The BBC has removed the “true story” description of TV drama Dopesick, which explores opioid addiction in America, from the show’s synopsis on iPlayer. In a note posted on the broadcaster ...

The corporation acknowledged that Dopesick is “inspired by actual events ... who argues she is the victim of “the biggest lie ...

The series takes viewers to the epicenter of America's struggle with opioid addiction, from the boardrooms of Purdue Pharma, to a distressed Virginia mining community, to the hallways of the DEA.

Sky-high OxyContin sales are threatened by reports of abuse, prosecutors investigate a claim central to OxyContin marketing, and Finnix begins to question the safety of the drug.

Richard Sackler and Purdue work the system to prevent their drug from being reigned in, Bridget has a breakthrough in her mission, Betsy has hit rock-bottom while Finnix explores new avenues, and ...

Richard Sackler launches a powerful new painkiller and a rural doctor is introduced to the drug; also, a coal miner plans her future, a DEA Agent learns of black market pills, and federal ...