2007
HBO

2007
HBO

Summary The Addiction Project is produced by HBO in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The series, which consists of nine segments, brings together the nation's leading experts on addiction and pairs them with award-...

Documentary

2007
HBO

2007
HBO

Addiction

Name: Addiction
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2006-11-30
Rating: 70

Season 1 Premiere: Nov 30, 2006

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews

58% Positive
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Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews

58% Positive
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42% Mixed
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Washington Post

Gripping.

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Wall Street Journal

A wide-ranging work and a compelling one.

By Dorothy Rabinowitz FULL REVIEW

Salon

This enlightening series clearly has an agenda: to help addicts and their families set aside the guilt and anger associated with addiction long enough to do the concrete work of thoroughly treating the disease.

By Heather Havrilesky FULL REVIEW

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

In taking an illuminative approach, HBO gives audiences a comprehensive series that covers an impressive amount of ground.

By Melanie McFarland FULL REVIEW

L.A. Weekly

[It] has a certain instructional dryness.

By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

The film is bereft of feel-good scenes and drug-movie clichés.

By Virginia Heffernan FULL REVIEW

Newsday

A relentlessly grim and deeply depressing viewing experience.