Methadonia

Shot over the course of 18 months in New York City's Lower East Side, METHADONIA sheds light on the inherent flaws of legal methadone treatments for heroin addiction by profiling eight addicts, in various stages of recovery and relapse, who attend the New York Center for Addiction Treatment Services (NYCATS).

Synopsis

Shot over the course of 18 months in New York City's Lower East Side, METHADONIA sheds light on the inherent flaws of legal methadone treatments for heroin addiction by profiling eight addicts, in various stages of recovery and relapse, who attend the New York Center for Addiction Treatment Services (NYCATS).

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Technical Specs

Release Date2005-10-06

Runtime87 MIN

Rating5.1/10

StatusReleased

Languages

English

Created By

HBO Documentary Films

Hashtags

#new york city#support group#war on drugs#despair#heroin#drug addiction#methadone programme#pharmaceutical industry#aging#poverty#manhattan, new york city#relapse#methadone#detox#pharmaceuticals#drug withdrawal#opioid use disorder#lower east side#drug addict