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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: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America is a 2018 non-fiction book by American author Beth Macy.The book covers the origin and evolution of the opioid epidemic in the United States beginning primarily with the 1996 release of the drug OxyContin, and examines its effects on small town America and the Appalachian region in particular.
Dopesick may refer to: Dope sickness, the colloquial term for drug withdrawal; Dopesick, by Eyehategod, 1996; Dopesick, a 2018 book by Beth Macy. ...
The daughter of a factory worker, Sarah Macy Slack, and a housepainter father, Macy grew up in Urbana, Ohio. [4] [5] She was the first in her family to attend college, receiving a bachelor's degree in journalism from Bowling Green State University in 1986. [2]
Strong also is a co-creator, executive producer, director, and writer for the Fox series Empire and created, wrote and directed the award-winning Hulu miniseries Dopesick. Strong has won two Emmy Awards, two Writers Guild of America Awards, a Producers Guild of America Award, two Peabody Awards and an NAACP Image Award.
Kaitlyn Rochelle Dever (/ ˈ d iː v ər /; [1] born December 21, 1996) is an American actress. She became known for her roles in series such as Justified (2011–2015), Last Man Standing (2011–2021), Unbelievable (2019), and Dopesick (2021).
[58] Dopesick has garnered a number of awards and nominations. [59] [58] He played John in the 2021 short film I Can Change which was written and directed by Jim Jenkins, the same director for the Bud Light ads [1] [60] In the film, his character is "an underachiever who receives the power to stop time the night before his wedding". Jenkins ...
Dopesick Nation, also known as "American Junkie" and "American Relapse" is an American documentary television series that premiered on September 12, 2018. [1] [4] [5] The series takes place in southern Florida and follows two recovering addicts, Allie and Frankie, and their journey to take on the opioid epidemic by assisting as many addicts into recovery as they can.