''Dopesick Nation'', also known as "American Junkie" and "American Relapse" is an American

documentary A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

television series that premiered on September 12, 2018. The series takes place in southern Florida and follows two recovering addicts, Allie and Frankie, and their journey to take on the

opioid epidemic The opioid epidemic, also referred to as the opioid crisis, is the rapid increase in the overuse, misuse or abuse, and overdose deaths attributed either in part or in whole to the class of drugs called opiates or opioids since the 1990s. It inc ...

by assisting as many addicts into recovery as they can. The series also sheds light on the "recovery capital of America",

Delray Beach Delray Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population of Delray Beach as of April 1, 2020, was 66,846 according to the 2020 United States Census. Located in the Miami metropolitan area, Delray Beach is 52 miles (83 ...

, and the corruption and exploitation that exist in the rehab industry.

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2010s American documentary television series Television shows filmed in Florida 2018 American television series debuts Television shows about the opioid epidemic Opioids in the United States {{US-documentary-tv-prog-stub