GlobeDocs Film Festival 2022

AS PRESCRIBED with Recorded Post-Screening Discussion

Expired October 19, 2022 3:45 AM
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Xanax, Klonopin, Valium, Ativan – all belong to a class of drugs known as benzodiazepines (benzos). News and entertainment media portray them in terms of addiction and abuse or as innocuous medications that relax nerves. AS PRESCRIBED documents a strikingly different narrative, following eye-opening stories of invisible illness and disability. Boston-based survivor Geraldine Burns leads a grassroots army of “good patients” that help other victims and advocate tirelessly for benzodiazepine harm awareness. But resistance is strong. Geraldine and her cohorts are opposed by powerful forces that include pharmaceutical giants and a medical culture that has denied the problem for decades.

  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    92 minutes
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Holly Hardman