Dopesick(2021)
Overview
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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Samuel Finnix
Rick Mountcastle
Richard Sackler
Billy Cutler
Randy Ramseyer
Betsy Mallum
Bridget Meyer
Michael Friedman
Grace Pell
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