2023
114 min
The true story of how America got hooked on a lie.
The story of how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history. Look into the epicenter of America's struggle with opioid addiction, from a distressed Virginia mining community, to the hallways of the DEA, and to the opulence of "one-percenter" Big Pharma Manhattan.
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Premiere DateOct 14, 2021
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Cast
- Michael Keaton as Samuel Finnix
- Peter Sarsgaard as Rick Mountcastle
- Michael Stuhlbarg as Richard Sackler
- Kaitlyn Dever as Betsy Mallum
- Will Poulter as Billy Cutler
- Rosario Dawson as Bridget Meyer
- John Hoogenakker as Randy Ramseyer
- Will Chase as Michael Friedman
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References
S01E03 The 5th Vital Sign
Doctor Finnix begins to taper Betsy off OxyContin, Bridget sees the toll the drug is taking on communities, Rick and Randy investigate the world of "pain societies", and with sales climbing, Richard Sackler makes bigger plans for his new drug.
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- S01
