Episode
60 Minutes: Taking Aim at Opioids, Plastic Plague
Overview
The lawsuits that could bankrupt manufacturers and distributors; and, cleaning up the plastic in the ocean.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 51
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2018-12-16
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Taking Aim at Opioids, Plastic Plague is Episode 12 in Season 51 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2018-12-16. The runtime is 44 min.
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