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Pages in category "Films about heroin addiction" The following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
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.
Dopesick focuses on "the epicenter of America's struggle with opioid addiction" across the U.S. on how individuals and families are affected by it, on the alleged conflicts of interest involving Purdue Pharma and various government agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration and the United States Department of Justice, and finally, on the legal case against Purdue Pharma and their ...
Films about addiction, a neuropsychological disorder characterized by a persistent and intense urge to engage in certain behaviors, often usage of a drug, despite substantial harm and other negative consequences.
Craig Barritt/Getty Images Bryan Greenberg’s inspiration for his new movie, Junction, came from a personal struggle. “I went in for routine surgery and I got prescribed OxyContin and I became ...
Painkiller is an American drama television miniseries created by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster. [4] Based on Patrick Radden Keefe's New Yorker article "The Family That Built an Empire of Pain" and Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic by Barry Meier, [5] the series focuses on the birth of the opioid crisis, with an emphasis on Purdue Pharma, the ...
Jamie Lee Curtis shudders to think what would have happened had her opioid addiction raged during today's fentanyl crisis. The Oscar-winning actress, 64, has been sober for more than 23 years , a ...
48 Hrs. became the seventh highest grossing movie of 1982, ushered in the era of the “buddy cop” movie and led to a 1990 sequel, Another 48 Hrs. Show comments. Advertisement.