Documentary
Dosed
2020Directed by Tyler Chandler · Feature documentary
After years of prescription medications failed her, a woman turns to the underground to try and overcome her depression, anxiety and opioid addiction with illegal psychedelic medicine, like magic mushrooms and iboga.
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Key themes
DepressionAnxietyOpioid addictionPsychedelic medicineRecovery
Why it belongs here
It follows one person's efforts to address depression, anxiety and opioid addiction after prescription treatment failed her, and it shows what seeking help can look like when the usual routes have not worked.
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