The new Alex Gibney (Going Clear) documentary The Crime of the Century explores the blatant corruption where pharmaceutical sales reps would bribe doctors to prescribe opioids in dangerous quantities to people who didn't need them, leading to an epidemic of addiction and death.
The Crime of the Century premieres May 10 on HBO Max.
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TOPICS: The Crime of the Century, HBO Max, Alex Gibney