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METHADONIA is the borderland between high and straight, where recovering heroin addicts on methadone "maintenance" exist. Passing the time on benzos and other prescription drugs that enhance the methadone, addicts find themselves in Methadonia for years, or decades. Selected for the prestigious New York Film Festival and featured on HBO, this unflinching, intimate film reveals the culture of addiction through the eyes and lives of men and women stuck in Methadonia, holding on to the hope they will wake up one morning and not think about getting high. "Methadonia" is the name heroin junkies and former users give to the gray space between addiction and sobriety, when recovering users are put on methadone "maintenance" as they struggle to get clean--a transition that can take months, years, or even decades. Director Michel Negroponte's gritty, sharp documentary follows a diverse group of recovering addicts as they go through this process, getting high legally (and in some cases with a little boost from illegally obtained prescription drugs) with, often, no end in sight. Methadonia | List Price | $24.95 (You save $6.56) | | Studio | First Run Features | | Orig Year | 2006 | | All Time Sales Rank |  29618  | | CD Universe Part number | 7122152 | | Catalog number | 91226 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Aug 22, 2006 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Also Known As | From Heroin to Methadonia | | Running Time | 88 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen |
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Methadonia DVD Region [unknown]
Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
(unspecified) - English
Additional Release Material:
Shorts:
1. ADDICTION TO METHADONE 101
2. FOLLOW-UPS
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
Director's Notes
Biographies: Michele Negroponte - Director
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