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First Bottle

Dopesick Series 1
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Richard Sackler begins to launch a powerful new painkiller. But is the drug safe enough to be released? Meanwhile, a rural doctor is introduced to the revolutionary powers of OxyContin.

Richard Sackler begins to launch a powerful new painkiller. But is the drug safe enough to be released? A rural doctor is introduced to the revolutionary powers of OxyContin by a driven pharmaceutical salesman.

A young coal miner plans her future, unaware of what lies ahead. A DEA agent learns about a racket in black market prescription pills. And federal prosecutors decide to open a case into Sackler's 'wonder drug'.

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Sun 28 Apr 2024 23:25
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only

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Dr Samuel Finnix Michael Keaton
Rick Mountcastle Peter Sarsgaard
Richard Sackler Michael Stuhlbarg
Billy Cutler Will Poulter
Randy Ramseyer John Hoogenakker
Betsy Mallum Kaitlyn Dever
Director Barry Levinson
Writer Benjamin Rubin
Writer Beth Macy
Writer Danny Strong

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