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Dopesick is an American drama television miniseries, created by Danny Strong for Hulu. Based on the non-fiction book Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy, it premiered on October 13, 2021, and concluded on November 17, 2021, after eight episodes.
Dopesick is a drama series based on the true story of how America got hooked on a lie. It follows the impact of opioids on a mining community, a DEA agent, and the Sackler family behind Purdue Pharma.
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- 2021-10-13
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Nov 8, 2021 · Hulu's 'Dopesick' tells the chilling story of America's opioid crisis. Is Dopesick a true story? Mostly. Hulu's limited series is based in part on material from the nonfiction book Dopesick:...
- Eric Deggans
Oct 22, 2021 · The Hulu series “Dopesick” details the rise of OxyContin and how the painkiller relentlessly marketed by Purdue Pharma started the opioid epidemic in the United States.
From Executive Producer Danny Strong and starring and executive produced by Michael Keaton, “Dopesick” examines how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history. The series takes viewers to the epicenter of America’s struggle with opioid addiction, from the boardrooms of Big Pharma, to a distressed Virginia mining ...
- Michael Keaton
- October 13, 2021
Oct 12, 2021 · “Dopesick,” Hulu’s ambitious and intermittently compelling mini-series about the role of Purdue Pharma in the opioid crisis, is built around the theme of pain.
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Richard Sackler begins to launch a powerful new painkiller, a rural doctor is introduced to the drug, a coal miner plans her future, a DEA agent learns of black market pills and federal prosecutors decide to open a case into OxyContin. 8.0/10 (2.2K)
