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Drugs commonly shown in such films include cocaine, heroin and other opioids, LSD, cannabis (see stoner film) and methamphetamine. There is extensive overlap with crime films, which sometimes treat drugs as plot devices to keep the action moving. The following is a partial list of drug films and the substances involved.
Films about drug use in the United States (2 C, 18 P) Films about substance abuse (3 C, 51 P) H. Films about hallucinogens (30 P) Films about heroin (1 C, 16 P) O.
Films about the illegal drug trade, a global black market dedicated to the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of prohibited drugs. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license , of many types of drugs through the use of drug prohibition laws .
The movie which is based on a book by Evan Hughes called Pain Hustlers: Crime and Punishment at an Opioid Startup, explores the marketing and sales tactics used to sell the drug, and the ...
Films about substance abuse, use of a drug in amounts or by methods which are harmful to the individual or others. It is a form of substance-related disorder.
As laws are put in place to restrict the use of addictive drugs, Hollywood is telling stories of survivors and victims on the small screen. The latest is Netflix’s film Pain Hustlers, starring ...
It is also used in medicine by Indigenous South Americans for various purposes and rarely, but more formally as a local anaesthetic by medical practitioners in more developed countries. It is primarily obtained from the leaves of two Coca species native to South America; Erythroxylum coca and E. novogranatense .
Netflix's 'Pain Hustlers' features a fictional opioid called Lonafen, which is inspired by Subsys, a real fentanyl-based drug made by Insys.