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  • 2016
  • TV-14
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 21 m
  • 2016
  • TV-14
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 21 m

Summary Dr. William Hurwitz was a preeminent doctor sentenced to 25 years in prison for overprescribing painkillers. His story provides a window into the ethical dilemma of opioid prescriptions. Painkillers give doctors tremendous power to relieve pain, a primary goal of any physician, but this power begets trouble when the same drugs can lead t...

Directed By: Eve Marson

Written By: David Boodell, Sara Goldblatt, Mark Monroe, Eve Marson

  • 2016
  • TV-14
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 21 m
  • 2016
  • TV-14
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 21 m

Dr. Feelgood: Dealer or Healer?

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Summary Dr. William Hurwitz was a preeminent doctor sentenced to 25 years in prison for overprescribing painkillers. His story provides a window into the ethical dilemma of opioid prescriptions. Painkillers give doctors tremendous power to relieve pain, a primary goal of any physician, but this power begets trouble when the same drugs can lead t...

Directed By: Eve Marson

Written By: David Boodell, Sara Goldblatt, Mark Monroe, Eve Marson

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Dec 30, 2016
Marson’s lively narrative employs a lot of diverse voices as well as a surprising amount of archival footage in telling a story that’s ethically complex yet easy to follow.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
60
Dec 30, 2016
The documentary raises important and substantial questions about an issue that has only become increasingly relevant in recent years.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
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Dec 30, 2016
Director/producer Eve Marson doesn't characterize Hurwitz as devious or nefarious. Instead, she presents him as a naïve, way-too-trusting schnook — an even more troubling diagnosis.
By Craig D. Lindsey FULL REVIEW
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Dec 30, 2016
Credit is due to Marson for staying objective in how she tells Hurwitz’s story so it can transcend his individual experience within this complicated landscape.
By Jared Mobarak FULL REVIEW
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Dec 30, 2016
Embracing a structure that implicitly acknowledges the complexity of the issue, Ms. Marson nevertheless contributes to the film’s general fuzziness by failing to clarify the legal and moral guidelines that govern these kinds of prescriptions.
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Production Company Asylum Entertainment
Release Date Dec 30, 2016
Duration 1 h 21 m
Rating TV-14
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Tagline Dealer or Healer?
Website http://www.drfeelgoodfilm.com/
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