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201975 minPGdocumentary

Pain Warriors

201975 minPGdocumentary

The film addresses the issue of under-treated pain among patient populations in Canada and the USA amid the ongoing opioid crisis.

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The film addresses the issue of under-treated pain among patient populations in Canada and the USA amid the ongoing opioid crisis.

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Tina Petrovadirector

Eugene Weisdirector

Tina Petrovawriter

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Pain Warriors examines the other side of the OPIOID CRISIS, that of under-treated pain among the patient populations of Canada and the USA.

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