Episode
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Opioids
Overview
John Oliver discusses the extent and root of the nation’s epidemic of opioid addiction.
Details
- Series
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 27
- Air date
- 2016-10-23
- Runtime
- 35 min
Episode context
Opioids is Episode 27 in Season 3 of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It aired on 2016-10-23. The runtime is 35 min.
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