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    41+ Best Documentaries & Docu-Series Featuring Addiction and Recovery

    Alysse BrysonBy Alysse BrysonSeptember 24, 20222 Mins Read
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    Because it’s movie night and the feelings, right, it’s movie night! Since you’re no longer binging on alcohol and drugs, you will need other activities to fill your time. This article brings you the 41 Best Documentaries and Docu-Series that The Sober Curator recommends adding to your playlist.

    Pop the popcorn, grab your fav alcohol-free bevies or make your favorite mocktail, dish out your favorite treats and sweets, and settle in for some good old-fashioned cinema entertainment. Need any ideas on what to drink? Head on over to our HAPPY EVERY HOUR section for our curated list of non-alcoholic beverage options.

    The list below will be in alphabetical order and if we missed one of your favorites, please reach out and let me know, because I have a serious case of FOMO when it comes to films and shows. thesobercurator@gmail.com or DM us on Instagram @thesobercurator.

    The 41+ Best Documentaries & Docu-Series Featuring Addiction and Recovery

    • Addicted: America’s Opioid Crisis
    • Addiction
    • Addicted to Hope
    • A New High
    • America’s Shopping Problem (The Atlantic)
    • American Epidemic (WSJ)
    • American Meth
    • A New High
    • A Royal Hangover
    • Ben: Diary of a Heroin Addict
    • Bill W.
    • Black Tar Heroin: The End of The Street
    • Bobbi Jo Under The Influence
    • Chasing the Dragon: The Life of an Opiate Addict
    • Chasing Heroin (PBS Frontline)
    • Cinemania (2002)
    • Climbing Out
    • Coming Klean
    • Demi Lovato (YouTube)
    • Do No Harm: The Opioid Epidemic
    • Dope Sick Love
    • Drinking to Oblivion
    • Drugs, Inc.
    • Intervention
    • Generation Found
    • Heroin(e)
    • Kids on Ice
    • Marijuana: A Second Class Addiction
    • Mod Sun
    • Montana Meth
    • My Name is Bill W.
    • Overtaken
    • Oxycontin: Time Bomb
    • Prescription Thugs
    • Recovery Boys
    • Red, White, + Wasted
    • Risky Drinking
    • Roadrunner Anthony Bourdain
    • Russell Brand: From Addiction to Recovery
    • Take Your Pills (Netflix)
    • The 13th Step
    • The Anonymous People
    • The Crime of the Century (HBO)
    • The Fix (Roku)
    • The Hope Dealer: Helping Addicts Recover
    • The House I Live In
    • The Roadmap to Recovery
    • The Pharmacist (Netflix)
    • The Shift
    • The Trade
    • Tipping the Pain Scale
    • Understanding The Opioid Epidemic
    • Warning: This Drug May Kill You (HBO)
    • Wasted
    • When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
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