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Oxyana
2013 · Film · documentary · 78 min
Directed by Sean Dunne
Oceana, West Virginia—known as “Oxyana” after its residents’ epidemic abuse of OxyContin—is a tragically real example of the insidious spread of drug dependency throughout the country. Set against an abandoned coal mining landscape to the melodies of Deer Tick’s haunting score, this unflinchingly intimate documentary probes the lives of Oceana’s afflicted and exposes the day-to-day experience of a town living in the harsh grip of addiction.
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Oxyana, a look into the effects opiates have had on the small town of Oceania, West Virginia.
Happens to be one of the only movies I own through a DRM‐free digital download purchase, sold through Vimeo. I wish I could buy all my movies this way. Of course, it’s also available through the usual DRM‐encumbered sources too (Blu‐Ray, Amazon Prime).
For a street-level perspective, I recommend the documentary "Oxyana" [1] about pill abuse in Oceana, WV
And for a more in-depth look at the origins check out Frontline's "Chasing Heroin" [2]
[1] https://youtu.be/jrE1uxGd6OQ
[2] http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/announcement/chasing-heroin-a-two-hour-special-premieres-feb-23-on-frontline/
Boredom is definitely part of it. This theme gets touched upon in the documentary Oxyana (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2473486/).
I also recommend the 2013 documentary, Oxyana.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrE1uxGd6OQ