While Americans constitute only 5% of the world’s population, they manage to consume over 75% of the world’s prescription drugs. Trying to find out just what the doctor ordered, this revealing doc from director Chris Bell ("Bigger, Stronger, Faster," TCFF 2008) takes aim at the FDA, Big Pharma, and America’s new war on drugs. Turning the camera on himself after losing his brother to prescription drugs, Bell relates a deeply personal story of his own struggle with addiction before launching an examination of a skyrocketing problem affecting the country at large. Addressing an issue that extends from Hollywood’s biggest stars to a Minnesota mom who began taking her daughter’s Adderall, Bell speaks with fellow survivors, whistleblowers, and experts to deliver a galvanizing call to arms.
In Person: Director Chris Bell.
