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Warning, this drug may kill you /

Warning: This Drug May Kill You takes an unflinching look at the devastating effects of opioid addiction in the U.S., profiling four families who have seen their lives tragically changed by abuses involving their loved ones, whose addictions arose due to doctors' prescriptions of dangerous pain...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Blackstone, Wendy (composer (expression)), Richman, Bob (director of photography.), Car, Vanessa (director of photography.)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English with optional English captions for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Home Box Office (Firm), [2017]
Subjects:
Medication abuse > United States.
Medication abuse > United States > Case studies.
Opioid abuse > United States.
Opioid abuse > United States > Case studies.
Drug addiction > United States > Case studies.
Drug addicts > United States > Biography.
Médicaments > Abus > États-Unis.
Médicaments > Abus > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Toxicomanie aux opiacés > États-Unis.
Toxicomanie aux opiacés > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Toxicomanie > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Toxicomanes > États-Unis > Biographies.
Drug addiction
Drug addicts
Medication abuse
Opioid abuse
United States
Webcast
Documentary films.
Biographies
Case studies
Documentary television programs
Internet videos
Nonfiction television programs
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Internet videos.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Documentaires télévisés.
Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
Description
Summary:Warning: This Drug May Kill You takes an unflinching look at the devastating effects of opioid addiction in the U.S., profiling four families who have seen their lives tragically changed by abuses involving their loved ones, whose addictions arose due to doctors' prescriptions of dangerous painkillers. Through the personal and emotional stories of those who have dealt with addiction, either as a user or concerned family member, the film sheds light on the struggles of ordinary people whose lives turned on a dime after minor and major ailments led to the over-prescription of highly addictive opioids, which are often the gateway to heroin. Featuring home videos and pictures that humanize this health crisis, along with important statistics and information about opioid use and treatment, Warning: This Drug May Kill You is an eye-opening account of a terrifying epidemic America faces today, and the toll taken on addicts and their families.
Item Description:"HBO Original Programming."
Originally produced by HBO Documentary Films® in 2017.
Title from distributor's description (Films Media Group, May 17, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (59 min., 10 sec.)) : sound, color
Audience:9 & up.
Production Credits:Editors, Geof Bartz, Angela Gandini ; original music, Wendy Blackstone ; director of photography, Vanessa Carr, Bob Richman.