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The Good Doctors finish up their coverage of Hulu's Dopesick (though absolutely not finishing the ongoing conversation about the opioid crisis and the Sacklers being held responsible) with the final…

Episode 7 is a hard one to face. The Good Doctors share their responses to this episode as well as some real-life updates on the show and the Purdue Pharma…

Bridget thinks she's found a way to get the FDA to act, and despite a data breakthrough, she's blocked by Purdue once more. Dr. Finnix and Betsy both struggle with…

The Good Doctors discuss episode 5, where we see the stark difference between rehab for Dr. Finnix and detox for Bets, while Rick and Randy face both breaks and setbacks…

Episode 4 looks into the eponymous syndrome "dope sick," the terrifying and painful withdrawal experience suffered by those dependent on opioids, as well as the frustrating lack of evidence behind…

For Dopesick episode 3, The Good Doctors discuss the pain industrial complex, the philosophy that everything can be cured with a simple pill, and the so-far, mostly unaddressed issue of…

Dopesick episode two shows how "breakthrough pain" was a concept invented not by doctors or researchers but by Purdue itself as a way to keep marketing their drug as successful…