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The CDC has recorded record-high drug overdose deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly involving opioids and fentanyl. The hosts argue that the rise of mental health apps is a "big trap" designed to funnel people toward pharmaceutical prescriptions like SSRIs. They suggest that isolation and anxiety were intentionally cultivated to create a market for these services.
A clip from Judge Janine Pirro on Fox News characterizes Chauvin's actions as premeditated murder. Adam Curry counters with an anecdote from an EMT professional regarding "excited delirium," a state often caused by drug overdoses (heroin, meth, or PCP) that results in superhuman strength and respiratory failure. This introduces the competing narrative that Floyd may have been dying from physiological factors before the physical restraint concluded.
The hosts discuss the role of Purdue Pharma in the opioid crisis, noting that the company paid billions in fines but no executives went to jail. Mo argues that under the "felony murder rule," pharmaceutical executives and doctors running "pill mills" should be charged with murder for the thousands of overdose deaths they facilitated. He also introduces "pink elephant," a deadly mix of heroin and fentanyl.
