Dopesick

The true story of how America got hooked on a lie.

8.0(517)|2021-10-13|1 seasons, 8 episodes

CrimeDrama

Overview

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.

Episodes

Miniseries(8)

S1E1 · 2021-10-13 · 62m

First Bottle

7.8

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 blackmarket pills, and federal prosecutors decide to open a case into OxyContin.

S1E2 · 2021-10-13 · 62m

Breakthrough Pain

7.8

OxyContin is on the market but faces a potential threat, Purdue’s vast influence reaches the town of Finch Creek, Bridget steps outside her DEA authority, and the criminal investigation of OxyContin begins.

S1E3 · 2021-10-13 · 57m

The 5th Vital Sign

8.1

Doctor Finnix begins to taper Betsy off OxyContin, Bridget sees the toll the drug is taking on communities, Rick and Randy investigate the world of “pain societies”, and with sales climbing, Richard Sackler makes bigger plans for his new drug.

S1E4 · 2021-10-20 · 61m

Pseudo-Addiction

8.3

Sky-high OxyContin sales are threatened by reports of abuse, prosecutors investigate a claim central to OxyContin marketing, and Finnix begins to question the safety of the drug.

S1E5 · 2021-10-27 · 63m

The Whistleblower

8.1

With OxyContin abuse spreading across the country, Bridget brings the fight to Purdue while Rick and Randy seek to find a whistleblower within Purdue to tie their case together.

S1E6 · 2021-11-03 · 60m

Hammer the Abusers

8.1

Richard Sackler faces a catastrophic challenge to Purdue’s bottom line, Bridget takes her fight to the FDA, Finnix reassesses his life as Betsy struggles to kick her addiction, and Rick and Randy find a bombshell piece of evidence.

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