• 23:29 - 28:53
Ryan Hampton | The Opioid Crisis, The Sackler Family, & The Purdue Pharma Case
Ryan Hampton's Personal Descent from White House to Addiction
Ryan Hampton details his transition from working in the White House to experiencing severe physical dependence on opioids following a 2003 ankle injury. Initially prescribed Dilaudid, he eventually moved to Florida where pain clinics were more numerous than fast-food restaurants. He describes the harrowing reality of opioid withdrawal, explaining how the brain's survival system is hijacked to prioritize the drug over food and shelter.