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… — Perri Peltz Copy Share Image
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. — Perri Peltz Copy Share Image
I really do think for the vast majority of cases, doctors didn't think they were doing anything wrong - they were doing what was being recommended at the time, and many times people were able to take these prescription opioids and not have a problem with it. But what we do know is that if we take these drugs long-term,… — Perri Peltz Copy Share
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… — Perri Peltz Copy Share Image
I hope 'Warning: This Drug May Kill You' documentary helps to show the humanity of the people who are struggling with the brain disease… — Perri Peltz Copy Share Image
We are having a public health response to this epidemic of prescription opioids. We are looking at treatment options, there are drugs being made… — Perri Peltz Copy Share Image
We must do something to let people in this country know that addiction is something that can be treated and this epidemic of prescribed… — Perri Peltz Copy Share Image
We did decide that every addict in this film, Warning: This Drug May Kill You, would be someone who started out with a prescription for an opioid from a doctor. The story that hadn't been told is that the vast majority - somewhere around 80 percent - of current heroin users began with an addiction to prescription opioids. So as… — Perri Peltz Copy Share
I want to make it clear, though, that I am not trying to say these are bad drugs. Opioid medications in the short term… — Perri Peltz Copy Share Image
Addiction is a brain disease - this isn't a moral failing - and we have got to stop looking at it that way. — Perri Peltz Copy Share Image
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… — Perri Peltz Copy Share Image
In 1999, Purdue Pharma the maker of OxyContin went on a massive marketing campaign. Back then, prescription opioids were only used in extreme cases… — Perri Peltz Copy Share Image
It seemed that the problem of Americans overdosing and dying from drug addiction was being described as bad people, particularly kids, who were abusing… — Perri Peltz Copy Share Image
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… — Perri Peltz Copy Share Image
