Prescription Thugs
PG-13“Is there really a war on drugs?”
2016·86 min·Released
Studio: Naked Edge Films, Samuel Goldwyn Films
6.5TMDb
Available on
Theatrical Jan 22, 2016
🇺🇸
USA · English · USA
Overview
Americans consume 75% of the world’s prescription drugs. After losing his own brother to the growing epidemic of prescription drug abuse, documentarian Chris Bell sets out to demystify this insidious addiction. Bell’s examination into the motives of big pharma and doctors in this ever-growing market leads him to meet with experts on the nature of addiction, survivors with first-hand accounts of their struggle, and whistleblowers who testify to the dollar-driven aims of pharmaceutical corporations. Ultimately his investigation will point back to where it all began: his own front door.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorChris Bell
WriterJosh Alexander
Cast
More like this
Keywords
drug abusedopingpharmaceutical industryprescription drug abuseopioidsopioid epidemicopioid crisis
Details
TMDb Votes
47
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026