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Warning: This Drug May Kill You

Warning: This Drug May Kill You

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Warning: This Drug May Kill You

"America's prescription opiods kill more than pain."

2017

1h 0m

6.9(16 votes)

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A harrowing, unflinching look at the devastating effects of opioid addiction in the U.S. told from the perspectives of four families devastated by the deadly epidemic.

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Directed by: Perri Peltz
Produced by: Sara Bernstein

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