Richard Sackler launches a powerful new painkiller and a rural doctor is introduced to the drug; also, a coal miner plans her future, a DEA Agent learns of black market pills, and federal ...

The BBC has removed the “true story” description of TV drama Dopesick, which explores opioid addiction in America, from the show’s synopsis on iPlayer. In a note posted on the broadcaster ...

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.

Rick and Randy's criminal investigation threatens Richard Sackler's empire, activists take action against Purdue, and Finnix tries to heal his beloved community that's been ravaged by addiction.