‘Dopesick’ humanizes the overwhelming losses of the opioid epidemic
Political Theater, Episode 222
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.
Show Notes:
- Meet Jan Rader, West Virginia Heroin(e) in the Opioid Fight
- For Some in Congress, the Opioid Crisis Is Personal
- Family’s Tragedy Drives Opioid Bill
- How is Congress handling opioids? We followed the money
- Congress’ Focus on Opioids Misses Larger Crisis
