09 Apr 2019
Back Fork
When the strain of tragedy was too much for a young couple in Appalachia, prescription pills became the medicine to ease the pain.
Confidential File: Barbiturates
A filmed sequence dramatizes the problems addressed in the program: the story of a working mother addicted to barbiturates initially prescribed by her doctor.
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