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‘Dopesick’ humanizes the overwhelming losses of the opioid epidemic

Political Theater, Episode 222

Actors Will Poulter and Kaitlyn Dever and writer and producer Danny Strong attend the European premiere of “Dopesick” on Wednesday in London.
Actors Will Poulter and Kaitlyn Dever and writer and producer Danny Strong attend the European premiere of “Dopesick” on Wednesday in London. (Dave Benett/Getty Images for Disney+)

The team behind the Hulu miniseries “Dopesick” joins the Political Theater podcast to discuss how they approached a story of monumental tragedy and loss and put a human face on the sprawling opioid epidemic that the United States is still in the throes of dealing with.

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