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Dopesick
2021 · 1 season, 8 episodes · Crime, Drama · Hulu · United States · Rated TV-MA (US)
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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