America's Deadliest Drug: Fentanyl | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj | Netflix

[@l1nconnue]

The Graphics department of this show needs an award. We need to create a special kind of award for them

[@rohitsrao]

Totally agree. Been replaying certain frames just to appreciate those effects and transitions!

[@hdfhvcftyv]

👍

[@TheEnigmaProductions]

I think there might be an award for graphics but I could be wrong

[@YoYo-xr3ew]

And al jazeera for leaving their old set intact

[@jamesmalik3355]

Best production value goes to?

[@llabronco]

Man, he goes hard at the very end. Real talk. Individuals like Hasan and John Oliver deserve more recognition for the work they're doing.

[@diazinth]

Alex Shine yeah, and when they finally find a communist Cuban to finish of the triangle of awesome, then perhaps there is hope

[@average_coverage]

I appreciate both of them as well, but it cannot be stressed enough that what you see is not about the individuals but about orchestrated team efforts with some intelligent, witty frontmen.

[@desciplesofthomassankara3021]

W

[@alanai1981]

Alex Shine 💯💯💯💯🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@ohno4435]

They both fuck up sometimes, so take what they say with a grain of salt, but generally yeah.

[@gregorflopinski9016]

Chinese: sell drugs to a former british colony The british: fascinating

[@elvistsang832]

snurk agurk this is a retaliation

[@CaptainFrankay]

Read up on the Opium Wars

[@jennytrevizo]

An opiate too

[@emilym97]

History lesson: A few hundred years ago, the British wanted to trade with China, but didn’t have anything they wanted. So after years of failed negotiations, they finally found something: drugs. The Chinese royalty then failed and the Brits took over.

[@VVheeli]

But the US did nothing to the Chinese- *existence of Hong Kong* Actually, we hella did do something to them. “White Man’s Burden” was a real shitshow during Colonization.

[@arnavforschool]

When your baby powder company is also a deadly drug distributor

[@samkelokleinbooi]

the same baby powder containing asbestos you mean?

[@israamaimani]

I no longer buy their product they are nasty

[@arx3516]

When i was 3, in 86, my mom had a store that sold cleaning products, the supplier told her not to use J&J baby shampoo on me, since tgere were rumors of it being unsafe.

[@pcarebear1]

Now they say J&J talcum powder can cause cancer...I wonder if this is why women in the U.S. have higher rates of certain cancers thanks to our loose FDA and companies

[@joyfullydreaded1371]

Either way your baby powder company is going to kill you...one way is by what this episode talks about, pharmaceutical drugs and the other way they can get double the money out of you by giving you cancer and then the pharmaceuticals to treat the cancer their product gave you. Win/win for J&J

[@nadhilaputri2469]

Hasan truly outdid himself in this episode. I'm not from the US, so I'm not familiar with this crisis before, but Hasan laid it out so beautifully that I can follow the episode just as easy as episodes like Fortnite. And that 'warm regards' at the end is such an epic mic drop moment. I can't wait to see what his next episode is going to be like.

[@izzatidirectioners]

agreed! i've never really understood why it was called an opioid "crisis" before this video

[@owenw.1643]

damn. you can tell how much this issue means to hasan on a personal level. its crazy how huge this problem really is

[@smushedtheaterfloorpopcorn]

That’s very observant of you.

[@kaskaskas]

@@smushedtheaterfloorpopcorn Lauren would it kill you to not be a dickhead.

[@laurabairy4407]

Comedians are the new investigative journalists.

[@laurabairy4407]

​@Ortum Lynx the difference between now and then is that nowadays they are making better research and journalism then actual journalists.

[@titysardonyx207]

Facts

[@TrulyEgg]

Started with Jon Stewart

[@franzchenherbert3937]

no, but they are able to present the work of investigative journalists better. it ist really rare for a comedian to do actual research rather than using the work of actual journalists. john oliver once said that himself in a piece about the dying local news, that he and his team would be nothing without the journalists, whos work they use for their stories.

[@Wolfspaule]

No, and you are stupid.

[@piteshmistry9957]

Before, we used to listen to politicians and laugh at comedians. Nowadays, it's the other way around...

[@erickvelazquez325]

PREACH!!

[@EvanBoroch]

That is a great quote.

[@madisonschmid2010]

Yes. Yes. And Yes.

[@rosemarymbonika8945]

Totally.lots of smart comedians these days. Only them speak sense these days. There is this n Trevor..

[@roxylib6174]

Well said mate

[@WeaveDreamer]

Fentanyl needs to be categorized as a poison. I don't like the idea that certain individuals can kill people with this and then turn around and say well the autopsy says that they were addicted to drugs.

[@desireeespinosa3954]

That’s a very good point. I have never even thought about that 😕

[@WeaveDreamer]

@@desireeespinosa3954 that's what happens when you binge conspiracy theories every once in awhile you hit the mark and it's a real conspiracy

[@percabethlumity]

Very good point. Something that can kill someone in such low doses is 100% poison.

[@WeaveDreamer]

@@percabethlumity makes me wonder about George Floyd

[@Matty80822]

I think you gave at least 1 asshat a good idea. great point though

[@mhtgtm]

This is what a real journalist should be like.

[@mshara1]

the true heir of jon stewart.

[@elathan4542]

Except he's a comedian, that's the saddest.

[@syamsuresh424]

@@elathan4542 Nah man .. Comedy makes it more interesting and appeals to wider range of audience.. Which in turn helps the truth spread..

[@zuboy4272]

@@elathan4542 cause he cant do shit , we blame these big companies while using their products !

[@Ketraar]

I disagree. I understand your sentiment, but no, "real" journalism needs to be much "better" than this, this is comedy. Its a sad world if the bar is this low and also its a burden no comedian signed on, their job is to make us laugh and entertain, that somehow they now also have the responsibility to inform and educate us, is just bonkers for both sides. The real problem is that most people would not read or watch "real" journalists talk about this topics in a serious format, because people dont really want to know, so "real" journalists have also to become entertainers just to get an audience, which is how we got here.

[@RahulChaudhary-eh7oh]

Comedians all over the world are making more sense than journalists. This will be written in the History books, how the time changed in 21st century. Comedians were more authentic and trustworthy than journalist.

[@shodanxx]

It's not journalism

[@hhiippiittyy]

Most of these comedians get their source material from real journalists. Be careful not to overlook their irreplaceable, foundational and priceless contributions.

[@beezneez171]

@@shodanxx sigh, ok i'll bite Journalism: the activity or profession of writing for newspapers, magazines, or news websites or preparing news to be broadcast. weird, sure seems like journalism to me.

[@ravenn2631]

Can you not be a comedian and a journalist at the same time?

[@munstergirl25]

Most of these shows use investigative journalism as a source and there are still a lot of good journalists but who of us still reads expensive newspapers. You need resources for investigative journalism and too many newspapers are owned by big media companies who seem to only care about Profit.

[@olaoluwabode-omoleye356]

It’s amazing how comedy shows are much more informative than a CNN news panel.

[@AlexM-Boom]

And that why he got cancelled😪

[@apoorvapoudel1448]

The only thing CNN is raise anti Trump agenda and not the news itself.

[@roseychicka2298]

Even sadder is that is that you don't even have to question the accuracy/bias of info vs news outlets... I def trust a comedian over a "serious news source" ... Something is so wrong w that! Shouldn't he be the 1 messing w the info for laughs & them being 4 real? It's sad when our comedians have to be the serious ones & don't even get to play. It's like cps taking kids from bad homes but cps is the real bad guy so the fun uncle has to step in & explain the dangers of lollipops...but wait there's even more to the story?!? Basically they just stole the kids in the 1st place & the parents & kids & now even the fun uncle are all screwed cause it's legal.

[@sophiaali3923]

@@apoorvapoudel1448 oofhbnnn Go Mgbdbbndndjdjjejejjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjujdjjrj

[@mangaisiva3975]

Dude! My doctor literally yells "Never Google your symptoms"... Oh yeah... May be I should start googling his prescriptions!

[@gp1925]

Always google prescriptions. As consumers we need to know what’s in the things we put in our bodies and what our potential reactions might be. These pharmaceutical companies rely on the population not informing themselves on the medications they’re taking. It’s how so many people don’t realize how addictive their pain meds will be because they don’t look into it.

[@existenceispain6849]

@@gp1925 just gonna bump g p here, ALWAYS GOOGLE YOUR PRESCRIPTION.

[@emperorsatan8594]

@@existenceispain6849 username checks out

[@k.c1126]

I ALWAYS Google my prescriptions. The last time I didn't, I ended up in the emergency room.

[@elaeiffel]

Symptoms are vague. Fever can be present for numerous reasons. It make sense not to interpret if you don't have the knowledge Prescription is specific. The chemical is, supposedly, well known and its effects known. Always research your prescription

[@filipjecz]

The silence from the audience at the very end of this clip was heavy, damn. Great episode. Always appreciate a heavy dose of knowledge of what's happening in murica.

[@charlie7mason]

Yeah, actually, I feel like this was the quietest episode so far, and rightfully so. The scale and implication of this corruption is mind-numbingly horrific.

[@mmsutantowrites]

I only recently discovered Hasan's videos (latecomer, I know). Truly, Hasan is the ultimate Patriot! Kudos to you for loving your country and your fellow humans to address so many important issues that no one else is willing or able to.

[@uvanadhithya4112]

Too bad he got cancelled.

[@chandrastar5939]

@@uvanadhithya4112 it wasn't well promoted. But it's a tuff gig to pull off. Probably go better now, since the world's in an uproar about corruption & human rights.

[@pb7199]

hasan: isn't it so weird to hear genuinely good news? me: it sure is, I can't wait for you to ruin it!

[@The_Reductionist]

you forgot the 'wait' there

[@pb7199]

@@The_Reductionist woops you're right i'll fix that

[@wreckofthehesperas8323]

P B. that really ramps up around 4:00..

[@trenmiddelkamp8703]

The ending is like saying: "Our hydrogen bombs kill too many people. Now introducing: The Death Star"

[@jeng9927]

Tren Middelkamp 👏🏼 I feel like your comment deserves an award but I’m too depressed right now. 🥺

[@Mohammadsabatin1]

The moment when u know that some people who wear suits are more murderer than real killers

[@kenyabell2982]

Real Talk!!!!

[@Wolfspaule]

Oh a movie reference, how rare that is!

[@sumairb9978]

Warm regards.

[@shoppinmadnesz22]

*man I'm so upset. I loved Hasan's show on Netflix. I can't believe they took it down. I wish he picked it back up on YT instead. I feel like it's a better platform for the type of show this is*

[@jemay71]

As a pharmacist it is nice to see such a complete look at this issue. Something that we have been trying to bring to light for a long time. Keep up the great reporting, much appreciated on all your subjects

[@rachelbranning5933]

Thank you for doing this, my uncle died of heroin in 2004, he was an engineer. Lifelong back pain.

[@luluseatowngetdown6251]

I’m sorry luv. Rip Unc🌅

[@26michaeluk]

He was cut off his pain pills and turned to heroin right?

[@mp5249]

@@26michaeluk chronic pain sufferers are being treated quite poorly. Cost of pain clinics are outrageous.

[@26michaeluk]

@@mp5249 yeah my dad has had hell trying to get into one. He's had 15 back surgeries, no lie, and his spleen removed.

[@thatgirl5703]

Why didn't he have a doctor prescribe him pain medication and monitor his use of them?

[@anovosedlik]

The new problem now is carfentanil...it's a hundred times stronger than fentanyl and killed a friend of mine the day after he left his rehab. He was only 19. Great show, thank you for shedding light

[@krisaaron5771]

Carfentanil was created for use by wildlife vets to sedate animals like 6-ton elephants and rhinos. Once Chinese chemists figured out how to manufacture fentanyl analogs we were all off to the races.

[@26michaeluk]

@@krisaaron5771 you're exactly right.

[@cometmoon4485]

Eid Mubarak everyone! Wherever you are in the world, I hope you had a brilliant day.

[@daddyshrek7376]

ja too

[@kinga6347]

Eid Mubarak

[@AMG-ce3cr]

Tnx man ! hope you best of lucks :)

[@rajadhirajmaharaj]

PKMKB

[@ejaaz7260]

राजाधिराज लंड महाराज Eid Mubarak brothe

[@DazzlingDaz76]

Very akward start without the iconic intro song. I had to search and play the intro song at youtube then come back to this video. 😂

[@swastikadas78]

Same 😂

[@ssiddarth]

LMAO 😂😂

[@vasu6494]

But it's a serious topic

[@Lyn-dl2du]

SAAAAMMMEEEE

[@virenkhatri1932]

The addiction 😂😂🤦🏻‍♂️😂

[@sagessetherestless1310]

I honestly think The patriot act and last week tonight are the best investigative news shows out there

[@AgusleoHalim]

If Hasan cover “Epstein” story; The internet will explode

[@DoctorSkillz]

More like the Kashmir story.

[@kelliv2995]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@sublimefermion2205]

@@DoctorSkillz No story there. Only story is in Baluchistan, Waziristan, Gilgit-Baltistan.

[@elathan4542]

He'd en up suicided as well.

[@DoctorSkillz]

@@sublimefermion2205 Found the Indian troll.

[@LetMeExplainThat]

Aside from the casual possibility of instant death, a Fentanyl overdose looks as if you are falling asleep, which makes it hard to spot in time to save someone. It could also be absorbed through the skin. Even some first responders weren't safe from its effects.

[@LetMeExplainThat]

@Mycel oh did not know that, thx for the info. Our instructor gave us a good scare about handling fentynal

[@lawrencetchen]

Yeah, ER docs are having a big problem, finding people who come in with 10 patches on their back and have stopped breathing entirely. Huge burden on the urgent/emergent side of medicine

[@sheikhahmed4704]

Yeah that's fucking crazy.

[@adonaiorion]

Wild!

[@delfinn4326]

@Mycel Unless you have the people that order directly from China. I know a story or two about madlads with hazmat suits handling their own carfentanyl solution.

[@melissasaint3283]

Hasan, When I was a little girl long ago, before this crisis, someone I loved very much unintentionally ODed on heroin and died. I also have spent all these years following the trends in opioids. I am so sorry that you also know that pain. Thank you for doing this.

[@ZachGood]

Patriot Act and Last Week Tonight are our generation's 60 Minutes. These are the best news shows today.

[@taylorannelane]

Zach Good that’s actually an apt comparison

[@SuLokify]

It really is... Mainstream 24 hour cycle media has to sell fear and lies to get ratings and pay the bills... Comedy shows can make a joke and tell the truth to pay the bills. It's shitty and fuxked up and may seem backwards but that's the way it is.

[@Matty80822]

im glad their networks took the gamble

[@leopheard]

Meh yes and no. LWT is good on a lot of things, but their Venezuela coverage is straight out of a CIA and Exxon Mobil guidebook. After all, you have to remember who owns HBO and who runs those commercials during the program. The show is the filler between the commercials don't forget

[@felisd]

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee should be up there too. Her segments on issues, such as how the US created the refugee situations in South America were really in depth and informative as well.

[@larsreintjes8484]

"Murderers, who will never face a judge"

[@hi_hello6524]

That's actually not true, there is the ultimate judge they will face when these lunatics die. If you think they will get away with it then there is no point in life. Justice will be served

[@Random_dud31]

@@hi_hello6524 If you are talking about God, no way. I don't want a God to punish them. God can punish them after they face justice in the world in the living. I refuse to wait just so they can be punished "later"

[@hi_hello6524]

@@Random_dud31 what kind of justice can be held in this world for their crimes of killing and destroying so many lives? 250 years in prison ? No one lives that long plus of their wealth and connections, no one can touch them. Whatever kind of punishment is not good enough anyway or fair because of their oppression. No, God will judge them accordingly and fairly for their crimes they think they got away with. Think about it this way, why do we have a system of judges, justice, accountability for one's crime if it all disappears when one die? It's funny because in science, nothing disappears, everything just changes. Anyway they will be held accountable whether they like it or not.

[@AlwaysANemesis]

@@hi_hello6524 As an agnostic, I just can't stand the idea of letting these fuckers get what they want in the hopes of a higher being that I'm not even sure exists will punish them after they die. Honestly, what kind of horror can you instill on a person with so few scruples, that they can sleep happily, even knowing they've killed thousands of people through their actions?

[@hi_hello6524]

@@AlwaysANemesis but I wanna know your thoughts tho like who's gonna touch them in this life and what do you do with them exactly? Is their punishment death? Like how is that a punishment? You know what I mean? I wanna know what punishment you would give these people? There is not much you can do to these lunatics after destroying so many lives, it's actually oppression to believe there is no God cuz then evil will win and there would be no point in life Example would be Hitler, the guy killed himself and then end of story, an atheist would say, Hitler turned to dust and poof he's gone like how can that be? I'm also thinking why bury Humans after they die?logically one would burn them and then later use their ashes for coal or something but It seems like the people after death are waiting to be judged or something. The only ones the concept of burying works for is the 3 Abrahamic religions and among them only one makes logical sense.

[@AwkMind]

I am starting to view him as a Revolutionary Icon. He gotta watch his back, those guys up there won't like it

[@dollyessm1692]

He banned in saudi sooooooo🤷🏾‍♀️

[@fakhrussalhin3149]

@Sasha Da Masta lol

[@anastasiakatsikaris]

@Sasha Da Masta george floyd brought me here. viva la revolucion!

[@aneevrian6557]

@Sasha Da Masta i feel you are right though.. Even then i really appreciate his efforts to at least bring these information out to public! People should know whats killing them. I know normal Americans cant do shit against rich and Elite class. American public are basically puppets who are deliberately kept stupid to easily control them. It's really sad but thats how cruel this globalised, company filled world has become.

[@DerAykac]

@Sasha Da Masta What you wrote reminds me of a certain sout park episode in which the government is happy to be the one people think of as the main offender, though they aren´t (It´s about 9/11).

[@ZodiacRider17]

As a doctor, we've all studied and used naloxone as an antidote for opioid poisoning, so it's not a miracle drug bringing back people from death anyhow, just does it's job as an antagonist. Fentanyl should only be used in supervised doses by trained medical professionals so it's terrifying and sad that people are using and OD-ing on basic drugs used for anaesthetic procedures. This is a great episode, brilliant broadcasting of a situation which really needed to be talked about!

[@montychambliss6254]

Reagan: "Marijuana is dangerous" Also Reagan: "We need more Fentanyl"

[@moslemaahmmad9950]

Monty Chambliss because marijuana was a big part of black culture

[@Cudgeon]

Well, marijuana is what the blacks and the jews take, according to reagan. So yeah. Also there isn't much money for big pharma in cheap painkillers you can grow at home.

[@moslemaahmmad9950]

Cudgeon huh thought provoking

[@moslemaahmmad9950]

Mzcheif92 were are you’re statistics from

[@Mzcheif92]

Moslema Ahmmad I don’t need to provide statistics. As a black person I can speak from life experience, I don’t smoke it nor do I know anybody that does. It is not a culture, some smoke marijuana and some don’t and the same can said for white people. Black people are just more likely stereotyped and criminalized for marijuana.

[@karlwashere123]

KZbin gets a lot of advertisements from pharmaceutical companies. That's why there's 10 comments and it doesn't get recommended for 9 months. March 16th. will be 4 years clean.. Good luck everybody..

[@nickolastiguan]

Everyone: and drug cartel and their drugs are killing people Big pharma: hold my opioid

[@d.e.b.b5788]

No one's forcing people to take drugs. People want to get high. If you eliminate one source, another will pop up. No one seems to have learned anything from the 18th amendment debacle which created the monster of organized crime.

[@suraventri2544]

The irony is I worked in a pharmacy for a while in a different country to the US - When one of our customers went on Fentanyl, we knew it was because they were going to die. It was considered that addictive that no one could really go on it on for a period of time without becoming addicted. No one without a fatal disease was prescribed it. We had 2 nursing homes close by, so we saw a lot of elderly go on it. It was depressing.

[@d.e.b.b5788]

@@suraventri2544 Nice that the people with the fatal diseases actually got the medication they needed for pain relief, though. Who cares about addiction when you're going to die. We used to see elderly terminal patients coming into the e.r. in pain, because their families didn't like them sleeping so much; so they with held their pain medication.

[@Obsidianen]

Big Pharma: Why dont you try MY opioid?

[@arx3516]

@@d.e.b.b5788 the problem comez when you start fraudilently peddling opioids to people who don't need it and aren't interested in getting high.

[@user-vc5rp7nf8f]

he's a good showman and speaker. i was hooked for the entire 30 min. nice execution on the set design as well

[@enochbrown8178]

True that. But the reason this man is an internet sensation is because what he's saying is true. All the showmanship and speaking skills in the world does not trump truth.

[@JulianCommodus]

@@enochbrown8178 That's why I like satirists; Hasan and John Oliver are definitely picking up the torch Jon Stewart has held. (And, no, I don't equate Colbert and Noah along with satirists; they're funny sometimes, but they're closer to Democrat pundits.)

[@charliemarley598]

I just lost a childhood friend from this. The struggle is too real for a lot of people. I hope this helps people and maybe saves a life through awareness

[@omprabhumusic]

That "warm regards" in the end was a sick burn 🔥 for pharmaceutical companies.

[@Futureblumhousemovies]

Damn that ending gave me chills. Great job on another video. You and your team are doing great work

[@Demonicwhale43]

“Isn’t it weird to hear genuinely good news?” 2020-2021: Yes, yes it is

[@anshulsingh7663]

Damn, that got really serious.

[@MCAndyT]

Incredible episode. I think it was really important that he personalized this crisis. Real serious.

[@aeronothis5420]

I want my trampoline episode! And make it about biryani.

[@LeGronk]

food of the gods

[@VivekAnandJ]

Yay! Biryani! (And Yay Hasan too!)

[@eagle3676]

No cover Eid. Then cover Balochistan and Kashmir

[@thesoundsmith]

@@eagle3676 My immediate response is: Please Don't. Please do. Loop... He'd do a great job, I don't know if I could stand to watch it. So much pain...

[@1Point6One8]

Thank you for that comment, Sir.

[@maupow3739]

this episode felt more emotional than other episodes, loved how well presented the information was. well done to all that helped piece it all together,,, when he talked about being personally affected, just wanted to give him a big hug :( the ending was so strong, much respect for taking the high road for such terrible moral crimes

[@bsbx]

Discovered you with Casey Neistat on Deep Cuts. After 2 weeks of binge-watching I know that this show is what I'm looking for: an educational + entertaining show edit: love from the philippines

[@fatalshore5068]

If you want some non political stuff to watch that is both of those things check out Issac Arthur's channel. Very educational and very entertaining :)

[@enx2083]

John Oliver has a similiarly educational and entertaining show called Last Week Tonight. Hasan mentioned it several times as well, and is usually considered a pioneer of this weekly-story-comedy-news-format, besides perhaps Jon Stewart.

[@sudahsarjana5804]

@@enx2083 well both oliver and hasan was the former daily show correspondent

[@enx2083]

@@sudahsarjana5804 of course 😊

[@bsbx]

@@enx2083 I have heard of the show already since Hasan mentioned it... but i'll stick to this one because of the hand gestures, big screens, and the way it stands out

[@yen-8680]

He’s doing better journalism than most media.

[@mahirabrar2638]

he sources most of the content from traditional media reporting

[@mathunit1]

@@mahirabrar2638 He sources the shitty traditional media reports as shitty and the actually good tradional ones as good and reliable. So I'd say that it's a win-win. :)

[@omarquintanilla696]

16:25 "It's like hearing pantene makes atom bombs...wait the secret ingredient is uranium?" 🤣🤣🤣

[@fahadusman1311]

Already watched on netflix. Just here to support.

[@thehellyousay]

And you felt moved up tell us all of this mighty deed of yours, eh? 🤦

[@fahadusman1311]

@@thehellyousay yes. Thankyou

[@debbiedoodiedandi]

Same here.

[@UKLeonie]

Yep,support on all sides. Even with a new day release.

[@goofymomoffivekiddos4536]

Same haha

[@ahmedproyash]

YES !!! HE IS MOVING HIS HANDS AGAIN !!! Thanks for the likes guys 😊

[@mrmorrison5142]

Life is good 👍🏾

[@thesoundsmith]

He spent his break getting fixed up at the watchmaker's.

[@Moonie_MonRozE]

Thank god I got clean and sober off Heroin before this got out there.... this is beyond sad 😢 thank you for you’re amazing show Hasan Minhaj much love to you ❤️🙏🏻

[@26michaeluk]

Great to hear! I got off oxycontin before heroin was around my area thank God. I've got 10 years clean. Again, so genuinely happy to hear this.

[@lobnaomar3]

That's amazing I'm proud of you bro

[@lucyann1573]

3 years late but I'm here to tell you same here, man. Like a lot of folks I went from oxy in the pill mill days to heroin because it was cheaper and I was desperate (I smoked it I didn't shoot up). Quit cold turkey and now whenever I feel the urge to go back I remind myself that I can't even be sure what's in drugs these days. Fentanyl has scared me into staying clean so...thanks fentanyl, I guess? I hope you're still clean too. I'm proud of you

[@juliehuth9451]

This episode was the best one yet. I appreciate the passion and work put into this topic that impacts so many. Really Good job Hasan!

[@omid-ast]

Dude you are amazing. I have Netflix. But just as soon as i saw this recommendation on KZbin i just hit play. Now I'll just rewatch it again on Netflix for second act

[@paigeconnelly4244]

We don't have this problem in the UK because we have a national healthcare system so the drugs prescribed by doctors are strictly regulated.

[@emilymarguerita2781]

It’s not as bad in the UK but there’s definitely still a problem and it’s growing pretty rapidly

[@krisaaron5771]

That's exactly what the US government told us. "The purity of pharmaceutical drugs is tightly regulated by the FDA." Which is true, but doesn't address the issue. And doctors' prescribing abilities have been "strictly regulated" for years. I guess we all know how well that worked out.

[@astoriarego8304]

They are very strictly regulated in the US, too. The opioid crisis is almost entirely due to illegal street drugs now. Trouble is, we haven't adjusted to the reality that the new regulations work, and are still under the assumption that the crisis is due to prescriptions. So we crack down more and more, making unreasonable regulations. Genuine pain patients can't get prescriptions and are turning to heroin, kratom and suicide. A few news stories are talking about it, but it's far more trendy to talk about the crisis without going into these kinds of details. Anything pro-opiod is risky. I have had 4 spine surgeries and met with 5 pain doctors eho said they just don't prescribe opioids to *anyone* anymore no matter what. That's the result of bad regulation. These drugs help millions of people and can be taken carefully and safely by those not prone to addiction. After 20 years on 10mg oxy, I regularly stop taking them for a week without any urges to have another (except for pain, of course).

[@krisaaron5771]

@@astoriarego8304 Exactly! If we only take them for physical pain and not for that lovely warm feeling, they aren't a problem.

[@DerAykac]

@@krisaaron5771 Thats a huge problem. Why should you be immune to becoming an addict just because you take em against the pain? That makes no sense at all, and a very dangerous statement.

[@omare8197]

“Guess what warm regards” absolutely killed the ending 👌👌

[@tausifjawad1998]

Will get Netflix just for this show

[@ssiddarth]

Do get it dude, it's cheap on mobile & truly has amazing shows & films

[@daddyshrek7376]

i will buy youtube just for this show

[@Samir-ph3ok]

I will buy Hasan Minaj just for this show

[@forestpark73]

I will buy a graphics department just for this show.

[@MacwinsTV]

I will buy you all ! you are Addictive

[@jashwinreddy4803]

I feel like Hasan will one day save this world using just info and comedy. #Hasanforprez2024

[@Matty80822]

if we can just figure out a way to have the graphics follow him wherever he goes hahahaha

[@Nighttale233]

If he became president the world would burn in flames because all he can do is bark on the pretense of comedy.

[@Farah_Gojali07]

Such a concerning topic!!! Superb Work Dude

[@harshgupta4970]

I think it should be aired on TV, The content is so great that even a single video is enough to create an awareness. Hats off to Hasan and his team , keep up the good work.

[@AlexM-Boom]

Cuz of Hasan I was able learn so much that I used. I actually filed my taxes for free last year cuz of his show.....then he got cancelled. How? This was the best truth show EVER. That's probably why. He was too good and too honest. He's another level of person. Love him love him.love him. I'm brown so I guess I'm biased😅

[@karthikkunchala8027]

Hasan Minhaj still needs to buy that blue BMX bike

[@adonaiorion]

Weird, I'm scrolling through the comments and saw yours and this morning read about someone in the West coast diet because they were doing stunts on a BMX bike and ended up falling after hitting the ocean wall (whatever that means) and falling over 10M to their death. Crazy!

[@adonaiorion]

It was on my news list. I live in Canada, check online if curious. Somewhere in BC I think.

[@karthikkunchala8027]

@@adonaiorion I am a time traveler

[@mrigaankamuch]

The kind of tests these people take makes me rethink shading Hasan's 1310 SAT score

[@tirthasimanta2608]

I think it was 1310

[@rodaahmed2264]

If you don’t know it’s 1310, are you truly a fan? 😂

[@mrigaankamuch]

@@rodaahmed2264 my bad😂

[@pectoralis1565]

@@rodaahmed2264 wow y'all are aggresive as hell. Let her live.

[@rodaahmed2264]

@@pectoralis1565 it was a joke, dude. Hence the emoji. Chill.

[@surajl4739]

"Isn't it weird to hear genuinely good news?" but back in 2019.

[@ksmittys1964]

I had Fentanyl as part of my pain block when I had foot surgery in July. I had a very hard time keeping my O2 Sats up when I was in Recovery. I have had many surgeries and colonoscopies where I had a pain block and anesthesia and never had that problem before. When my ortho doc told me what meds were used for my pain block, an alarm went off and I have it and Dilaudid listed as severe med allergies so I never will be given it without my knowledge. Good old fashioned Morphine works very well for my pain. That was the pain block I had for my colonectomy and bowel resection. And THAT was more painful than my foot surgery.

[@mohammedimran-ow6je]

I hope you are doing well now

[@kenechukwunnadi1078]

The members multimedia department of Patriot Act are pure legends!!!! Way too good!

[@lunacouer]

Here's what scares me about all this. Opioid prescriptions have been on the decline since 2011, and yet Fentanyl deaths have been on the rise that whole time, thanks to it being added to the heroin supply. But now chronic pain patients are suffering because of this. People all over the US are being rapidly stepped down or cut off from their pain medications because doctors are over-correcting and afraid. Or, because laws have been passed in some states limiting the dose allowance. These are patients that have been stable on their medications and doses for years, who have always been compliant with their doctors' conditions, and who were able to have at least some quality of life. Saying "Well, back and neck pain? Nope - fentanyl's only for cancer patients" does a disservice to those that have the kind of pain that cancer patients can get. It also doesn't take into account a patient's genetic profile (there's a genetic test now to see what pain medications you can process correctly), pain needs, other medication interactions or side-effects. I'm not talking about achy backs and pulled muscles. I'm talking about the kind of pain that makes you want to kill yourself - the kind that never stops. And unfortunately, while we have a lot of tools in our medical toolboxes, not everything can be fixed. I would love - LOVE - if we had better options that didn't involve physical tolerance and the risk of drug-seeking addiction. I would LOVE to not be under a microscope because of a medication I need. Not Fentanyl - something else. But I used to be on it, and was on the same dose (patch) for about 8 years. If used correctly, and prescribed by a good pain management doctor (this is key), it can be a life-saver. I'm not over-exaggerating when I say that I'd be dead by my own hand without proper pain control. I'm not alone in this. So please don't dismiss us folks that don't have cancer, but still live with incurable conditions that make life hell.

[@katiel9779]

I see you. My pain has been well managed by tramadol, and I've always carefully followed the instructions of an excellent neurologist in taking it. It's scary to think about so many of us with chronic pain losing access to medications that have made life liveable.

[@tanyawade5197]

Cynically Hopeful: I felt like I was reading my own thoughts with your comment. I tried fentanyl patch, but 1 came off during the night, my dog chewed it & almost died; back to morphine for me. But I’m still having the cdc guidelines affecting my prescriptions, tho I’ve been with the same Pain Mgmt Dr for over a decade & used to take triple the amount of morphine 20 yrs ago. I asked my dr to wean me down bc I was afraid of addiction & that was almost a decade ago, but they suddenly act like I’m some kind of addict who’s trying to game the system when I request a refill. This system has gone crazy. They need to evaluate patients based on that patient’s history, not on what some other unknown patients may have done. It’s infuriating to have to deal with this on top of constant pain. 🌈

[@thavishagunaratne7415]

They overprescribed irresponsibly and now they try to correct it with behaviour that is just as irresponsible and everyone but the assholes who line their pockets are hurt by it. I'm sorry to hear about your chronic pain. It sucks and it sucks even more to be thrown around here and there because pharma companies want to profit from people in need of medical care

[@Zaihera.Ali96]

Real journalism right here 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💯 This is so scary.

[@MCAndyT]

+

[@lcarrera3142]

Thank you Hasan! This was shocking and sad.

[@nathanpell-cook499]

You said something that very much applied to me. I had legitimate groin pain and my doctor for ten years kept me well medicated. I was prescribed opioids(perc, fentanyl), benzos(xanax), muscle relaxers(soma), and stimulants(adderall) from the age of 18 until I was 28 starting as percocet tablets eventually pushed up to fentanyl patches all legally for groin pain. As well anxiety, ache muscles, and the sleepiness was treated with narcotics as well. During this my mother overdosed on morphine she died at 46 years old. This was a life changing event and Ive been in treatment, counceling, and a MAT program. Currently Im still on an opioid called methadone for heroin addicts but im no longer on anything else opioids are so difficult to overcome for some

[@kareemhany6]

john oliver and hasan minhaj in the same day. Yay 😀

[@oida10000]

They should totally collap.

[@baghyashreekarthikeyan6172]

Saw the video on Netflix , came here for the comments. What another brilliant episode from Hasan. Data is out there for all but making a compelling story out of it and bringing it with courage and flair to the stage .... Hats off Hasan and team .

[@quinnfischer3618]

I think China might still be mad about the Opioid Wars

[@zamochit1989]

Opium war to be precise. But thumbs up anyway

[@k.3004]

no chinese like to earn money in any way possible

[@swish6143]

Exactly.

[@DerAykac]

@@k.3004 We watched the same episode, didn´t we? So what about americans?

[@XavierbTM1221]

so american pharmaceuticals bribing and corruptiong doctors have nothing to do with the problem?

[@h00b00]

ok not gonna lie...I have done the "record MS Word as I type" thing for many projects :P

[@drmikizo4654]

I prefer watching this on KZbin instead of Netflix so I can simultaneously read comments.

[@naturewalks661]

michael chiyeni lol word, i do the same

[@thehellyousay]

Then you cannot be listening to the content.

[@debbiedoodiedandi]

Can I suggest you do both? We gotta do what we can to make sure the Netflix algorithms count us. I'd hate for his show to get cancelled because not enough people watched it on Netflix (eventhough they watched it on KZbin)

[@naturewalks661]

debbiedoodiedandi Yeah i do both lol.

[@kroganpopy9206]

Same bro.

[@OindreelaGhosh]

Absolutely eye-opening episode! This is the real Real Talk

[@arnavforschool]

Title= "America's Deadliest Drug: Fentanyl" At the end of the episode= "Dsuvia is 10 times stronger than Fentanyl"

[@miialamia1653]

Well he was bringing it to a head anyway, as far as pure substances are concerned there's also carfentanyl which is 100 times the equianalgesic strength of fentanyl, and lofentanyl which is even stronger (or longer acting) still. And those were discovered in 1974 and 1960 respectively (by Janssen pharma, owned by Johson & Johnson). Dsuvia is sufentanyl, 5 to 10 times the strength of fentanyl.

[@arikakarin2323]

Deadliest doesn't mean strongest.. It means which have killed more

[@hazukichanx408]

Technically, the deadliest drug is the one that kills the most people. One that has not yet done so is (again, solely on the most technical level) not the deadliest yet... however, it seems likely that it's only a matter of time. Trump and the rest of the corporate-bought politicians (plenty in both parties) will certainly not want to do too much to inconvenience the big pharma companies that donate so much money to their campaigns... Bernie might, though.

[@rachelciel3330]

You know the definition of 'Deadliest' means making many people 'dead' right? Dsuvia has just started, not many as died because of it... Yet. Smh

[@pinkcashmeres]

Arika Karin Right, I thought that was pretty obvious but alas...

[@syedmuhammadhassanmehdi1388]

I appreciate that he made us realise the silent killers in shape of life savers. Doctors, here in South Asia have gone nuts with antibiotics. And guess what I'm 23 and immune to almost every antibiotic we had in market. That's some serious stuff.

[@theasiangamer2962]

You dont get 'immune' to antibiotics, bacteria does.

[@Heihachiro504]

@@theasiangamer2962 That's what he meant I believe.

[@cotneighx]

Dude it's scary. They don't educate properly people when they proscribe medication. If I wasn't research obsessed my sister would have been gone.

[@Cudgeon]

that is because of chicken and other meat / animal products. Not the fault of doctors. Same with this, that is because of the pharma companies, not the doctors.

[@sosassteelstrings9623]

exactly the rise of these superbugs. It scares me sometimes when I think about it

[@John-mi9dx]

Love the warm regards ending, gave me chills

[@VinceroAlpha]

Another masterpiece of reporting, keep it up!

[@unlagonaisnj2181]

That Destiny's Child's income joke hit me so hard that I laugh out loud in the office

[@nancybates6585]

Hasan, you've done it again! This is straight up truth. I, too, know many people who are addicted to opioids for the wrong reason and I have lost some of them, and some I just can't straight up associate with anymore because they are recreational users and I can't be around them cuz they're always fucked up. Unfortunately, I am "dependent" on opioids for my pain. I have severe back problems and I have dealt with them through medication instead of surgery out of fear. However, it is now at the point where the medication no longer helps me get through my day and I have no choice left but surgery. I'm lucky to have a good doctor who's mindful of addiction and will not increase my dosage. I'm also lucky to find a surgeon, one of three in the southeast, that can do the multi-level surgery and help me with the deformities of my spine. I am terrified of the procedures that I will have to go through, but I've realized that if it means I can get off of, or at least back off of some of my medications, it is the right thing to do. Please pray for me!

[@AOsman1]

Hasan has nice sweater. Not too flashy and not too dull.

[@lchan983]

Dude, this show is awesome! I look forward to Sunday’s!

[@Dominicn123]

If you like this show, check out john oliver's last week tonight show, which also shows on Sundays, that's the show that Hasan's show ripped off of, not a bad thing at all, it's a smart move. this is netflix's response to HBO's last week tonight with John Oliver, and the nice thing is that they upload the main portion of Oliver's show onto youtube every week for free! so you can go over to his channel and watch episodes for free =)

[@HandlebarOrionX]

The way doctors prescribe fentanyl is JUST LIKE how they prescribed oxycodone/oxycontin

[@abelsoo5465]

Even the highly vaunted medical profession is turning charlatan and corrupt. So harrowing.

[@rpmfreak9150]

I went to the doctor when I was only 22 years old because I had hurt my back, first thing he did was put me on put me on a Duragesic patch it was the 150 mg , at one point I was actually putting on two different patches at a time, my Doctor dies so I was told by his partner that I had to quit wearing the patches, he tells me that I needed to double up on the Percocet I was taking for breakthrough pain, needless to say that wasn't nearly enough to keep me from going through withdrawal, I swear to God that was the absolute worse thing I ever went through in my entire life. I wouldn't wish that on my worse Enemy.

[@rachelciel3330]

That's... terrible. Doctors shouldn't be that careless with that patient. I'm not yet a pharmacist but I'm going there, the first thing we learned from our pharmacist teacher is, there are two most important and hardest jobs, doctors and pharmacists. If their patients died, doctors were held accountable, if the medicine is wrong, pharmacist did too. Doing something stupid as to misused a drug is a big no-no.

[@isnraj]

Do you know Naloxone is offered free in Canadian pharmacies?

[@m.e.2056]

Another example of how the U.S. healthcare system is messed up😠😩

[@joyceleung6361]

Depending on county in the US, it can be free. I went to college in a city plagued by this. Students from certain departments were trained on using it... Everyone got a free kit. They said it was available at the public health clinics.

[@NEILANIL1]

Canada cares about it's citizens

[@isnraj]

@@NEILANIL1 Every Citizen,

[@blueconversechucks]

They are still buying it from someone. Which isn't problematic, it's only problematic if it's the same company pushing opioids.

[@niladripatra7193]

Man, you hit the exact right spot

[@burningshadows01]

I have an auto immune disease which is Rheumatoid Arthritis and I also have Fibromyalgia. I was actually put on a 12mcg (mircogram) Fentanyl patch (which was supposed to release the medication slowly using the temp of your body), along with at one point 20mg of Oxycodone 4x daily. After laws were put into place to scale back the pain medication I was brought down to 10mg of Oxycodone 4x daily and still with the patch. There were about 6 months in which the Fentanyl didn't show up in the drug tests so we realized my body literally stopped adsorbing it. I was put on Belbuca which is also a microgram release drug but you put a small film in your mouth every twelve hours and it helps a lot and it isn't as dangerous as Fentanyl. It is also interfering with they Oxycodone because it actually blocks the effectiveness of certain medications like Oxycodone so we are hoping my doctor will adjust my meds and take me off the Oxycodone and hopefully I will end up with pain meds that are less dangerous. **edited because I put 29mg instead of 20mg**

[@delfinn4326]

The problem is there aren't really that many less dangerous pain meds that are this effective. As you said Buprenorphine is messing with the oxycodone because it is a mixed agonist/antagonist. This makes is somewhat safer but the tradeoff is a lesser effectiveness. With opioids it is mostly either or. Either more effective but more dangerous or less effective and less dangerous.

[@burningshadows01]

@@delfinn4326 Yeah I do get that, I was trying to explain it the best that I could. I am hoping honestly that I will be able to get the medical marijuana. A dispensary is being set up in my city or near it since the one that is already set up is almost 2 hours away. Since I suffer not just from chronic pain. I also suffer from C-PTSD, that would actually be helpful to both of those things. I have talked to both my pain doctor and my psychiatrist and they both think it would help especially since I am on a lot of medication for my auto immune disease, the Fibromyalgia and for Bipolar II and C-PTSD. I am literally like a goody bag of diagnoses.

[@delfinn4326]

@@burningshadows01 Sounds rough. All the best to you!

[@burningshadows01]

@@delfinn4326 Thank you, it is but Thank you! We're doing our best cause trust me no one who is in chronic pain actually wants to be on these meds, you know?

[@packnpak8860]

Netflix just for this. Keep going Hasan.

[@makenamaehara2815]

I watched my ex overdose. She lived. And she bought more from the same guy a week later.

[@lynndebeal6126]

Thank you. Excellent program. You knocked it out of the park. Much respect.

[@Dannie-My0wnReality]

I just cried watching this... I use fentanyl patches (and I’ve been on them for almost 2 years) for nerve pain caused by nerve damage in my lower spine and I wish I never agreed to be on them. 💔

[@dhruvmeena96]

He was actually too serious saw him so serious for the first time i think he lost someone to fentanyl

[@thehellyousay]

He said as much. Didn't you fucking watch and listen, too? I mean, you can walk and chew gum simultaneously- er, at the same time, right? Right?

[@piyushlahekar4215]

Hey Carl, no need to be snarky, man.

[@iamrisko]

@@piyushlahekar4215 lol Carl ain't playing....

[@DL-gx5cr]

multiple friends of his were lost... this is a super crazy ep.

[@blueconversechucks]

No need to speculate. He said at least twice in the same episode that he lost multiple friends to fentanyl who didn't know they were taking it.

[@puff6211]

The guy who cuts our grass had an overdose of heroin and fell on the ground... we then called the ambulance... this is sad

[@MCAndyT]

wow

[@daswrite56]

Aisha Akhtar sorry for your loss.

[@shubhampoddar24]

Sir Hasan Minhaj ! You have my respect for life for the savage and brave honesty you bring to every topic you pick ! Had goosebumps after this episode. Thank you

[@krkkr2248]

shubham poddar true 🤘🏻

[@maurreese]

Imagine if the government treated the poor brown people who struggled with crack cocaine the same as well? Rather than throwing them in jail.

[@ankit51091]

Hasan is a True Patriot ...... standing for issues concerning the most common American folks...... doing the right thing and not bowing to anyone

[@MCAndyT]

+

[@SBereft]

Who told him to put his hands in his pockets??!! I love his hand movements.

[@kuntamdc]

Okay, 2 bangers in a row. Hasan is back on the board.

[@sumitgurung6581]

when he was lost?

[@BaronVonQuiply]

Meanwhile.. I've been in constant pain since the mid 90s and the strongest thing they've ever given me was literally the weakest narcotic made (tramadol).

[@pathutchison9866]

Yea cuz you have be in pain forever cuz a junkie might OD.

[@astoriarego8304]

I had to go to 6 doctors before I found one willing to take over my tramadol prescription. I have been taking it safely and responsibly for a decade. I have had 4 spine surgeries.

[@653j521]

Pat Hutchison Yea cuz turning him into a junkie who might OD isn't going to help his health problems.

[@BaronVonQuiply]

@MsSunhappy Hey, there's a thought.

[@Whosgonnacarrytheboats]

Just water fast . Fuck all those man made drugs

[@Residentstrangr]

I've been watching patriot act all day and he seems a lot more serious about this topic

[@ImranAli-qj4ir]

Eid Mubarak y'all

[@jayval06]

This man is a true Patriot.... Amazing video and info but I still don't think that there will be any change in the system and workings of the pharmaceutical companies.