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Did you think this was a good/appropriate addition to the class?  Why or why not?
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  1. Post by Anna Lowe
    Question 3
    I thought this series was a great addition to the class! It allowed me to put myself in someone else's shoes, but also be more knowledgable about opiates and the addictive their addictiveness. Without this series, I feel like I would still have some uncertainties about what the Opiate Crisis truly is. But, this series allowed me to see past that gray area.
  2. Post by Maria Potts
    Re: question 3
    I really loved this documentary. I personally didn't know much about pill mills and big pharma companies, but this gave me a lot of good insight! It's one thing to hear about the opiate crisis in class, and another to actually see it unfold. It gave some good insight in dosage amounts, too--now I know what's a big dosage and what's a small dosage. Also, just as a side note...the lethal dosage of fentanyl is TINY! I was shocked when I saw the dose next to a penny, and it didn't even make up a tenth of the surface area!
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  3. Parent of this post↑ Reply to MPMaria Potts from Anna Lowe
    Response to Maria Potts
    I'm glad Maria mentioned the dosages of Opiates. I completely forgot about how tiny a lethal dose of fentanyl is, but without watching this series I wouldn't have been able to recognize how lethal opiates can be. 
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  4. Parent of this post↑ Reply to ALAnna Lowe from Heather Khamis
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    I agree! It really puts the entire crisis into much clearer perspective. By adding in these numbers it really makes it all the more shocking in how powerful, and dangerous these drugs are. 
  5. Post by Samuel Cortez
    Re: question 3
    I thought this documentary was an excellent addition to the class. It really was helpful to have material that related to the class, was accessible, and we could all do in our own time. Since we no longer meet in a physical classroom, this was one of the best possible ways to have a collective learning experience. In addition, the documentary was very informative while also being fun to watch, an awesome combination. Before watching the series, I had no idea that the Opioid crisis was so deadly and far reaching. It was so shocking to learn that doctors were over-prescribing patients and self-prescribing, a practice which I believe is illegal. It was really eye opening just to see how huge the problem. Doctors, pharmacists, drug companies, even the government was partially complicit in the terrible epidemic. 
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  6. Parent of this post↑ Reply to SCSamuel Cortez from Noah Lunsford
    Response to Samuel Cortez
    I definitely agree with Sam here! The information given about the Opiate Crisis was eye-opening, and I felt as if I really learned some valuable information. Seeing all of the different people and organizations involved showed how enabled this practice was, which I do find disturbing considering how many, if not all, of the people involved knew it was wrong. Like Sam said, this crisis was deadly and far-reaching, and many were responsible, but I do believe that the documentary highlighted it in such a crucial way that it should be an invaluable source for this class teaching about opiates in the future.
  7. Parent of this post↑ Reply to SCSamuel Cortez from Sloan Miles
    Re: question 3
    Man, I’d one-hundred percent agree with my boy Sam here. This was an excellent way for us to come together and experience something so important in the middle of this crisis of our own. I really appreciate this idea, and I’d love to see more opportunities like this in the future!
  8. Post by Essence Allen
    Question 3
    I think this series was a very appropriate addition to the class. I think having a show that directly relates to class makes it more interesting because it is easier to understand/notice things you wouldn't have noticed before the class. Its also nice to understand that as much as we want the stereotypical drug addicts to be the ones stumbling around the street, there are people who are able to cover it up and act normal. Not only does it show you things about the people during this time suffered from addiction it shows you how the family also could have struggled during a time period which felt like nothing was going to get better for them.
  9. Post by Arthur Green
    question 3

    I think this series was a spot-on addition to the class. The documentary directly correlates to the content we are learning about. Honestly, I feel it is a little bit easier to learn about the opioid crisis through a show you are interested in. Obviously, I learn lots of material in class but having a story and suspense adds to the equation. Before this show I felt I had a negative stance on people going through the opioid crisis, but now it is obvious to see that there were many different parts influencing the human with the addiction.

  10. Post by Jordyn Delmonte
    Re: question 3
    I do because we can watch it on our own time, then come together as a class and see what others have to say and include what we think and or feel about the series. Also the show was great, it showed real life opioid crisis and i learned things i had no idea about. 
  11. Post by Makala Irvin
    Re: Question 3
    I think the documentary was a great tool for online learning. I knew that the opioid crisis was on the streets, but I did not realize how prevalent "pill mills" were. I liked how the story was personal for Dan Schneider, and how he not only uncovered his son's murder but Purdue Pharma's "murders."
  12. Post by Lynne Trench
    Addition to class
    It was fun to read your responses!  Yes, the amount of fentanyl to cause a fatal overdose is shockingly small!  Currently, this is one of the most problematic drugs out there.
  13. Post by J'shell Rice
    Re: question 3
    I think it does because it gives us real life examples of how people feel and how deeply families are affected
  14. Post by Angelina Piccini
    Re: question 3
    Yes, I feel that this was a good addition to the class. It was very eye-opening because we got to see the crisis first-hand instead of just hearing about it. It shows how big of an impact there is on families. This documentary also relates to what we are learning in class about drugs. I also liked reading what other people had to say and they pointed out things that I never thought about. 
  15. Post by Ashley Williams
    Re: question 3
    This series was an excellent addition to the class. It was an eye opener for me to truly understand how many people were affected and how wide the crisis spread. The big Pharma companies and pill mills had so many customers it was outrageous. The series showed the impact left behind from the use of drugs which is something you can't learn in a classroom. The series also showed the importance of trying to stop the wrongdoings of money hungry companies. 
  16. Post by Sloan Miles
    Re: question 3
    This was a great addition to our class curriculum because I think a lot of times we can talk about important issues that we may or may not know much about and lose sight of the weight that the reality holds. Seeing the actual problem firsthand, hearing stories from a close friend or relative who has seen it for themselves, or even watching a documentary series that depicts very real, life-altering situations and circumstances can only bring us that much closer to the unfortunate realities of this world. For many in the class, I’d bet that the majority of us have come from a well-off family and probably haven’t experienced the same things the families in The Pharmacist experienced. I think we put these realities in the back of our heads not primarily because we’re ignorant to them but because they’re so unpleasant that it’s disturbing to even think about them. This documentary series did a great job at portraying both sides of the issue which is the loss experienced by many families and the gain experienced by major drug companies, malpracticing doctors, and even crooked cops.
  17. Post by Michael Dakis
    Re: question 3
    I thought the series was an interesting addition to the class. I liked being able to address the opiate crisis from the perspective of someone who isn't the news or a government official because that was my only experience with the crisis before this documentary. I also really enjoyed the documentary because it was easy to watch in that it fell into my usual Netflix watching, but it was more personable than other documentaries. It made me realize that anyone can become an addict, not just people who are predisposed for addiction.
  18. Post by Crawford Tindle
    Question 3
    This series was definitely a great addition to the class. I am glad you went and watched it. I have heard about the "pill mills" however I have never really seen them in action. When I was in active addiction, I would have loved to come across one of those. However I believe those were before I got started. I am also truly grateful that I didn't because that would have been the death of me. This series showed the reality of how Purdue Pharma marketed their product and how the "pill mills" used to operate. 
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