Methadonia

2005
6.6| 1h27m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 06 October 2005 Released
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Shot over the course of 18 months in New York City's Lower East Side, METHADONIA sheds light on the inherent flaws of legal methadone treatments for heroin addiction by profiling eight addicts, in various stages of recovery and relapse, who attend the New York Center for Addiction Treatment Services (NYCATS).

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Michel Negroponte

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Methadonia Audience Reviews

MamaGravity good back-story, and good acting
Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.
PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.
BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
oiwiein This documentary follows some methadone patients around town. The majority are taking xanax along with their methadone which in most clinics will get you kicked off unless you have a prescription for yourself. But these fools make all methadone patients look like a bunch of junkies. I've been on methadone for the last 3.5 years and am almost tapered off completely due to all the stigma, dependency, observed ua's, money and plain hassle it's been. If someone wants to make a negative documentary about methadone than talk to people like me that followed the rules and have an issue not a bunch of whack jobs that are just there to get high.
ford-jj21 Methadonia tells a sad and depressing story. It follows the life of a handful of methadone patients. All are in a state of despair, and I couldn't help but feeling sympathetic for them.The most charismatic and most lovable character, Steve, is truly the substance of the film and the reason why you keep watching.I also liked this documentary because it never veered too far politically. But in a way, I wish it had. Apparently methadone clinics are private industries and it pays to keep patients. I would have liked more investigation on this to bring this situation to light.This doesn't tell as good of a story as say "Hoop Dreams" or documentaries like that, but it does a worthy job of giving a glimpse into the part of American life that most people (fortunately) don't get to see.
Spuzzlightyear Methadonia is a (excuse the pun) dip into the lives of several people trying to get over Methadone, which can be as addicting, sometimes even more so, then Heroin. They all go to a drop in for Meth addicts to get help trying to overcome Methadone. Apparently, it's damn hard to get off the stuff, and what's more shocking, the 'Methadone industry' will try damn hard to make sure you're addicted.I liked this film, all the characters in this were highly interesting, some were slightly crazy (like the gal who was having her 3rd kid, her first kids taken away from her). I mean, all in all I was rooting for some of these people, and some I was saying "Oh Dear".
John Seal HBO seems to be--pardon the pun--addicted to producing documentaries about drugs and drug addiction. From the sensationalistic and not terribly enlightening Crank: Made In America to the remarkable Dope Sick Love, Home Box Office can't seem to get enough of America's love affair with narcotics and other controlled substances. Thankfully, Methadonia is more than just another example of the pornography of despair, and serves to enlighten viewers about the Methadone experience and how recently developed psychotropics interact with it. The film focuses on a half dozen New York junkies over an 18 month period and their struggles with coping with not only their addictions to heroin and mood elevators but with the detox from Methadone itself. You'll gain a new appreciation for the hardships these folks live through, and the courage it takes for them to try to reclaim a normal life. Moving and uplifting, Methadonia is essential viewing for documentary fans.