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Dr. Feelgood : dealer or healer? / produced by Sara Goldblatt ; produced by Eve Marson ; Bungalow Pictures presents ; in association with Diamond Docs ; written by David Boodell, Sara Goldblatt, Mark Monroe, Eve Marson ; directed by Eve Marson.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hurwitz, William E.
- Opioid abuse.
- Drugs--Prescribing.
- Drugs.
- Medication abuse.
- Pain--Treatment.
- Pain.
- Physician and patient.
- Drug addiction.
- Analgesics.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (84 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Doctor Feelgood
- Place of Publication:
- [Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2017]
- Language Note:
- Closed captioning available.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- The story of Dr. William Hurwitz--a preeminent pain specialist sentenced to 25 years in prison for drug trafficking--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 to addiction, abuse and death. In 2004 Dr. William Hurwitz was convicted of over 50 counts of narcotics distribution and handed a 25-year prison sentence. Dr. Feelgood traces Dr. Hurwitz's trial and eventual appeal, detailing the events that led to his arrest. Testimonies from the witnesses in Dr. Hurwitz's case contradict one another--some revere him, while others condemn him. Taken together, their accounts reveal a profile of a compassionate yet flawed doctor. The film, in telling his story, underscores the tension between every patient's right to pain relief and the lawful need for drug control. There could not be a more critical time to spark discussion on the topic, and call for careful thought and action.
- Credits:
- Music, Jacob Yoffee ; director of photography, Jeff Bierman ; editors, Adam Bolt, Michael X. Flores, Andrew McAllister, Avner Shiloah.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: Bungalow Pictures, [2016].
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 5, 2017).
- Publisher Number:
- bf-dfg Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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