Painkiller: Inside the Opioid Crisis

Name: Painkiller: Inside the Opioid Crisis
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2018-11-19
Duration: 47 min

2018 · 47m

Documentary

Director Mathew Embry looks at the opioid epidemic devastating North America fueled by legal industries, exacerbated by drug policies and annihilated by fentanyl.

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Directed by

Matt Embry

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Released: November 19, 2018

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