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As opposed to other drugs, opioids are uniquely
challenging to stop using because they can change
a person's brain chemistry. But in a desperate effort
to end the cycle of dependency, some people try to quit
cold turkey, but the results
can often be disastrous
challenging to stop using because they can change
a person's brain chemistry. But in a desperate effort
to end the cycle of dependency, some people try to quit
cold turkey, but the results
can often be disastrous
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As opposed to other drugs,
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opioids are uniquely
challenging to stop using
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because they can change
a person's brain chemistry.
00:00:13.721 --> 00:00:17.475
But in a desperate effort
to end the cycle of dependency,
00:00:17.475 --> 00:00:19.031
some people try to quit
cold turkey,
00:00:19.031 --> 00:00:22.688
but the results
can often be disastrous.
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Movie Summary
The series takes viewers to the epicenter of America's struggle with opioid addiction, from the boardrooms of Purdue Pharma, to a distressed Virginia mining community, to the hallways of the DEA.
