5/12/2023 0 Comments Beth macy author![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “I really found myself as sort of the defender/protector of Appalachia to the point of like practically crying to Danny that I wanted to shoot in Virginia,” she said. Unlike many authors whose work on a film or TV project ends the moment they sell the rights to their work, Macy played a key role in the selection of some of the cast members who would portray the characters in her book, as well as making sure it was filmed in Virginia. “I hope Americans will understand how we got here and then that will ripple out into systemic change, and better policies and better treatment for people with opioid use disorder.” We stigmatize the people who are addicted to opioids, rather than the companies and the regulators that let it happen,” Macy told TheWrap, noting that Fox21 series developer Warren Littlefield promised her they would “shine the klieg light” on the issue. As a writer and producer on Hulu’s new show, “Dopesick,” based on her 2018 book of the same name, she hopes the adaptation will carry a message to Americans about opioid use disorder. As a journalist at Virginia’s Roanoke Times, Beth Macy saw the devastation of America’s opioid overdose epidemic - and reported on it - long before it hit the national news. ![]()
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