a skit to playing a doctor in a series about the Opioid Crisis.

    • @BeeKay5150
      @BeeKay5150 2 года назад +4

      Michael Keaton plays great addict roles. Ever see him in Clean & Sober?

  • @RightHandedMan25
    @RightHandedMan25 5 лет назад +3477

    Producer: What actor do you want to play Richard Sackler?
    John Oliver: Yes

    •  5 лет назад +166

      Producer: Sigh, this is going to get expensive again.

    • @theawesomewillyt
      @theawesomewillyt 5 лет назад +188

      John Oliver: Dragon money mothafuckas

    • @tmuckian29
      @tmuckian29 5 лет назад +216

      HBO Lawyer: What is John covering this week?
      Producer: The Sackler Family
      HBO Lawyer picks up phone: Yea Betty, let HR known we need to hire 10 more lawyers. We're going to get sued again.

    • @ewoodley82
      @ewoodley82 5 лет назад +60

      @@tmuckian29 Remember AT&T is now corporate daddy

    • @nathanmckenzie904
      @nathanmckenzie904 5 лет назад +99

      Janet from accounting dont give a fuck about them lawyer bills

  • @Quickhand413
    @Quickhand413 5 лет назад +3193

    Man there's no one too strong for John Oliver to not start beef with. Keep fighting the good fight.

    • @konstantinavramidis5436
      @konstantinavramidis5436 5 лет назад +16

      alcohol....

    • @lola_incarnate
      @lola_incarnate 5 лет назад +10

      Pfft how about the Zionist

    • @Jorge23Costa
      @Jorge23Costa 5 лет назад +13

      @@lola_incarnate He already took a dig at Israel

    • @wardm4
      @wardm4 5 лет назад +19

      @@konstantinavramidis5436 This is so true. Opioids killed 47,000 people in 2017. Alcohol killed 88,000. And yet opioids are "the" epidemic...

    • @tifforo1
      @tifforo1 5 лет назад +7

      @@konstantinavramidis5436
      He did take a dig at the "remove the word 'no' from your vocabulary" advertising campaign, but that's not really the same as taking on the industry.

  • @dubdavis407
    @dubdavis407 5 лет назад +2044

    We should start calling it „The Sackler Crisis“. That would put their name on things

    • @CIIZARmusic
      @CIIZARmusic 5 лет назад +25

      @Dub Davis I literally thought the same thing... How would they like to have their name on that I ask myself :D

    • @iluvearth99
      @iluvearth99 5 лет назад +38

      It would, but I think it might also minimize the role of other companies/participants

    • @meeranaidu4656
      @meeranaidu4656 5 лет назад

      Hear hear!

    • @YunaElphabaLovegood
      @YunaElphabaLovegood 5 лет назад +22

      @@hurstiwursti Sure you can blame them when it is clear they knew what they were doing - which they were.
      Just because something is LEGAL does not make it RIGHT.

    • @couragekarnga8735
      @couragekarnga8735 5 лет назад +5

      They love putting their name on things so much, let's oblige them.

  • @jackstrickland9996
    @jackstrickland9996 3 года назад +552

    Rip Michael K Williams, you will be missed. Your amazing acting will be remembered for years to come

    • @henryvaneyk3769
      @henryvaneyk3769 3 года назад +77

      And here is the damn irony of it all. The actor known for “The Wire,” who was found dead in his apartment earlier this month, died of intoxication by a mixture of heroin, cocaine and fentanyl. He had been open about his struggle with addiction.

    • @SomeGirlSomewhere
      @SomeGirlSomewhere 3 года назад +8

      @@henryvaneyk3769 Makes you wonder if his last movies triggered him. Body brokers. He was great in it tho

    • @KBWeeds
      @KBWeeds 3 года назад

      @@henryvaneyk3769 The Cocaine he had was laced w/fentanyl. He didn’t know. A week prior a bunch of comedians OD’d on cocaine laced fentanyl in Venice.

    • @mgpitt8331
      @mgpitt8331 Год назад +1

      So tragic😢. Such an amazing talent.

    • @CollinMcLean
      @CollinMcLean Год назад +3

      @@henryvaneyk3769 Apparently before he pursued a career as a dancer which then lead to acting, he was a temp for Pfizer...
      I imagine his role in this episode was more personal than many would initially have guessed.

  • @caseymeegan4567
    @caseymeegan4567 5 лет назад +3700

    If anyone is wondering why these people donate to art institutes, it's a scheme called "venture philanthropy" that allows them to write off their donations on their taxes while also buying art pieces that appreciate in value

    • @ashfl999
      @ashfl999 5 лет назад +111

      Money Laundery everyone!

    • @PappyMandarine
      @PappyMandarine 5 лет назад +20

      Right, but the write-off is not 100% ist it? At the end of the day, they are still "losing" money by doing these transactions, however not as much as they seem to be giving to the art institutes. I just know how it works in France, so some more enlightenment could be helpful

    • @teddy-1965
      @teddy-1965 5 лет назад +60

      @@PappyMandarine from what I've gathered it is essentially 100% in the US

    • @PappyMandarine
      @PappyMandarine 5 лет назад +18

      @@teddy-1965 I would be very surprised if it's 100%. That means that they virtually can transform 100% of the taxes they have to pay into donations. And we all know that donations are not completely lost money, often these donations enable to make advertisement and brand promoting (as shown in the video), so any donation really is bringing some benefits back to the "benefactor". In this case, every company in the US, instead of simply "losing" money that they pay as taxes, would be donating and therefore converting some of that costs into benefits. It would be ridiculous and the state would go bankrupt pretty soon. Of course there should be limitations regarding the volume of these donations, but still, it would be a massive loss for the almighty state.

    • @EmpyreanLightASMR
      @EmpyreanLightASMR 5 лет назад +18

      That doesn't make sense. You can't write off a donation if you've received something in exchange. Then it's a donation with a gift or essentially a purchase.

  • @Johnny-rx4hs
    @Johnny-rx4hs 5 лет назад +1326

    *Context*
    Opioid overdose deaths in 2017: 47000
    Total US military casualties in the Vietnam War: 58000

    • @Hornswroggle
      @Hornswroggle 5 лет назад +108

      The Vietnam War that lasted almost 20 years I might add...
      In fact the average per-year casualties of *all* involved war parties combined is just under 75,000, just over 1.5x as many....

    • @omega5040
      @omega5040 5 лет назад +10

      Majority of the people that came back quit opioids once they were in the U.S. again. Being out in a foreign country, not knowing if you'll die tomorrow with nothing else to do, people do drugs to escape reality.

    • @user-on6db4rf4s
      @user-on6db4rf4s 5 лет назад +21

      my god...to think that these people still walk free

    • @julien1978-2
      @julien1978-2 5 лет назад +38

      @@user-on6db4rf4s They have money, you end up in prison only when you don't have enough of it.

    • @natedlc854
      @natedlc854 5 лет назад

      I think the point being made here is not many people die in war?

  • @dschlicks
    @dschlicks 5 лет назад +281

    *Four* actors of this caliber in a single segment? This show is officially big time.

    • @desimc89
      @desimc89 5 лет назад +8

      JO has come a long way from the Daily Show and Community.

    • @LadyAneh
      @LadyAneh 5 лет назад +11

      It’s that sweet sweet dragon revenue.

    • @carlodave9
      @carlodave9 5 лет назад +1

      Brian Cranston gets my vote for best actor in the Sackler series.

  • @radiobob1908
    @radiobob1908 Год назад +60

    The "Put 'em in jail! Put 'em in soup! Put 'em in tiny boots!" bit pops into my head every time I put vegetables in soup or put my dog in her snow booties.

  • @TalkAsSoftAsChalk
    @TalkAsSoftAsChalk 5 лет назад +279

    What's really fascinating is how much John's influence has grown since he did the first part. Thanks to his ballsiness and the incredible team of researchers!

    • @davidhollenshead4892
      @davidhollenshead4892 5 лет назад +7

      Who also ignored that those of us with severe Chronic Pain are being refused adequate treatment, something that Mr. Oliver left out....

    • @imperator5228
      @imperator5228 5 лет назад +2

      @@davidhollenshead4892 Like opioids help with that, though.

  • @stoodmuffinpersonal3144
    @stoodmuffinpersonal3144 5 лет назад +1815

    John is Choatic good wrapped in a stuffy, English, true neutral coating

    • @MirandaMaiaMelancholia
      @MirandaMaiaMelancholia 5 лет назад +4

      AMEN

    • @bennythemonk
      @bennythemonk 5 лет назад +12

      What Alignment is Janice from accounting?

    • @stoodmuffinpersonal3144
      @stoodmuffinpersonal3144 5 лет назад +23

      @@bennythemonk Dick. Jannis alignment is Dick. She's a dick. Lol

    • @yeahboi5796
      @yeahboi5796 4 года назад +3

      @@bennythemonk Yes

    • @davidfortier6976
      @davidfortier6976 4 года назад +18

      It wouldn't be too hard to characterize him as neutral good either. Doesn't really care about order or chaos, just wants to do the right thing.

  • @cullermann2
    @cullermann2 5 лет назад +538

    God damn that Bryan Cranston clip was absolutely chilling. I also really love to see Keaton. Great choices for the clips :D

    • @kimberlys8422
      @kimberlys8422 5 лет назад +3

      I fucking love Bryan Cranston

    • @DrieStone
      @DrieStone 5 лет назад +2

      Bryan Cranston was good, but Keaton was spot on.

    • @docdave15
      @docdave15 5 лет назад +2

      Now, I love Richard Kind but I was kind of hoping for Wallace Shawn in those "I don't know" parts. Mainly because I thought, "Oh Shawn is who'll they'll pick because they foreshadowed it with that babies that look like Wallace Shawn joke.'
      But regardless, Kind was awesome!

    • @damp2269
      @damp2269 5 лет назад

      cranston is good but kelsey grammer would have been truly chilling.

    • @pastoenglish-pastoingles7032
      @pastoenglish-pastoingles7032 5 лет назад

      I personally think they should have gone with one actor... we connect one way or another. Keton was great focus on the villainy of it.

  • @ashandwit
    @ashandwit 3 года назад +75

    John Oliver always punches UP. LOVE IT.

  • @captain_nerdrage7091
    @captain_nerdrage7091 5 лет назад +1520

    Bryan Cranston is a delight, and I don't believe anyone has ever eaten a turkey sandwich quite as evocatively as Michael Keaton.

    • @sarahwatson3192
      @sarahwatson3192 5 лет назад +16

      Captain_Nerdrage but like.. it looked good.

    • @g0d3mp3r0r
      @g0d3mp3r0r 5 лет назад +11

      I barely know how people can enjoy turkey in the first place tastes like dry poorly kept chicken.

    • @telmobrito519
      @telmobrito519 5 лет назад +8

      @@g0d3mp3r0r You need this thing that i cant find out of france for some reason to enjoy turkey : C O O K I N G

    • @mackielunkey2205
      @mackielunkey2205 5 лет назад +15

      Bryan Cranston, Michael K Williams, and Michael Keaton are always a win!

    • @LordCarledo
      @LordCarledo 5 лет назад +2

      You sure? I had to leave a party last night because someone was slopping through Panda Express like a boot having drunken anal sex with the Florida Everglades. I could watch that sandwich get mid-west dad'd.

  • @FloatingSunfish
    @FloatingSunfish 5 лет назад +1905

    I can't afford HBO so I have to get my depression from this channel instead. So far it's working great.

    • @tmseh
      @tmseh 5 лет назад +42

      There is a pill for that. See your doctor a free sample.

    • @immortalsun
      @immortalsun 5 лет назад +2

      Can’t agree more.

    • @wildzubatappeared
      @wildzubatappeared 5 лет назад +10

      You don’t GOT HBO

    • @Daylue24
      @Daylue24 5 лет назад +1

      Google MediaBox and download the app and you can watch HBO for free on there

    • @johnapple6646
      @johnapple6646 5 лет назад +17

      I have both HBO and depression. I've made it

  • @someguyontheinternet7
    @someguyontheinternet7 5 лет назад +677

    This is brilliant; John basically just told us that Richard Sackler is so evil, he needs 4 different character actors to do justice to his villainy.

    • @l-b284
      @l-b284 Год назад

      It was like watching split personalities LOL I loved it!

  • @mezuba
    @mezuba 2 года назад +46

    Anyone else just finished Dopesick and felt the need to watch these three episodes again? Specially after the show starred Michael Keaton!

  • @bbygal4315
    @bbygal4315 5 лет назад +157

    The way Richard Kind says “I don’t know” is hilarious😂

  • @PogieJoe
    @PogieJoe 5 лет назад +307

    This show knows how to come after the 1%. Incredible as always.

  • @brcarter1111
    @brcarter1111 5 лет назад +896

    For those interested, Purdue filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2019. Great job everyone on the Last Week Tonight Show! A little transparancy goes a long way.

    • @MeeplandHeights
      @MeeplandHeights 5 лет назад +40

      Thanks for adding that update! It's so good to know they at least had something happen to them

    • @quertie420
      @quertie420 4 года назад +71

      Brett Carter unfortunately, chapter 11 bankruptcy, among other things, allows corporations freedom from those who have sued them under the pretense that Perdure was being sued.

    • @dhzdhd
      @dhzdhd 4 года назад +51

      @@quertie420 yeah chapter 11 actually helped the sacklers a lot including avoiding lawsuits

    • @MrMuel1205
      @MrMuel1205 4 года назад +57

      If bankruptcy had any meaningful impact on the wealthy, Donald Trump wouldn't be president. His companies have filed under Chapter 11 six times.

    • @Gaius__
      @Gaius__ 4 года назад +15

      It's cute that you seem to think this video had anything to do with that decision. Also, you apparently don't know what happens when a company files for chapter 11. You seem to think it means the owners lose all their money and are now destitute.

  • @BamBamxOo
    @BamBamxOo 3 года назад +41

    The fact that Michael Keaton is actually playing a doctor in the show Dopestick that's about how the opioid epidemic started makes this video even more better!!

    • @gatiakbarwibisono9387
      @gatiakbarwibisono9387 3 года назад

      EYYYY!!! I want to write comment like you did, but i guess you're the first one lol. Don't say this is the reason why he play on that show.

  • @rj2vazquez
    @rj2vazquez 5 лет назад +225

    "That's right, we got Michael f**kin Keaton."
    Damn right you did!!

    • @piotrswat169
      @piotrswat169 5 лет назад

      Ruel Vazquez the Founder Ray Croc

    • @henryglennon3864
      @henryglennon3864 5 лет назад +2

      I was hoping for Wallace Shawn, holding a baby that looks like him.

    • @Bon-homie
      @Bon-homie 5 лет назад +1

      @@henryglennon3864 you made me laugh,thank you

  • @gina5565
    @gina5565 5 лет назад +341

    I love the actors he picked, Michael Keaton is absolutely amazing.

    • @annala2956
      @annala2956 5 лет назад +1

      Gina He gets better all the time!

    • @thatrandomguy2385
      @thatrandomguy2385 5 лет назад +1

      Michael Keaton is the best batman, and an overall amazing actor. Byan Cranston was also an amazing choice

  • @thucnguyen4838
    @thucnguyen4838 5 лет назад +4010

    Sometimes I'm just afraid that John's gonna 'disappear'.

    • @spongeintheshoe
      @spongeintheshoe 4 года назад +77

      People would notice.

    • @spongeintheshoe
      @spongeintheshoe 4 года назад +67

      @@jexelbur6872 The government isn't the only one that can make someone "disappear."

    • @jexelbur6872
      @jexelbur6872 4 года назад +87

      spongeintheshoe true, but it’s unlikely that a satirical news reporter on HBO with hundreds of millions of viewers/supporters will disappear because an opioid company got offended by the truth.

    • @ipodtouch495
      @ipodtouch495 4 года назад +88

      Any attempt on John's life would be suicide for whatever person or organisation that made it. He's too famous and brings up topics too controversial everybody would notice.

    • @spongeintheshoe
      @spongeintheshoe 4 года назад +10

      @Sharon Jensen They didn't say he "should," just that it seemed plausible.

  • @juliakaz146
    @juliakaz146 3 года назад +100

    I have 15 months clean by the grace of god 🙏

    • @jessicar3291
      @jessicar3291 3 года назад +3

      Congratulations! Stay strong and may god bless : )

    • @jeansdelajeans3937
      @jeansdelajeans3937 3 года назад +1

      congrats, truly an admirable feat for all who maintained throughout the quarantine. Unfortunately, I was not able to. Quarantine lead to isolation and then flushed 4 years down the drain. Not to excuse my self in any way, but I would bet that this past year saw a record rate of relapses in America if it were possible to quantify. I was able to hide behind zoom meetings and face masks for several months and I know I can't be the only one.

    • @nokiahmotorz01
      @nokiahmotorz01 3 года назад

      Congratulations! You’re doing great!🎉🎉🙌🏽

    • @logikgr
      @logikgr 3 года назад +2

      @@jeansdelajeans3937 As long as you have life, you can start again. If you can't run, walk. If you can't walk, crawl. If you can't crawl, drag yourself, but keep moving. Today is a good day to start.

    • @logikgr
      @logikgr 3 года назад

      @@jeansdelajeans3937 As long as you have life, you can start again. If you can't run, walk. If you can't walk, crawl. If you can't crawl, drag yourself, but keep moving. Today is a good day to start.

  • @MrDeekaph
    @MrDeekaph 5 лет назад +197

    When one of the greatest forces for justice is an HBO comedian.. what a time to be alive.

  • @Atmapalazzo
    @Atmapalazzo 5 лет назад +193

    John Oliver: Making good use of the dragon money.

  • @sapphicmorena5791
    @sapphicmorena5791 5 лет назад +220

    Kudos to LWT's marvelous research team. Also, John Oliver, please stay safe. Picking fights with the most powerful and corrupt every week, goddamn.

  • @yellowunlimited
    @yellowunlimited 3 года назад +54

    After having seen the deposition footage on RUclips, it’s eerie how accurate Brian Cranston’s rendition is...

    • @l-b284
      @l-b284 Год назад

      also Richard Kind's...

  • @semillakan6
    @semillakan6 5 лет назад +3375

    And to think people get jail for smoking some weed

    • @MatthewFrazierr
      @MatthewFrazierr 5 лет назад +12

      Not so much these days.......maybe Texas

    • @ShannaRiley
      @ShannaRiley 5 лет назад +136

      @@MatthewFrazierr While there are still people in jail who have been there for decades, or have decades left to serve, for only weed then it's still an issue, I'm afraid.

    • @Virjunior01
      @Virjunior01 5 лет назад +34

      Until it's legalized, when already rich whites will run the corporations.

    • @renagade9874
      @renagade9874 5 лет назад +24

      Virjunior the rich white didn’t want Mexicans having the weed market ...which would have helped Mexico avoid the 250,000+ deaths ...avoid big migrations to the U.S...etc

    • @rl6688
      @rl6688 5 лет назад +29

      Virjunior where it’s legalized, rich white dudes already run it unfortunately.

  • @ToddHowar.d
    @ToddHowar.d 5 лет назад +745

    Update: My usually useless state, Oklahoma, won their lawsuits against Purdue, Teva, and Johnson & Johnson, and literally pushed Purdue into bankruptcy after they lost and other states were filing suits against them too.
    40 states I believe have filed similar suits against Big Pharma companies.
    Purdue has to pay our state $270 million, Teva has to pay $85 million, and J&J has to pay $572 million from these lawsuits.
    Purdue if you don’t know practically kicked off the opioid epidemic by pushing OxyContin for everything, giving doctors who prescribed more of it kickbacks like paid “pharmaceutical conferences” that were really just free vacations for their good little doctors who prescribed a lot.
    Now the Sackler Family who owned Purdue, even though the company is in chapter 11 bankruptcy, has coughed up $175 million so far but the family itself still owes OK $75 million.
    *We are coming for you Big Pharma*

    • @farahkara5406
      @farahkara5406 4 года назад +5

      This is incredible!

    • @landzhark4157
      @landzhark4157 4 года назад +12

      It just works huh?

    • @c.l.8967
      @c.l.8967 4 года назад +9

      As an fyi....your "usually useless state" has also left thousands of legitimate patients without medication that they need to survive. Chronic pain sufferers are truly suffering as a result.

    • @ToddHowar.d
      @ToddHowar.d 4 года назад +41

      c. l. I’m well aware as myself and my dad are chronic pain sufferers. I think until we sort out better opioid prescribing practices here at least for now the relatively new medical marijuana we have could help fill the gaps.

    • @StrazdasLT
      @StrazdasLT 4 года назад +1

      Good update. Thanks.

  • @schattentaenzerin
    @schattentaenzerin 5 лет назад +578

    Wasn't "tackling the opioid crisis" one of the jobs appointed to Jared Kushner?
    Why not interview him on how it's going?
    I still have never heard him speak.

    • @Prelude76
      @Prelude76 5 лет назад +13

      Simple. Kushner and Sackler belong to the same tribe of neo-palestinian, the ones on top of most media and money in the world. But thats a topic John Oliver will never touch since HBO owners also belong to the same tribe. But still, a surprisingly strong segment from Oliver, except for the sick unnecessary Gay Kermit jokes or masturbating janitors. Some sick bastards in his writing team.

    • @pepesilvia5936
      @pepesilvia5936 5 лет назад +63

      @@Prelude76 fuck off, cryptofash.

    • @desertdaisymarie6951
      @desertdaisymarie6951 5 лет назад +19

      schattentaenzerin yes it was one of his "jobs" for which he is totally unqualified 🙄

    • @andrewollmann304
      @andrewollmann304 5 лет назад +19

      DesertDaisy Marie It was one of his jobs....then it was passed onto Kellyanne Conway....the woman who looks like the “after” photo of someone smoking crack/doing meth.

    • @KASalaam2U
      @KASalaam2U 5 лет назад +2

      Johnny B en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sackler_family?wprov=sfti1

  • @demons27
    @demons27 4 года назад +76

    Michael Keaton also played McDonald's CEO Ray Kroc in "The Founder" as well and his performance was pretty much like what you see there

  • @MissusAnon
    @MissusAnon 5 лет назад +219

    My dad got addicted to opioids. It made him just like... check out of life, it seemed like. He went to work, he'd come home and just not care about anything. He seemed like he didn't care much about the emotions of anyone in the house. He was also irrational at times. All of that nearly destroyed the relationship I had with my dad. He's several years clean now, he's losing weight and has more care and enthusiasm for the people around him. I honestly thought I'd never know my dad again, and now we get together and have dinner a couple times a month. He wasn't there when I needed him as a kid and that hurt a lot, but I've forgiven him too because I won't be weighed down by those feelings. He's by no means perfect, but I can see he's really trying now and that means a lot.

    • @HaTran-sp7pf
      @HaTran-sp7pf 3 года назад +12

      My dad wasn't an addict but I can relate to your situation. He just went to work and came back with out saying a word, he showed zero interest in getting to know his children or spending them with them. I think most of it was because of his childhood traumas which led him to unable to show any kind of affection. I just feel bad for him because he doesn't realize that all of those traumas, nearly died of food poisoning bacause of poverty, watching his sister get sent off to be somebody's bride at the age of 14, getting beat up everyday, were traumas. He just laughs at them and thinks that things like that were just a little rough because of the poverty.

    • @chideraalexanderdex547
      @chideraalexanderdex547 3 года назад +6

      @@HaTran-sp7pf wow, that's rough
      Sorry to hear that
      Wish you and your family all the best

    • @blktarockstar818
      @blktarockstar818 2 года назад +6

      bro just know that while he was in active addiction he wasn't really himself. Addiction is so devious it steals who a person is and takes their ability to see and understand what its doing to others. despite the way it felt or feels it was never about not loving or wanting to be there for you.

    • @milan4989
      @milan4989 2 года назад +3

      goddamn. my eyes actually teared up. my dad checked out of my life pretty early as well and im struggling to meet him halfway now that he’s trying to be in my life again. your comment really hit a chord in me. im happy that your relationship with your dad has recovered and that he’s clean now. best wishes to you and your family, from a stranger to another. x

  • @saturnv2419
    @saturnv2419 5 лет назад +358

    How much budget does HBO have for John Oliver................
    He is literally using Oscar worthy actors as demonstrations.........

    • @eduardohierro6086
      @eduardohierro6086 5 лет назад +57

      Matt i figure they see this as charitable to mankind

    • @dangertomarketing
      @dangertomarketing 5 лет назад +43

      Those actors typically have a minimum appearance rate of $100,000 per hour. What they do is when they want to contribute "for free" is to donate the said amount to NPO's such as actor schools, children charities etc. Every of these individuals is linked to more than one charity (use the search engine, I was amazed at how many The Batman was involved with). My comment is not theoretical btw, we did this multiple times.

    • @themadmystic1688
      @themadmystic1688 5 лет назад +28

      They probably dont ask for much, they tend to have quick moments of fun rather than long acts done over and over. Plus its for a good cause, and many of them would be willing to take even less for it.

    • @petersuvara
      @petersuvara 5 лет назад +21

      @@themadmystic1688 its incredible publicity to expose big pharma for nothing more than well funded drug dealers. They would love to jump at this. It's a clear cut case that Richard Sackler used his power and influence to sell and distribute nothing more than an updated version of heroin to the USA. :)

    • @SandsSpades
      @SandsSpades 5 лет назад +4

      @@dangertomarketing thanks for this and now I'm curious: is this what it means when they say actors forego a major paycheck and work for scale? As in, "George Clooney wanted to work on X project so badly that he worked for scale."

  • @LordKhabal
    @LordKhabal 5 лет назад +2761

    Another example of how 1. Unregulated capitalism literally kills people, and 2. When the punishment is a fine, that just means it’s legal for rich people.

    • @FogToo
      @FogToo 5 лет назад +96

      Could make the fine %-tage based on revenue. That way rich people get punished monetarily the same. But I get what you mean.

    • @Annie-hs7mm
      @Annie-hs7mm 5 лет назад +26

      ​@@FogToo Love this idea but I can't help but think the rich will claim "discrimination". Is that a thing? Income level (or whatever) discrimination? Not via the gov't right? Sorry, just curious as to how to make this idea work.

    • @vaclavmarak4456
      @vaclavmarak4456 5 лет назад +10

      FDA approved drug prescribed by AMA approved doctors... Capitalist was the only one doing his job in this story.

    • @matteobulgini-politoalterp8628
      @matteobulgini-politoalterp8628 5 лет назад +58

      @@vaclavmarak4456 yeah, that's the point. If a Capitalist does his job he WILL cause deaths

    • @maman89
      @maman89 5 лет назад +73

      @@vaclavmarak4456 why do you think it was FDA approved ?
      The capitalist bought lobbying power to get it approved.

  • @maghenshaw8717
    @maghenshaw8717 3 года назад +9

    As an addict, in recovery 4+ yrs, I FUCKING THANK YOU FOR THIS!! I REALLY REALLY REALLY DO

  • @hexxin
    @hexxin 5 лет назад +88

    As a citizen of WV I thank you for the attention to this problem. Nothing has gotten better only worse and we need more of this to help WV. Thank you again.

    • @solitarelee6200
      @solitarelee6200 5 лет назад +2

      I live in WV too and that's exactly what I was thinking. The problem is insane here and it's not really well known to anyone outside of the state it seems.

    • @infamyseemsshort
      @infamyseemsshort 5 лет назад

      Wow you must be the only state where it’s not almost impossible to get a prescription for pain killers these days. The only thing that’s gotten out of hand is heroin. He mentioned the death count but didn’t mention that almost all where not from prescriptions and the majority had multiple drugs in their systems. But let’s give up rights because safety.

    • @hexxin
      @hexxin 5 лет назад +1

      @@solitarelee6200 Its sad how many friends and family i have lost to this opioid epidemic. Stay safe and wish you luck.

    • @hexxin
      @hexxin 5 лет назад +1

      @Mark Wick or it could have been that the pharmacies actually buying and distributing these pills. I didn't vote for Joe however WV has a huge uninformed voter populace.

    • @hexxin
      @hexxin 5 лет назад

      @@infamyseemsshort Most of those pills were probably sold illegally. Many doctors have been busted for over prescribing pain medication.

  • @dammagrilla
    @dammagrilla 5 лет назад +1493

    Did anyone think of John Oliver's janitor at the end???

    • @metaforth
      @metaforth 5 лет назад +11

      they could just use a high power vaccume

    • @Expert411
      @Expert411 5 лет назад +4

      @@metaforth what if we use our 100% brain 😂

    • @marissamiller1933
      @marissamiller1933 5 лет назад +29

      ...yeah, I worked at the Guggenheim (which I do have great love and respect for) for a couple years, and unless unionized, I doubt Dennis made even $15/hr. But my data is admittedly a decade old...so, fingers crossed. The staff is pretty solid.

    • @al-husseinal-harazi3883
      @al-husseinal-harazi3883 5 лет назад +3

      guilty

    • @stoodmuffinpersonal3144
      @stoodmuffinpersonal3144 5 лет назад +2

      That team, the cleaning team, should have all paid, two year long full paid vacations

  • @nunosilva6574
    @nunosilva6574 5 лет назад +837

    I'm going to assume that parties at the Sacklers always start and end with a toast: "To Human Misery!"

    • @rza68
      @rza68 5 лет назад +23

      Cheers! To human suffering, let it never happen to us.

    • @margraveofgadsden8997
      @margraveofgadsden8997 5 лет назад +5

      Where’s Mcbain when we need him?

    • @Outside85
      @Outside85 5 лет назад +10

      Well they probably start like that, but end in a lot of snorting noises.

    • @Captain_Wet_Beard
      @Captain_Wet_Beard 5 лет назад +2

      @@rza68 nobody thinks they are the villian

    • @c.andrew3944
      @c.andrew3944 5 лет назад +21

      "Now, we begin the ritual blood sacrifice of a poor Appalachian child before moving on to the event of the evening. The hunt of a family of 5 saddled with medical debt."

  • @tommydupree5712
    @tommydupree5712 2 года назад +15

    My Dad became addicted to opioids due to a server back injury/surgeries to "fix" his back. He was basically checked out the last 10 years of his life. He ended up over dosing and losing his life. Hearing this really brings back the pain my family went through due to evil companies

  • @stijnvth
    @stijnvth 5 лет назад +299

    I LOVE YOU JOHN OLIVER (and the entire crew of this beautiful program) :-)

    • @ems3991
      @ems3991 5 лет назад

      Even the misogyny?

    • @stijnvth
      @stijnvth 5 лет назад +1

      Oh no butt hurt? If the truth isn't what you want to hear, I guess you call it propaganda.

    • @stijnvth
      @stijnvth 5 лет назад +1

      @G oooh okay so let me get this straight there is no opioid crisis in America? Also this is not a news casting program. This is a program that touches those topics that don't really make the news but are needed to be said. How are they manipulating me in this episode. Do you want to say that the facts they mention in this piece aren't facts and you know better? I'm curious to see your evidence in this regard.

  • @lilyme3
    @lilyme3 5 лет назад +225

    I just realized how ADD Last Week Tonight is. This is why I love this show and it makes perfect sense to my brain.

    • @Sonichero151
      @Sonichero151 5 лет назад +28

      Oh my God you're right..... My ADHD makes me a mess but I can always remember and stay focused on John Oliver.

    • @mortuos557
      @mortuos557 5 лет назад +8

      Holy shit you're right

    • @kittencookiecronch4493
      @kittencookiecronch4493 5 лет назад +5

      OH MY GOD YOU’RE RIGHT

    • @calzoneyyy
      @calzoneyyy 4 года назад +2

      i....you’re right

    • @AMoistEggroll
      @AMoistEggroll 4 года назад +1

      You read my mind like a book!

  • @ohno5559
    @ohno5559 5 лет назад +2599

    Punish them by putting their name on the opioid epidemic?
    Punish them with life in prison like we do petty drug dealers

    • @tmseh
      @tmseh 5 лет назад +21

      I like how the Chinese handle people like this.

    • @NJ-wb1cz
      @NJ-wb1cz 5 лет назад +107

      @@tmseh yeah because billionaires murdering other billionaires as part of a power struggle of the elites until only the most ruthless billionaires survive will totally solve everything.

    • @bemore2886
      @bemore2886 5 лет назад +5

      So tired I ready that as pretty drug dealers then imaged my dealers looking all happy n pretty... Naaaw

    • @couragekarnga8735
      @couragekarnga8735 5 лет назад +22

      They are equally as guilty as common murderers.

    • @zorkmid1083
      @zorkmid1083 5 лет назад +40

      I'd rather have them get really addicted to opioids, then make go cold turkey. Again and again and again...

  • @alexanderkielman4588
    @alexanderkielman4588 3 года назад +26

    RIP Michael K Williams

  • @MissBlueEyeliner
    @MissBlueEyeliner 5 лет назад +1252

    By the end of the show you always feel like something has actually been achieved in some small way.
    Every single week.

    • @MissBlueEyeliner
      @MissBlueEyeliner 5 лет назад +23

      Ryan Swanzey I’m Irish and our attempt at the _1% protest_ was woeful.
      Our country is a disgrace, I love it so deeply but it’s a disgrace. I put what energy I have into nagging my government for the medical cannabis I need.
      So when I’m fighting tiny, seemingly insignificant battles at home, I truly appreciate John Oliver’s fuck yous to various establishments that I have no access to.

    • @ulengrau6357
      @ulengrau6357 5 лет назад +11

      And every now and then, I get a little worried John Oliver will meet with an unfortunate "accident."

    • @EuriEuropa
      @EuriEuropa 5 лет назад +11

      Yes I'm glad he takes some sort of action unlike idiots in the comment section that swear they know everything

    • @atsunymphae2723
      @atsunymphae2723 5 лет назад

      So true 🙏💜

    • @wylierichardson6519
      @wylierichardson6519 5 лет назад

      Have you SEEN the most recent episode? It was called chitin or something and they talked about a violent mascot that disappeared so they made their own and sent it to Japan. Nothing was achieved on it and it was weird to see such a frivolous jhon Oliver episode. But yes, you are right

  • @WarBearLive
    @WarBearLive 5 лет назад +323

    People: Avengers Endgame is the most ambitious crossover ev-
    John Oliver: Hold my pint...

  • @Unusualgroophy
    @Unusualgroophy 5 лет назад +2067

    Lmfaoo John Oliver needs to be protected at all costs

    • @Asist0ne
      @Asist0ne 5 лет назад +26

      Naomi Meme I think his goofy muppet face protects him enough.

    • @kcufeht5795
      @kcufeht5795 5 лет назад +5

      John Oliver does his classic "ught, first ammendment" smile *Dies of opioid overdose*
      Me: well, it was fun and informative while it lasted

    • @devintriantos
      @devintriantos 5 лет назад +15

      Jon Stewart John Oliver 2024

    • @jlui21
      @jlui21 5 лет назад +7

      -- he's like nerdy Batman of justice...minus the belt, bat mobile, and Alfred.

    • @onlygoodmarxistisadeadmarx2126
      @onlygoodmarxistisadeadmarx2126 5 лет назад +2

      Protect a liar, lmfao you must be beta male.

  • @delicedeluna1629
    @delicedeluna1629 3 года назад +9

    I love how he's (his team) able to get all these actors to come in and play on his show. One of my fav parts of the show!

  • @Justin-ib2iz
    @Justin-ib2iz 5 лет назад +3539

    Dear USA,
    This is why you don't trust the market to fully regulate itself.
    Sincerely,
    the world

    • @thehalvening8942
      @thehalvening8942 5 лет назад +43

      what do you mean? The drug market currently IS heavily regulated and it hasn't prevented this crisis.

    • @Justin-ib2iz
      @Justin-ib2iz 5 лет назад +365

      @@thehalvening8942 Well yeah it's regulated but the pharmaceutical industry has a lot of seats at the tables where those regulations get set, either directly or bought, hence 'regulate itself'

    • @marylight9700
      @marylight9700 5 лет назад +38

      Justin Don’t blame us- we agree with you & we’re majorly victims as well. I’m face we’re the main victims. 😓

    • @thehalvening8942
      @thehalvening8942 5 лет назад +30

      @@Justin-ib2iz well they should have a seat but yeah I agree they shouldn't have all the seats. That said, I think the issue is more of liability issue than a regulation issue. The drug companies and doctors aren't being held criminally liable for the damage they're causing to people. I'm for better regulation though if that will help. But when like you said they have all the seats at the regulation table, asking for more regulation probably won't do anything.

    • @eli.8169
      @eli.8169 5 лет назад +88

      Here we see the rare respectful RUclips argument. This may occur only once on every 4 years

  • @BenediktP13
    @BenediktP13 5 лет назад +222

    I always hate when Zazu has a bad morning report... 😂

  • @Scott-by9ks
    @Scott-by9ks 5 лет назад +914

    Richard Sackler buries documents while we bury those affected.

    • @kaellamc
      @kaellamc 5 лет назад +13

      my thoughts exactly :(

    • @utvpoop
      @utvpoop 5 лет назад +3

      You forgot that he buries the competition.

    • @infamyseemsshort
      @infamyseemsshort 5 лет назад

      We aren’t burying people taking what his company is producing. That’s nonsense. We are burying people who took heroin laced with fentanyl for the most part, or people who combined multiple drugs for their cocktail. Let’s be real here. There was way less people dying when they could get pills, now everyone is on heroin. And these aren’t legitimate patients who are actually needing these medications. These are people who went out of their way to abuse drugs.

    • @carlodurant87
      @carlodurant87 5 лет назад +2

      Lets kill dick sackler in front of his family and then we can start knocking off his family members

    • @baljeep_gay
      @baljeep_gay 5 лет назад

      @Sharon Jensen well we dont know what he sounds like, since he never releases any audio of himself.

  • @captainahagbruh2217
    @captainahagbruh2217 4 года назад +89

    Quarantine got me rewatching John Oliver damn what a messed up country

    • @mattfetter4123
      @mattfetter4123 3 года назад +1

      I know what you mean! There is so much wrong with the USA. I don't see it ever, getting better for its citizens. Start prepping for the end.

  • @juliabronte9578
    @juliabronte9578 5 лет назад +60

    The balls of this man! I loved the actors doing the Sackler guy. Genius!

    • @timothygraham4304
      @timothygraham4304 5 лет назад +2

      You're kidding, right? Did you deliberately spell the name wrong or misspell it despite it being on screen for a considerable length of time?

    • @avgJones
      @avgJones 5 лет назад

      @@timothygraham4304 tbf, pretty sure I heard John say "Sadler" at one point

    • @juliabronte9578
      @juliabronte9578 5 лет назад +1

      @@timothygraham4304 sorry spell police 🧐👨‍✈️. I commented on the clip from memory. I didn't go back and check the spelling of his name. But I have corrected it now, thanks for the reminder. But that is kind of the point of Oliver's clip, isn't it? Sackler is so anonymous and boring, people like me forget exactly what his name is 😀. (My mother tongue is Swedish btw, so that might also be the reason I spelled it wrong, because I listened to the clip, I didn't have my eyes on the screen 100% of the time)

    • @timothygraham4304
      @timothygraham4304 5 лет назад

      @@juliabronte9578 Fair enough if you didn't see his name on screen but I don't buy Swedish being your mother tongue as an excuse. Even if you didn't know what a name or word is, it would be a simple matter of matching the shape of the letters on the keyboard.

  • @carolpoblete8228
    @carolpoblete8228 5 лет назад +386

    John’s REALLY utilizing that sweet, sweet dragon money for this season 💸💸💸

    • @siddhantbanerjee3328
      @siddhantbanerjee3328 5 лет назад +9

      Dragon money's gonna run out in a couple weeks though....who's gonna make the greens then xD

    • @spinner771
      @spinner771 5 лет назад +12

      @@siddhantbanerjee3328 prequel. Here's to the gravy train 😂

    • @blindey
      @blindey 5 лет назад +2

      I thought the hoard looked a little low. Damn...eh. It's a good cause.

    • @Chunkboi
      @Chunkboi 5 лет назад +1

      maxwell adams I think SNL covered those contingencies with the spinoff show skit. Some additional examples:
      -StarGate: Westeros.
      Ronon: “Why is there another me, and why is he married to a Wraith?”
      McKay: “I think Queen Targaryen is just very pale.”
      -Queer Eye for the Short Guy.
      “We’re gonna hide Tyrion from his sister by making him FABULOUS!”
      -Real Housewives of King’s Landing.
      -Love It or Raze It.

    • @spinner771
      @spinner771 5 лет назад +1

      @@Chunkboi What about a buddy cop series with tyrion and bronn?

  • @OhSoLiliana
    @OhSoLiliana 5 лет назад +180

    This depresses me greatly. Oliver shines light on the darkness of humanity.

    • @Attlanttizz
      @Attlanttizz 5 лет назад +1

      And it's all too prevalent in the US of A

    • @MyrKnof
      @MyrKnof 5 лет назад

      but in a fun way :D

    • @UltraSuperDuperFreak
      @UltraSuperDuperFreak 5 лет назад +1

      If you first discovered now that the human race are filth, then you have alot coming lol.
      All humans do shitty stuff, some are just better at it :P

    • @aserta
      @aserta 5 лет назад +1

      Worthless fucks who have never worked a single day in their lives.

    • @couragekarnga8735
      @couragekarnga8735 5 лет назад +1

      I just save the trouble and not have faith in humanity to begin with.

  • @timeasley3633
    @timeasley3633 3 года назад +24

    Here now for Michael K. Damn it, what a loss. RIP

  • @kalamhaidar6782
    @kalamhaidar6782 5 лет назад +87

    Journalism at its best... best wishes in advance for this year's Emmy

    • @phatmantv
      @phatmantv 5 лет назад +1

      Screw that he's won enough with all his endless vacations while workers like Trevor Noah, or Seth Myers grind daily. AND even have the ability to interview folks whilst covering hard stories with humor. LWT has become the N.E. Patriots of late night.

  • @juliapapp3632
    @juliapapp3632 5 лет назад +243

    I'm so impressed with Byran Cranston and Michael Keaton that I wish some sort of series could be made out of this. "The Kings of the Opioids" or something like that

    • @aprisia
      @aprisia 5 лет назад +12

      I would much rather watch the Richard Kind version.

    • @stevenjchang
      @stevenjchang 5 лет назад +2

      Júlia Papp I would also rather watch Richard Kind

    • @samuelAp9
      @samuelAp9 5 лет назад +3

      I was just thinking about that same scenario till I saw it while scrolling down the comments. I was thinking maybe something along the same line of breaking bad, but instead Walter wite plays sacklers, and try to use real transcription as scenes in the series, like the one Bryan Cranston just did on the speech he gave during a deposition.

    • @jamesflynn4951
      @jamesflynn4951 4 года назад +5

      Michael Keaton needs way more recognition. I'd love to see him starring opposite Bryan Cranston.

    • @hippychicken82
      @hippychicken82 3 года назад +10

      This aged well 'dopesick'

  • @Goosey716
    @Goosey716 5 лет назад +88

    Thanks John, for giving me a 21 min break from the cyclical monotony that is my life

    • @Timinatorsalvation
      @Timinatorsalvation 5 лет назад +3

      ola ffuB Ouch, that shit hurted.

    • @Monochromicornicopia
      @Monochromicornicopia 5 лет назад +1

      At a certain age, everybody feels that way. Seems like life is just the same shit over and over

    • @Monochromicornicopia
      @Monochromicornicopia 5 лет назад

      @Amalaric GoTH Actually that's not the definition of insanity. That's just a quote by Albert Einstein. Look it up

    • @Jays_gone_by
      @Jays_gone_by 5 лет назад

      Where is the rest of the show?

    • @Monochromicornicopia
      @Monochromicornicopia 5 лет назад

      @Amalaric GoTH I know you were quoting Einstein. However before I told you that, you didn't realize it wasn't actually the definition of insanity. Don't pretend like you didn't just learn something

  • @tarunsingh3920
    @tarunsingh3920 4 года назад +561

    So, Richard Sackler inherited a lot of wealth from his dad, shows absolutely no remorse for his wrongdoings, has heaps of lawsuits against him, AND likes to put his name on things. Damn this guy's gonna be president one day😂😂

    • @riandraegon556
      @riandraegon556 4 года назад +29

      Don’t give anyone ideas.

    • @ItsukaShimotsuki
      @ItsukaShimotsuki 4 года назад +16

      As I read your comment I was expecting something along the line "he makes the supervillains in comic books look pale" but that last sentence - BRAVO!!!!

    • @tarunsingh3920
      @tarunsingh3920 4 года назад +1

      @@ItsukaShimotsuki 😂😂thank you

    • @silvervixen007
      @silvervixen007 4 года назад +4

      😂😂😱

    • @JadenLightvale
      @JadenLightvale 3 года назад

      @jake dominguez Lmaooo true

  • @SKtube0
    @SKtube0 5 лет назад +38

    John Oliver got Batman, Heisenberg, Omar, and the guy from Spin City to play a single role. Damn, I love HBO!

  • @Boydene69
    @Boydene69 5 лет назад +83

    John Oliver is great! A huge THANK YOU to him and his amazing staff!

  • @DerpyLaron
    @DerpyLaron 5 лет назад +282

    Opioids II: Sackler Boogaloo sounds a lot more fun then this actually is

    • @boseman5940
      @boseman5940 5 лет назад +2

      That was a Five Star comment

  • @taicollins2303
    @taicollins2303 5 месяцев назад +1

    I have re-watched this episode so many times just to hear Richard kind go I don't know like 20 times.
    His stupid innocent voice makes me giggle every time

  • @ThatLaloBoy
    @ThatLaloBoy 5 лет назад +112

    I'm sorry, but why the hell would people dislike this video? I get some of the other topics that have a political divide. but this issue seems to be a universal concern.

    • @mixingrecords
      @mixingrecords 5 лет назад +6

      Lalo Thought the same. But probably disliking the Sacklers, not the messenger.

    • @TheGreatSpaceHobo
      @TheGreatSpaceHobo 5 лет назад +5

      It was the Sacklers probably

    • @LadyAneh
      @LadyAneh 5 лет назад +12

      Jack Smith John didn’t say anything about there not being legitimate pain patients or that it’s the addict’s fault for becoming addicted in the first place. He’s putting the Sackler family on blast for pushing drugs like OxyContin which thousands have died from either from the drug itself or street opioids. This entire piece was almost exclusively highlighting the dodgy practices of the pharmaceutical industry, not pain patients.

    • @MichaelJames-lz7ni
      @MichaelJames-lz7ni 5 лет назад +2

      Oxy helped people UNTIL they became addicted.....Opioids are actually 'good' because they WORK as-intended. If it weren't for their addictive qualities, Sackler would be voted-in for a Nobel.

    • @Zvox
      @Zvox 5 лет назад +9

      @@LadyAneh You're missing the point. Pieces like this (and the thousands and thousands of ones like it that have been coming out for years now) have caused it to become MUCH more difficult for someone like me (a person with a legitimate disability that causes severe chronic pain and has no cure) to get access to pain medication. The hysteria surrounding the opioid crisis, which is a completely legitimate issue, has caused a separate completely legitimate issue where patients no longer have access to the medicine that is necessary to live a comfortable life. Whether or not it "blames addicts" is irrelevant, as the piece feeds into the general hysteria surrounding the crisis.
      I personally have needed access to opioids since I was a small child, so for roughly the past 30 years, and as time goes on that access has dwindled away. For example I had a surgery about 4 years ago where I had a metal rod removed from my left tibia, and during the surgery the doctor fractured my tibia. He didn't want to give me pain meds when I woke up from surgery, and he didn't want to give me pain meds to take home. After having a surgery. With a broken fucking tibia. I had to complain to hospital administration. It was completely absurd. And good luck trying to get a prescription AT ALL for any sort of chronic pain that can't be treated in any way aside from making the symptoms more tolerable.
      When you feed into public hysteria, it hurts not just the people at fault, but the innocent disabled folks like myself that NEED these drugs. As the pressure that is put on the doctors themselves rises, to control the crisis, they're just not going to prescribe these medicines anymore that are actually extremely beneficial when used correctly and prescribed correctly. My life is miserable without an oxycodone prescription, and I haven't been able to get one for my chronic pain in many many years. Imagine being in pain all day every day and there being no way to fix it, and the one thing that makes your life somewhat more comfortable is taken away from you?
      I am mad that these companies are responsible for pushing highly addictive drugs to people that don't need them, but I am also mad when people feed into the hysteria and treat all opioids as if they're heroin. When used responsibly and prescribed responsibly, they're perfectly fine drugs.

  • @Daorson91
    @Daorson91 5 лет назад +54

    may you live another 200 years mister Oliver

  • @Molly-ml1wn
    @Molly-ml1wn 5 лет назад +330

    No Richard Kind eating a turkey sandwich?
    John, you've robbed us.

    • @JGD44
      @JGD44 5 лет назад +20

      He robbed us when he didn't get the actor who plays Escobar from Narcos to pop in.

  • @desireenicole9735
    @desireenicole9735 3 года назад +29

    I would love for you to do a video on how the opioid epidemic is affecting chronic pain patients and veterans. How the suicide rate among these groups is at an alarming rate!

  • @linkkenni
    @linkkenni 5 лет назад +16

    Mr. Oliver, if we make it out of these dark times I am very sure you will have a hand in it. Thank you for bringing so many of these issues to the public eye. You do this country a great service.

  • @parkaman8901
    @parkaman8901 5 лет назад +755

    Narcos Season 6 will cover the Sackler Cartel.

  • @anapenca1365
    @anapenca1365 5 лет назад +307

    Plase do one of these on Goop, Gywneth Paltrow's company. A lot more people need to know about the dangers of it.

    • @DoctorWhoKage
      @DoctorWhoKage 5 лет назад +11

      He actually made a joke about it, though when referring to poncho dresses.

    • @Backinblackbunny009
      @Backinblackbunny009 4 года назад +8

      Goop is good bc it kills rich idiots

    • @TheRockhead9
      @TheRockhead9 4 года назад +10

      I. Wynn Wynn It’s basically modern day snake oil from what I understand. It’s a giant scam with products that, at best, do nothing. JonTron, despite his own major issues, made two videos about GOOP that are rather funny and detail the issues.

    • @jamesrutley1009
      @jamesrutley1009 4 года назад +1

      What are JonTrons major issues?

    • @jimmyoakmeister
      @jimmyoakmeister 4 года назад +1

      @@jamesrutley1009 He said some political stuff that got him grilled. He has apologised, and makes an effort to avoid being political in his content though

  • @emoadrian
    @emoadrian Год назад +6

    the fact that Micheal Keaton actually played a character a show about the opioid crisis that heavily talked about purdue and the sackler family after this is amazing, he has to thank john Oliver for the emmy now for sure

  • @killerskillet
    @killerskillet 5 лет назад +93

    ...And the award goes to Richard Kind for "Best Sackler"!

  • @arenkai
    @arenkai 5 лет назад +313

    Letting companies regulate themselves without government intervention is working reeeeeeaaaal good in every industry :)
    Oh USA, you'll never cease to amaze me

    • @fairytail2484
      @fairytail2484 5 лет назад +20

      Even the airplanes, quite frightening.

    • @Ravi-xf8dw
      @Ravi-xf8dw 5 лет назад +23

      USA is fucking shithole

    • @nonegiven2830
      @nonegiven2830 5 лет назад

      check out the news papers in the UK.
      Basically why we're dealing with Brexit

    • @tittcclutclco429
      @tittcclutclco429 5 лет назад +3

      Volkswagen Germany, coughs

    • @Guerrilla727
      @Guerrilla727 5 лет назад +21

      The stupid half of America will call you a communist or socialist if you advocate for any type of Government oversight or regulation. It's kind of sad how they are brainwashed against their own best interests.

  • @bagelbaker411
    @bagelbaker411 5 лет назад +621

    I’m here way, way, way, way too early, I am astonished.
    I really should be asleep,
    But my slumber has been abolished.

    • @otherNatalie
      @otherNatalie 5 лет назад +2

      James Beckmann saaaaaaaame

    • @tmseh
      @tmseh 5 лет назад +5

      John Oliver has caressed you from your peaceful slumber when his video is at its peak flavor and freshness. Enjoy the aroma of his hand crafted snarkiness.

    • @joansnow4013
      @joansnow4013 5 лет назад +1

      I wish I were sleeping too, at least the moon is bright and beautiful.

    • @josephhartmann6976
      @josephhartmann6976 5 лет назад

      In Europe it is now good morning

    • @sunfeatherX3
      @sunfeatherX3 5 лет назад

      You aren't early. You are on time. 🙄

  • @BinturongGirl
    @BinturongGirl 3 года назад +19

    I'm glad Kermit is happy in his new lifestyle.

  • @CaptPatrick01
    @CaptPatrick01 5 лет назад +970

    This sounds like a symptom of America's for-profit healthcare system.

    • @MaiAolei
      @MaiAolei 5 лет назад +50

      Excellent use of the word symptom in connection with healthcare! Whether intentional or not.
      I love such little gems of wit.
      No sarcasm here.

    • @zakicabdullah8421
      @zakicabdullah8421 5 лет назад +3

      Combined with the killings of innocent civilians in Afghanistan. I think they call it KARMA

    • @kodi7651
      @kodi7651 5 лет назад +18

      @@zakicabdullah8421 "if they become LGBT" you make it sound like people are catching gayness because America fucked up. And don't get me wrong I agree we 110% fucked up and killed innocent civilians in the middle east and it makes me sick just thinking about it. But I don't think I'm gay because of it. I've been gay since birth fam.

    • @largeandmildlythreateningr2966
      @largeandmildlythreateningr2966 5 лет назад +2

      for sure, that's why we don't have large opioid issues in canada, although we do have a lot of meth, that's probably a poverty thing since it's very localized

    • @BeautyandStyleTV
      @BeautyandStyleTV 5 лет назад +7

      Not just America's... America successfully installed these systems around the world. Capitalism is all for profit don't forget about that because America installed capitalism around the world by forcing everyone to compete. We in Europe had pretty good health systems since many countries here had socialists in the government but our health systems are becoming increasingly a two class system. The rich get what the need the poor have to wait for months. This is due to the fact that Europe took the USA as an role model for how to maximise profit in health care. And I can assure you health has nothing to do with profit and trying to profit off hurt and ill people is barbaric and inherently inhumane.

  • @CaptivatetheCrowd
    @CaptivatetheCrowd 5 лет назад +22

    OMG! I loved John Oliver before, but after this....adoration!!!!! On behalf of anyone who's been affected by addiction...thank you!!!

  • @Soulvale88
    @Soulvale88 5 лет назад +58

    Ive been on methadone for awhile now to treat my addiction to pain killers that started by just listening to my doctor. It turned my life into a living hell. I didnt look like what people think of when they hear “drug addict” I have money, a nice house, a good job, a loving family. These opiods became a daily necessity just so i could appear healthy and i just felt stuck. God help those who have to turn to the street for drugs just to keep themselves healthy and i hope they are lucky enough to find a way of treatment that will help them escape this horrific vice. Methadone as a treatment for opioid addiction is a lifesaver and IS PART OF THE SOLUTION not the problem. At least at this point where the damage has already been done and we need every tool we can get to help people who have suffered in the opioid epidemic.

    • @crazyratlady3438
      @crazyratlady3438 3 года назад +4

      Yes back in the beginning of all this we didn't know what's known now and my very trusted Dr played a part in my addiction as well..he literally could have saved my life by just being honest. He knew I was completely ignorant of what I was getting into, as most people were at that time, and that I was vulnerable to that particular type of med but he kept his mouth shut and prescribed me meds. I even consulted w him as to why I couldn't just use that to treat my depression, he decided to not be 100% and continue giving me meds for my back. When I came to him for help he said he knew it was gonna happen and he couldn't help me..shortly after he dropped me as a patient. He was mine and my childrens Dr for over 10yrs and I completely trusted him. I he would of had to say was it's as dangerous as heroin and it would have been end of story..I was opposed to caffeine (among many other things) back then bc it wasn't good for me and addictive. I didn't like to take any meds, otc or otherwise, unless he convinced me I should.

    • @AmbitiousAlgiers
      @AmbitiousAlgiers 3 года назад

      I am on Methadone too and thought at first reading your comment that it was the methadone who turned your life into a living hell thank God it's not that, although in Europe and Africa (I'm an Algerian student living in France) opiods are way less potent than in the US, but I still did lose a bunch of precious young years because of it and didn't even think until lately that it was the real problem cause I have Chron's disease so I viewed the painkillers as a solution even when I was pain free, but it does hinder alot of your projects in life and hurts your focus pretty bad in those euphoria filled moments
      but anyway you're right people shouldnt be afraid methadone and really consider it as a real solution, or else they'll lose valuable time of their healing process, good luck to you, stay safe!

    • @kimsullivan
      @kimsullivan 3 года назад

      Yes.
      We have a way of swinging from one extreme to the other in this country. At first doctors advocated for treating pain as a diagnosis itself, and handed it out like candy. Now, if a patient is actually in pain, the doctors are concerned that they are drug seekers. This is largely because of our "war on opiates". How stupid is it for government policy to radically swing from liberal opiate availability to extreme restriction?
      People wonder why there are more overdoses now than before this "war". Could it be the sudden lack of availability of legitimate and safe opiates to the currently addicted and chronically in pain? Or could it be due to the increased usage of tainted, illicitly created meds that are obtained on the street? Did the federal government just make it a better option for the addicted and those in chronic pain to switch to a cheap, illegal, and often tainted substance like heroin?
      When are we ever going to learn that declaring a "war on X" does not work out so well in the end for actual people....
      Rant over

    • @fooddrugadministrator4079
      @fooddrugadministrator4079 2 года назад

      Ritalin is the solution for all addiction except porn addiction. Methidone is for withdraw

  • @magnoliamike
    @magnoliamike 4 года назад +17

    I’ve been clean off opiates since 2015 and clean off Xanax since March 8th 2018 . But I was on methadone for about 3 years... A lot of people have distaste for methadone because people abuse it but some of us use it so we can function and don’t use other drugs while on it. It saved my life

    • @halosandhorns8
      @halosandhorns8 3 года назад +2

      Glad you are still with us. Keep living your best life Mike!

  • @coutureofandrea
    @coutureofandrea 5 лет назад +19

    John Oliver is the reason I go to work tired on Mondays but so worth it

  • @rahulkota1
    @rahulkota1 5 лет назад +266

    John fuckin Oliver is a beast... and of-course a whole channel behind him...though it really takes something to be that bold...Keep fighting!!!

  • @amandajensen3382
    @amandajensen3382 5 лет назад +47

    This just goes to show that John Oliver is an absolute savage, and I hope this show lasts another decade

    • @kellyparkinson8594
      @kellyparkinson8594 2 года назад

      It will. John is my hero and anchor in this uncertain sometimed.tcruel and scary world. I adore him amd his continuous sweep of the Emmys shows he's not going anywhere anutime soon.

  • @Gemmagems577
    @Gemmagems577 Год назад +5

    Watching The Fall Of The House Of Usher now in 2023, these reenacted scenes with Richard Sackler are something to behold.

  • @TheGodlessComplex
    @TheGodlessComplex 5 лет назад +230

    Am I the only one that thinks Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul) would have played Sackler quite well?

    • @morganellabean
      @morganellabean 5 лет назад +5

      Saul Goodman is Richard Sackler reincarnated as a lawyer.

    • @avigutierrez8948
      @avigutierrez8948 5 лет назад +2

      Gotta a point I think Bob would’ve made a great sackler🥂.

    • @janrees4887
      @janrees4887 5 лет назад +2

      Impossible to know since we don't actually know what Richard Sackler is like.

    • @desimc89
      @desimc89 5 лет назад

      No way! Saul Goodman, especially in Better Call Saul vs. BB, is a sleazy but good guy who slowly loses his way cutting corners. Richard Sackler is a focused micro-manager who knew exactly what he was doing, money over tens of thousands dead. He is a sociopath.

    • @TheGodlessComplex
      @TheGodlessComplex 5 лет назад +1

      @@desimc89 I was more referring to his looks.

  • @danielcook6713
    @danielcook6713 5 лет назад +153

    19:00 Can this be my new ring tone?!..."I don't know!, I DON"T KNOW!, I dooon't know?! ,"

  • @lizard3755
    @lizard3755 5 лет назад +155

    "They value nothing but blood and strength."

    • @Sigart
      @Sigart 5 лет назад

      Not much different from large companies, tbh.

    • @bolivar1789
      @bolivar1789 5 лет назад +2

      That sentence really got to me. And it is more true for humans than for animals...Bears only kill for food, right?

    • @AaronLassen
      @AaronLassen 5 лет назад

      LMAO That joke was fucking fantastic.

    • @Traumglanz
      @Traumglanz 5 лет назад

      @@bolivar1789 Not really right, but close enough. ;-)

  • @otstbs1640
    @otstbs1640 3 года назад +4

    Came back to this after watching Dopesick. Michael Keaton is in this too!!! ❤

  • @wlwcats5810
    @wlwcats5810 5 лет назад +91

    I get so depressed watching these but John is so funny he makes me smile😭💘

    • @cynthiag4559
      @cynthiag4559 5 лет назад

      The word is depressing, you choose your attitude.

  • @FirstLast-zv5od
    @FirstLast-zv5od 5 лет назад +147

    "Punish the abusers...they are the criminals."
    Big pharma has always been the bad guy here, and certain politicians will have their backs.

    • @DissociatedWomenIncorporated
      @DissociatedWomenIncorporated 5 лет назад +4

      @@em9341, yeah, because making a medical issue (addiction) about morality has just been working out _soooooo_ well to reduce addiction this last century. 100 years of success, that's the only tagline the "war on drugs" needs to justify itself. You clueless berk.

    • @autumnsprite
      @autumnsprite 5 лет назад +5

      @@em9341 Don't you DARE blame the addicts. Blame the corrupted drug companies/distributors, because wuthout them, there wouldn't BE a crisis. There may still be some addicts sure, but not to this degree.

    • @tylerbruce9498
      @tylerbruce9498 5 лет назад

      What about the doctors that are prescribing them?

    • @FirstLast-zv5od
      @FirstLast-zv5od 5 лет назад

      @@em9341 How do you figure?

    • @FirstLast-zv5od
      @FirstLast-zv5od 5 лет назад

      @@tylerbruce9498 Doctors to me are a part of the big pharma machine. Not all doctors, but a lot of them.

  • @louiswilk839
    @louiswilk839 5 лет назад +44

    Being informed has never been so entertaining. Thank you John Oliver and staff for this piece hilarious enlightenment.

    • @kevinoreilly4362
      @kevinoreilly4362 5 лет назад

      Louis Wilk John Oliver is great but for a neoliberal perspective. He moves on too fast for you to question it and research for yourself. He also puts a laughing track on for dissenting opinions taken out of context occasionally. His show is good, but to pretend it isn’t opinionated and 100% factual is dishonest.

    • @muccmaster
      @muccmaster 5 лет назад +1

      @@kevinoreilly4362 Thank you. So many people take this show and others like the The Daily Show as if its unbiased and 100% factual. Oliver himself doesn't even consider himself a journalist, he says he's a comedian. This show should never be your only source of news and information.

    • @johnpliskin8759
      @johnpliskin8759 5 лет назад +1

      @@kevinoreilly4362 you don't understand what a laugh track is, and it's good to know you support oligarchs that destroy people's lives for profit with absolutely no remorse, good job asshat

  • @uncertaintyunravelled8273
    @uncertaintyunravelled8273 3 года назад +3

    Man the lightning and music when they were having actors play Richard Sackler was amazing.

  • @clutchcobra2729
    @clutchcobra2729 5 лет назад +166

    "When you're casting for a shadowy heir to a vast fortune who doesn't like to be in the limelight, you go Batman."

  • @TabethaAurochs
    @TabethaAurochs 5 лет назад +312

    John Oliver is so hardcore, he's truly unfuckablewith. He is Chuck D and Henry Rollins and Run The Jewels. And when the shit does hit the fan, I'm grateful AF to have him on our side.

    • @georgeb.wolffsohn30
      @georgeb.wolffsohn30 5 лет назад +18

      If you're going to invent a word it should be "unfuckwithable".
      JMHO.

    • @joshuacox534
      @joshuacox534 5 лет назад +4

      except he was wrong to criticize Jill Stein so badly, his criticisms of Venezuela were in bad faith, and he hasn't reported on 9/11, which was obviously, pathetically obviously an inside job. check out the youtube videos "Argumentum ad Venezuela" and "Lefist debunks john oliver". "War On Democracy" by John Pilger is a good documentary to watch
      The intro to one of the last week tonight seasons in 2017 (? could be 2018) showed the phrase "pied piper" which was probably a reference to Hillary Clinton telling the corporate media to give Trump free air time and cover him as a legitimate candidate. How much you want to bet the liberal capitalist bosses of John Oliver's won't let him cover the Podesta emails?

    • @johncastillo8551
      @johncastillo8551 5 лет назад

      @@georgeb.wolffsohn30 Kid Cudi invented "unfuckwittable" for one of his songs so that's actually the proper spelling.

    • @EZR725
      @EZR725 5 лет назад

      @@johncastillo8551 that word been around since before Cudi though

    • @johncastillo8551
      @johncastillo8551 5 лет назад

      @@EZR725 he uses it most often though. And I was forced to pay him $20 just for saying it. It's ok though when you spell it with a "th" instead of 2 t's. Then you get to keep your money. Just learned that the hard way. It is a word that one may not fuck with, that is without paying the price. Just an FYI, man.

  • @mueffe1357
    @mueffe1357 5 лет назад +32

    If HBO ever do a documentary about The Sacklers, please use these clips. It would be Epic.

  • @jakemauger8377
    @jakemauger8377 3 года назад +4

    The creativity with which the LWT team kicks elites in the nuts is truly inspiring.