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1. • • The series is a partly fictionalized account based on a nonfiction book. Both are all-too-real accounts of a deadly tale of greed and addiction that continues today.
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   Is Dopesick based on a true story?

   • "Because we were documenting the crimes of Purdue Pharma, the show needed to feel as real as possible," Macy said. Anything that didn't feel real wouldn't fly. But Strong says several characters in Dopesick are fictionalized — their character arcs assembled from the stories of a few different people.

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   Is 'OxyContin' based on a true story?

   • “It’s all real people, and it’s still happening every day.” The series “accurately portrays the controversy surrounding the OxyContin crisis and the pharmaceutical companies, such as Purdue Pharma, who preyed on everyday people’s pain,” David Dorschu, CEO of Recovery Centers of America at Raritan Bay in South Amboy, New Jersey, told Healthline.

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   Is Finch Creek based on a true story?

   • It’s coal-mining country and part of Appalachia. In the Hulu miniseries — created by Danny Strong and co-executive produced by Macy — the story focuses on the fictional town of Finch Creek in the same region. “The story is really tracking true,” Macy told Healthline.

   OxyContin: The Truth Behind the Hulu's 'Dopesick' - Healthline

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   Is Dr Samuel Finnix based on a true story?

   • For example, Dr. Samuel Finnix, the character played by Michael Keaton, is based partly upon Dr. Stephen Loyd — a Tennessee physician who got addicted to prescription opiates, recovered, and now works in the addiction treatment field — but also on other individual stories and incidents.

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   Is 'crime of the century' a true story?

   • Entertainment Weekly has described the show as "an American horror story that's all too real," and praised its unerring depiction of the effects of what elsewhere has been called the "crime of the century" (via HBO) as well as the understated, empathetic performances of its stellar ensemble cast.

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   Is OxyContin addictive?

   • As depicted in "Dopesick," the claims of Richard Sackler and Purdue Pharma concerning OxyContin's reduced addictive properties proved to be far from the truth. Like other opioids, OxyContin remained a highly addictive and deadly drug, which doctors should have been hesitant about prescribing for their patients.

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   Oct 22, 2021 · The series is a partly fictionalized account based on a nonfiction book. Both are all-too-real accounts of a deadly tale of greed and addiction that continues today.

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   Apr 28, 2024 · Read on for insight into the Dopesick true story from creator Danny Strong, including his explanation on why fictional composite characters were used instead of real individuals.

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   Dopesick is an American drama television miniseries, created by Danny Strong for Hulu. Based on the non-fiction book Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy, it premiered on October 13, 2021, and concluded on November 17, 2021, after eight episodes.

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   Nov 16, 2021 · Is Dopesick a true story? Mostly. Hulu’s limited series is based in part on material from the nonfiction book Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company that Addicted America by journalist Beth Macy, who has written extensively about the opioid crisis in Appalachia.

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   Nov 12, 2021 · The story of the Disney Plus and Hulu series is actually mostly true, with creator Danny Strong heavily basing it on the book titled Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company that...

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    Feb 3, 2023 · Hulu's limited series "Dopesick" takes a deep look into the roots of America's opioid addiction crisis. How much of it is fact, and how much is fiction?