American Addict

The documentary takes up prescription drug addiction in America. It does not treat this as a private matter. It looks for the responsibility in politics and in the drug industry. It questions the medical system itself as well. The film builds an argument and defends it. By its account the country holds a small share of the world’s population. Against that it consumes a very large share of the world’s prescription narcotics. Those figures are the ones the documentary itself puts forward. The habit of writing prescriptions is examined. The relationship companies build with doctors is shown. Where oversight has stayed weak is described. The documentary is not a neutral account. What it wants to say is plain and it picks its material accordingly. The ninety eight minute documentary was directed by Sasha Knezev. It is an American production finished in 2012.