When it comes to members of the Sackler family who own and control Ox圜ontin manufacturer Purdue Pharma, the series takes a strong position. Anything that didn't feel real wouldn't fly.īut Strong says several characters in Dopesick are fictionalized - their character arcs assembled from the stories of a few different people. "Because we were documenting the crimes of Purdue Pharma, the show needed to feel as real as possible," Macy said. They consulted a doctor who had been addicted to Ox圜ontin who revealed the horrors he suffered. They brought in people from small towns and with opioid abuse disorder. While developing the show, they did extensive research to give the series a feeling of authenticity. They had a fateful meeting in Chicago, and decided to work together to add authenticity to Strong's scripts. 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.Īs Macy was considering offers around Hollywood, executive producer Danny Strong had already set up his own opioid addiction project at 20th Television. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans and NPR addiction correspondent Brian Mann spoke with Dopesick author Beth Macy and Dopesick series creator/showrunner Danny Strong to discuss the show and just how real it is. Hulu's Dopesick depicts the start of the opioid addiction crisis in the U.S. This story contains spoilers about events depicted in Hulu's limited series. Follow us on Twitter, and read more of NPR's addiction coverage here. She joins hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter to discuss "Raising Lazarus: Hope, Justice, and the Future of America's Overdose Crisis."įind all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us.Editor's note: This story contains quotes and information originally discussed during a Twitter Spaces event hosted by NPR TV critic Eric Deggans and featuring NPR addiction correspondent Brian Mann, Dopesick book author Beth Macy, Dopesick series creator/showrunner Danny Strong and more. But what hope can medical experts, policymakers and law enforcement officers take to stem the trend?Īward-winning author Beth Macy, who wrote the acclaimed book 'Dopesick' about the origins of the opioid crisis, now has a book exploring innovative thinking and breakthrough approaches. from overdose deaths involving opioids in 2021 - a tremendous loss. The data show that 80,816 people died in the U.S.
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