''One Little Pill'' is a documentary film about the use of generic medications (primarily
naltrexone
Naltrexone, sold under the brand name Revia among others, is a medication primarily used to manage alcohol use or opioid use disorder by reducing cravings and feelings of euphoria associated with substance use disorder. It has also been ...
, but also
nalmefene
Nalmefene, sold under the brand name Revex among others, is a medication that is used in the treatment of opioid overdose and alcohol dependence. Nalmefene belongs to the class of opioid antagonists and can be taken by mouth, administered by ...
) for treating and curing
alcoholism
Alcoholism is the continued drinking of alcohol despite it causing problems. Some definitions require evidence of dependence and withdrawal. Problematic use of alcohol has been mentioned in the earliest historical records. The World He ...
. The primary focus is on the Sinclair method, which pairs these medications with continued drinking. It was produced by Zard Productions as a film project for the C Three Foundation and released on Vimeo and VHX for on-demand viewing in October 2014. As of August 2015,
DVD-R
DVD recordable and DVD rewritable are a collection of optical disc formats that can be written to by a DVD recorder and by computers using a DVD writer. The "recordable" discs are write-once read-many (WORM) media, where as "rewritable" discs a ...
copies are also available.
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Synopsis
''One Little Pill'' is a documentary film about the Sinclair method of treating
alcohol abuse
Alcohol abuse encompasses a spectrum of alcohol-related substance abuse. This spectrum can range from being mild, moderate, or severe. This can look like consumption of more than 2 drinks per day on average for men, or more than 1 drink per ...
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[ The film follows the lives of several people who have suffered from alcoholism, and have been helped by the treatment. Perspectives from scientists, treatment centers, doctors, and a legal prosecutor are also presented.
The film describes the application of opioid blockers (]naltrexone
Naltrexone, sold under the brand name Revia among others, is a medication primarily used to manage alcohol use or opioid use disorder by reducing cravings and feelings of euphoria associated with substance use disorder. It has also been ...
or nalmefene
Nalmefene, sold under the brand name Revex among others, is a medication that is used in the treatment of opioid overdose and alcohol dependence. Nalmefene belongs to the class of opioid antagonists and can be taken by mouth, administered by ...
) as an alternative to help alcohol addicts in place of other more mainstream solutions such as twelve-step program
Twelve-step programs are international mutual aid programs supporting recovery from substance addictions, behavioral addictions and compulsions. Developed in the 1930s, the first twelve-step program, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), founded by B ...
s. The treatment is claimed by the C Three Foundation to have a 78% success rate in remedying alcohol dependence.[ Naltrexone is FDA approved for use in the United States. In 2013/4 the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) approved nalmefene for use as part of the NHS National Services Scotland.][ Some studies have shown the treatment to be effective in reducing the urge to drink.][
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The treatment is described in the film as follows: a single dosage of naltrexone is taken one hour before drinking alcohol, but not on other occasions. Over the following months, most users will begin to drink alcohol less frequently or in smaller quantities. Usually after 3 to 4 months (but occasionally 15 months), successful practitioners are no longer addicted; some people give up drinking alcohol altogether, while others become social drinkers. If they choose to continue to drink, the patients have to continue taking the drug as needed for life. Therapy may optionally also be used.[
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Release
In July 2014 the first sale of the documentary was announced. YLE TV Finland showed the film in March 2015 and the film page received more than 14,000 views.
A special showing of the film occurred on August 23, 2014 at the HollyShorts Film Festival.[
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Purchase and rental of the move via Video on Demand was announced in September 2014.[
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Production
The executive producers Adam Schomer and Claudia Christian
Claudia Christian (born Claudia Ann Coghlan, August 10, 1965) is an American actress, known for her roles as Commander Susan Ivanova on ''Babylon 5'', as Captain Maynard on Fox's ''9-1-1'', and as the voice of Hera on the Netflix series '' Blo ...
financed the film by a campaign on the crowd funding website Indiegogo,[ with additional finance from Fundly, general donations and special fund raisers. The film was made by the C Three Foundation, a nonprofit organization created by actress Claudia Christian. She is a proponent of the Sinclair method, which she credits for saving her life in 2009.][
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See also
* Alcoholism#Sinclair Method
* Naltrexone#Alcohol use disorder
References
External links
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* {{IMDb title, 3427772
The Irrationality of Alcoholics Anonymous
YLE TV Prisma: Lääke alkoholismiin?
Inside the $35 billion Addiction Treatment Industry
Documentary films about alcoholism
2014 documentary films
2014 films
2010s English-language films