Journalist Beth Macy searches for the truth behind the American opioid crisis, reporting on the companies and individuals responsible for creating such deadly drugs and the lives destroyed by corporate greed and medical neglect.

The opioid epidemic continues to harm and kill people across the United States, but what caused this ongoing crisis?

In Dopesick, journalist Beth Macy takes a look at the effect of the opioid crisis on rural and suburban Appalachia from her perspective as a local.

Macy interviewed Appalachian people addicted to opioids and their families, as well as medical professionals and experts on the opioid crisis.

Understanding what led opioids like OxyContin to harm countless Americans can help us fight the stigma still faced by those who struggle with substance abuse.