Oxy: The Hidden Epidemic

September 23, 2010

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Four Corners - S50 - E34

This week on Four Corners, Oxy: The Hidden Epidemic - a story that reveals how the misuse of powerful prescription drugs is creating a new generation of addicts.

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Four Corners: Season 50 - 39 Episode s

50x1 - A Good Death
February 8, 2010
Four Corners follows four brave Australians as they come to the end of their lives, and the people determined to give them a good death.
50x2 - Breaking Point
February 15, 2010
Will Australia's flawed disability support system be reformed in time to save the families now at breaking point?
50x3 - The Warlord's Tune
February 22, 2010
A harrowing documentary that tells how thousands of young boys in Afghanistan are now being hunted and groomed to become sex slaves.
50x4 - The State of Play
March 1, 2010
The inside story of the battle to control Australian tennis.
50x5 - Scientology: The Ex-Files
March 8, 2010
Former members of the Church give a chilling portrait of life inside the organisation.
50x6 - The Authentic Mr Abbott
March 15, 2010
A revealing profile of the man who wants to be the next Prime Minister of Australia.
50x7 - Mexico's Drug Wars
March 22, 2010
A horrifying account of the brutal war that's raging in the towns that dot the border between Mexico and the United States.
50x8 - Gypsy Child Thieves
March 29, 2010
The harrowing story of the children who are forced into a life of crime on the streets in order to survive.
50x9 - Over the Edge
April 5, 2010
The harrowing story of the therapist whose work led some patients to believe they'd committed or been the victim of shocking sexual crimes.
50x10 - A Dirty Business
April 12, 2010
How the people of a once picturesque valley found themselves surrounded by coalmines, dust and toxic chemicals, while the State Government ignores their pleas for help.
50x11 - Chinese Whispers
April 19, 2010
Four Corners looks at events surrounding the arrest of mining executive Stern Hu and the tensions now involved in doing business with China.
50x12 - A Lethal Miscalculation
April 26, 2010
The story behind the Federal Government's multi-billion dollar home insulation scheme debacle.
50x13 - Chocolate: The Bitter Truth
May 3, 2010
An undercover investigation, spanning three continents, that exposes the way children are trafficked and used to produce the raw materials that drive a multi-billion dollar industry.
50x14 - Access Denied
May 10, 2010
Quentin McDermott looks at the potential impact of the Government’s mandatory filtering system.
50x15 - In a Strange Land
May 17, 2010
The story of a young woman's confronting journey back to the war-ravaged country of her birth.
50x16 - Dirty Money
May 24, 2010
In this joint investigation with The Age newspaper, Four Corners reveals how the central pillar of Australia's financial system, the Reserve Bank, became ensnared in an international bribery scandal.
50x17 - South Africa's Lost Innocence
May 31, 2010
South Africa has the highest incidence of rape in the world, and almost half the victims are children.
50x18 - What's Yours Is Mine
June 7, 2010
How the government's attempt to introduce a resource super profits tax began a war with mine bosses, split the business community and may yet derail Labor's attempt to win the next Federal election.
50x19 - One Shitty Deal
June 14, 2010
A story that reveals how a toxic cocktail of investment packages helped poison the retirement funds of hundreds of Australians.
50x20 - Rush to Riches
June 21, 2010
How an attempt to negotiate a deal to create a state of the art resources development turned sour, pitting Indigenous people against each other and some of them against the State Government.
50x21 - Dancing with the Devil
June 28, 2010
This story documents the intersecting lives of three men - a cop, a drug dealer and a preacher - as they struggle to survive on the backstreets of Rio de Janeiro.
50x22 - A Careful War - Part 1
July 5, 2010
Chris Masters delivers the first of two ground level reports giving a soldier's-eye view of the bloody war being waged against the Taliban in Afghanistan.
50x23 - A Careful War - Part 2
July 12, 2010
The story of Australian troops as they head into unchartered territory, trying to win the faith and trust of a brutalised people in conflict-torn Afghanistan.
50x24 - A Dog Act
July 19, 2010
A forensic investigation of the killing of Kwementyaye Ryder by five white, local youths from Alice Springs.
50x25 - Heart of Darkness
July 26, 2010
The story of a young woman's search to understand the shocking conflict that has laid waste the country where she was born.
50x26 - Smugglers' Paradise
August 2, 2010
An expose of people smugglers and their networks in Indonesia.
50x27 - Hidden Voices
August 9, 2010
The story of an Australian town that holds a lesson for each and every person who's been touched by mental illness.
50x28 - Whatever it Takes
August 16, 2010
A critical look at one of the closest fought Federal elections in two decades, assessing the parties, their policies and the two people who want to lead the country.
50x29 - Overdose
August 23, 2010
The story of the greatest financial crisis you will ever see...
50x30 - Crime Incorporated
August 30, 2010
A joint ABC Four Corners/Fairfax investigation that takes us inside major Australian organised crime networks.
50x31 - Body Corporate
September 6, 2010
The story of the high stakes battle that will decide who owns your body and the key biological building blocks that make you the person that you are.
50x32 - After the Deluge
September 9, 2010
The story of the high stakes battle that will decide who owns your body and the key biological building blocks that make you the person that you are.
50x33 - Return to the Rainbow Warrior
September 20, 2010
This week on Four Corners, "Return to the Rainbow Warrior", a story that attempts to finally get to the truth of a murderous attack that New Zealanders describe as an act of state sponsored terrorism.
50x34 - Oxy: The Hidden Epidemic
September 23, 2010
This week on Four Corners, Oxy: The Hidden Epidemic - a story that reveals how the misuse of powerful prescription drugs is creating a new generation of addicts.
50x35 - The Deal
October 4, 2010
The inside story of the historic deal that created Australia's first national minority government in seven decades.
50x36 - Secret Iraq - Insurgency
October 11, 2010
Part one of a startling expose revealing what really happened in Iraq after the occupation of the country by Coalition troops.
50x37 - Secret Iraq - Awakening
October 18, 2010
The story revealing how Coalition policy took Iraq to the brink of an all-out civil war and how key players in the U.S.
50x38 - In a Fix
October 25, 2010
An investigation into the allegations of corruption and match fixing that threaten to undermine the multi-billion dollar sport of international cricket.
50x39 - Bad Call
November 1, 2010
Everyone knows that telecommunications is a highly competitive business. Empires have been built on cheap phone calls and businesses are always looking to get a better deal from phone companies. But now Four Corners reporter Stephen Long blows the whistle on highly questionable phone deals.

50x1 - A Good Death

50x2 - Breaking Point

50x3 - The Warlord's Tune

50x4 - The State of Play

50x5 - Scientology: The Ex-Files

50x6 - The Authentic Mr Abbott

50x7 - Mexico's Drug Wars

50x8 - Gypsy Child Thieves

50x9 - Over the Edge

50x10 - A Dirty Business

50x11 - Chinese Whispers

50x12 - A Lethal Miscalculation

50x13 - Chocolate: The Bitter Truth

50x14 - Access Denied

50x15 - In a Strange Land

50x16 - Dirty Money

50x17 - South Africa's Lost Innocence

50x18 - What's Yours Is Mine

50x19 - One Shitty Deal

50x20 - Rush to Riches

50x21 - Dancing with the Devil

50x22 - A Careful War - Part 1

50x23 - A Careful War - Part 2

50x24 - A Dog Act

50x25 - Heart of Darkness

50x26 - Smugglers' Paradise

50x27 - Hidden Voices

50x28 - Whatever it Takes

50x29 - Overdose

50x30 - Crime Incorporated

50x31 - Body Corporate

50x32 - After the Deluge

50x33 - Return to the Rainbow Warrior

50x34 - Oxy: The Hidden Epidemic

50x35 - The Deal

50x36 - Secret Iraq - Insurgency

50x37 - Secret Iraq - Awakening

50x38 - In a Fix

50x39 - Bad Call

S23: Series 1983

S44: Series 2004

S46: Series 2006

S47: Series 2007

S49: Series 2009

S50: Series 2010

S51: Series 2011

S52: Series 2012

S53: Series 2013

S54: Series 2014

S55: Series 2015

S56: Series 2016

S57: Series 2017

S58: Series 2018

S59: Series 2019

S60: Series 2020

S61: Series 2021

S62: Series 2022

S63: Series 2023

S64: Series 2024