Name: Methadonia
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2005-10-06
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 4.8

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Kanopy

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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).

Theatrical

Oct 6, 2005

DVD / Blu-ray

Aug 22, 2006

Director

Michel Negroponte

Studio

HBO Documentary Films

Keywords

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