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> [It seemed that the problem of Americans overdosing and dying from drug addiction was being described as bad people, particularly kids, who were abusing good drugs. But Sheila Nevins, the president of HBO Documentary Films, and I were particularly interested…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/perri-peltz/it-seemed-that-the-problem-of-americans-overdosing-and-dying-from/)

[Perri Peltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/perri-peltz/)

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> [There seems is predominantly a white person's drug addiction epidemic, so that's why you see white people in our film, Warning: This Drug May Kill You.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/perri-peltz/there-seems-is-predominantly-a-white-person-s-drug-addiction-epidemic/)

[Perri Peltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/perri-peltz/)

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## Other authors on Drug addict

## More by Perri Peltz

> [I really do think for the vast majority of cases, doctors didn't think they were doing anything wrong - they were doing what was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/perri-peltz/i-really-do-think-for-the-vast-majority-of-cases-doctors-didn-t-think/)

[Perri Peltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/perri-peltz/)

> [Life expectancy for middle-aged white women has dropped dramatically over the past decade. Researchers didn't understand what was going on and so they were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/perri-peltz/life-expectancy-for-middle-aged-white-women-has-dropped-dramatically/)

[Perri Peltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/perri-peltz/)

> [I hope 'Warning: This Drug May Kill You' documentary helps to show the humanity of the people who are struggling with the brain disease…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/perri-peltz/i-hope-warning-this-drug-may-kill-you-documentary-helps-to-show-the/)

[Perri Peltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/perri-peltz/)

> [We are having a public health response to this epidemic of prescription opioids. We are looking at treatment options, there are drugs being made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/perri-peltz/we-are-having-a-public-health-response-to-this-epidemic-of/)

[Perri Peltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/perri-peltz/)

> [We must do something to let people in this country know that addiction is something that can be treated and this epidemic of prescribed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/perri-peltz/we-must-do-something-to-let-people-in-this-country-know-that/)

[Perri Peltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/perri-peltz/)

> [We did decide that every addict in this film, Warning: This Drug May Kill You, would be someone who started out with a prescription…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/perri-peltz/we-did-decide-that-every-addict-in-this-film-warning-this-drug-may/)

[Perri Peltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/perri-peltz/)

> [I want to make it clear, though, that I am not trying to say these are bad drugs. Opioid medications in the short term…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/perri-peltz/i-want-to-make-it-clear-though-that-i-am-not-trying-to-say-these-are/)

[Perri Peltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/perri-peltz/)

> [Addiction is a brain disease - this isn't a moral failing - and we have got to stop looking at it that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/perri-peltz/addiction-is-a-brain-disease-this-isn-t-a-moral-failing-and-we-have/)

[Perri Peltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/perri-peltz/)

> [It is unacceptable that the way we have treated people who have become addicted in the past is by throwing them in prison. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/perri-peltz/it-is-unacceptable-that-the-way-we-have-treated-people-who-have/)

[Perri Peltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/perri-peltz/)

> [In 1999, Purdue Pharma the maker of OxyContin went on a massive marketing campaign. Back then, prescription opioids were only used in extreme cases…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/perri-peltz/in-1999-purdue-pharma-the-maker-of-oxycontin-went-on-a-massive/)

[Perri Peltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/perri-peltz/)

> [It seemed that the problem of Americans overdosing and dying from drug addiction was being described as bad people, particularly kids, who were abusing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/perri-peltz/it-seemed-that-the-problem-of-americans-overdosing-and-dying-from/)

[Perri Peltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/perri-peltz/)

> [There seems is predominantly a white person's drug addiction epidemic, so that's why you see white people in our film, Warning: This Drug May…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/perri-peltz/there-seems-is-predominantly-a-white-person-s-drug-addiction-epidemic/)

[Perri Peltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/perri-peltz/)

> [We can prevent more people from becoming more addicted - that's number one - with prescribing laws and making sure that people can't get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/perri-peltz/we-can-prevent-more-people-from-becoming-more-addicted-that-s-number/)

[Perri Peltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/perri-peltz/)

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