The horrors of opioid addiction, greed, corporate interests, and the exploitation of the drug and patients are nothing new, and shows like “Dopesick” have done a great job of putting the epidemic in a great cultural, capitalistic and political context.
But a new true-crime documentary, “American Pain” is showing one specific slice of the story that’s almost too unbelievable to believe.
Directed by Darren Foster, “American Pain” is the story of twin brothers and bodybuilders Chris and Jeff George, who operated a franchise of pain clinics in Florida where they handed out pain pills like candy.
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