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Prescription thugs / directed and produced by Chris Bell.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: DV64075 | Anchor Bay EntertainmentLanguage: English Original language: English Subtitle language: Spanish, English Publisher: [Beverly Hills, CA] : Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2016]Description: 1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Other title:
  • Prescription thug$
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Cast: Ryan Sakoda, Matt Wiese, Chris Leben.Summary: It is filmmaker Chris Bell's (Bigger Stronger Faster) hard-hitting and thought-provoking expose of Big Pharma, its marketing practices and their impact on the staggering level of addiction to prescription drugs in North America. Executive Produced by Vince Vaughn and Peter Billingsley, this documentary is compelling viewing.
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Adult DVD Adult DVD Dr. James Carlson Library DVD 338.4761 P933 Available 33111008655116
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Filmmaker Chris Bell (Bigger, Stronger, Faster*) examines prescription-drug abuse and the role that the pharmaceutical industry and doctors play in perpetuating it. Industry whistle-blowers and rehabilitation experts share their assessment of the situation. Executive produced by Vince Vaughn and Peter Billingsley. ~ Jennifer Lackman, Rovi

DVD, widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby digital 5.1.

English dialogue; Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Ryan Sakoda, Matt Wiese, Chris Leben.

Originally produced in 2015.

Widescreen (1.78:1).

Rating: Not rated.

It is filmmaker Chris Bell's (Bigger Stronger Faster) hard-hitting and thought-provoking expose of Big Pharma, its marketing practices and their impact on the staggering level of addiction to prescription drugs in North America. Executive Produced by Vince Vaughn and Peter Billingsley, this documentary is compelling viewing.

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