Episode
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Opioids II
Overview
Following some recent revelations about the role of large companies in America’s ongoing opioid epidemic, John Oliver takes another look at the crisis.
Details
- Series
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2019-04-14
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Opioids II is Episode 8 in Season 6 of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It aired on 2019-04-14. The runtime is 30 min.
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