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Oxyana (2013)

Oxyana poster
Directed by
Sean Dunne
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 18m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary shows people in a small West Virginia town struggling with addiction to the prescription drug oxycodone. It follows their daily lives and the devastating effects of the drug on their community.

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What happens

Oxyana is a 2013 documentary film produced and directed by Sean Dunne. The film documents prescription drug abuse in rural Southern West Virginia, based in the town of Oceana and surrounding Wyoming County. The film highlights the abuse of the prescription drug oxycodone. It was released in April 2013 at the Tribeca Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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