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After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.
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A Million Little Pieces
Film · 2019 · also dramaA young drug-addled writer approaching the bottom of his descent submits to two months of agonizing detox at a treatment center in Minnesota.
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Less Than Zero
Film · 1987 · also dramaA college freshman returns to Los Angeles for Christmas at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.
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Heaven Knows What
Film · 2015 · also dramaA young heroin addict roams the streets of New York to panhandle and get her next fix, while her unstable boyfriend drifts in and out of her life at random.
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The Basketball Diaries
Film · 1995 · also dramaA high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
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Hillbilly Elegy
Film · 2020 · also dramaAn urgent phone call pulls a Yale Law student back to his Ohio hometown, where he reflects on three generations of family history and his own future.
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Requiem for a Dream
Film · 2000 · also dramaThe drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
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The Chronology of Water
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Honey Boy
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This Boy's Life
Film · 1993 · also dramaWhen a son and mother move to Seattle in hopes for a better life, the mother meets a seemingly polite man. Things go south when the man turns out to be abusive, endangeri...
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Trainspotting
Film · 1996 · also dramaHeroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfri...
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