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From creator Danny Strong and inspired by the best-selling book of the same name, the limited Hulu series Dopesick delves into how Purdue Pharma created the worst drug epidemic in American history when they pushed their opioid while lying about how addictive it truly is. Threading stories about Big Pharma, a small mining community, and the DEA, the villains become clear while the ordinary people try to struggle through each day just to make it to the next. During this 1-on-1 interview with Collider, which you can both watch and read, Kaitlyn Dever (who plays Betsy Mallum, a small town miner that gets injured and ends up addicted to OxyContin after being prescribed the opioid for pain) talked about why the story of Dopesick made her want to scream, what she enjoyed about getting to delve so deeply into her character, how she hopes this series will lead people to have more empathy for those suffering from addiction, the bucket list experience of working with Michael Keaton (who plays Betsy’s doctor, Samu
