Dopesick
The 5th Vital Sign
Season 1, Episode 3 · Aired 2021-10-13
Synopsis
Doctor Finnix begins to taper Betsy off OxyContin, Bridget sees the toll the drug is taking on communities, Rick and Randy investigate the world of "pain societies", and with sales climbing, Richard Sackler makes bigger plans for his new drug.
In the series
This episode is part of Dopesick (2021) on Hulu.
Opioid crisis from Appalachia to Purdue boardrooms — Michael Keaton fury.
Key cast
- Michael Keaton as Dr. Samuel Finnix
- Peter Sarsgaard as Rick Mountcastle
- Kaitlyn Dever as Betsy Mallum
- Rosario Dawson as Bridget Meyer