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Prescription Thugs

Prescription Thugs

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 22, 2016

Runtime

1h 26m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

64%

Original Title

Prescription Thugs

Production Companies

Samuel Goldwyn Films, Naked Edge Films

Director

Chris Bell

Description

Americans consume 75% of the world’s prescription drugs. After losing his own brother to the growing epidemic of prescription drug abuse, documentarian Chris Bell sets out to demystify this insidious addiction. Bell’s examination into the motives of big pharma and doctors in this ever-growing market leads him to meet with experts on the nature of addiction, survivors with first-hand accounts of their struggle, and whistleblowers who testify to the dollar-driven aims of pharmaceutical corporations. Ultimately his investigation will point back to where it all began: his own front door.