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Pub. Date
©2015.
Edition
Director's cut.
Language
English
Description
"An American Epidemic" grew out of a New Jersey project exposing the opioid and heroin epidemic and has now traversed to 40 states across the country. In every state we visited, in every country, city, township, borough, the story was the same: tragedy to so many families, so many communities. Young lives lost to heroin. Beautiful people lost to a prescription drug overdose. Prescription drug overdose deaths in the United States have tripled since...
5) Opioids, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The story of a drug company that pushed opioids by bribing doctors and committing insurance fraud. With the Financial Times, FRONTLINE investigates how Insys Therapeutics profited from a fentanyl-based painkiller 50-100 times stronger than heroin.
6) Among the many: wisdom, companionship, and hope for those who have lost a loved one to drug overdose
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Deaths due to drug related overdose in the United States are 115 people every day. Thousands of families are affected by the drug epidemic in this country, and it is a serious national crisis. The parents, siblings, friends, and loved ones left behind are faced with many unanswerable questions, made worse by the stigma associated with this kind of death. The truth is that addiction is a disease, just like cancer. And while that disease leaves devastating...
7) Addiction
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
"America is in the midst of the deadliest drug epidemic in US history. In 2017 alone, around 70,000 Americans died from drug overdoses, driven by a dramatic rise in the abuse of opioids like OxyContin, heroin, and fentanyl. It's a slow-motion disaster that is destroying whole communities, with no end in sight. As our nation looks for answers, take an unflinching look at the epidemic through the eyes of those living through it. Along the way, join...
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