The Fifth Estate looked at prescription drug abuse. These painkillers, when crushed and injected, are described as more addictive than crack cocaine. Linden MacIntyre examines just how easy it is to obtain them, and what effect they are having on one small community in New Brunswick.
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Original broadcast date: Nov. 28, 2001
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