4.7
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Jermaine Spellman is a real person portrayed by Samuel Ray Gates in the TV series Dopesick (based on a true story).
They appear in 4 episodes out of a total of 8 aired

Jermaine Spellman

by Samuel Ray Gates

character

Episodes4

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    First Bottle
    episode S1.E1 october 2021
    Richard Sackler begins to launch a powerful new painkiller, a rural doctor is introduced to the drug, a coal miner plans her future, a DEA agent learns of black market pills and federal prosecutors decide to open a case into OxyContin.
  • 8.4
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    The 5th Vital Sign
    episode S1.E3 october 2021
    Doctor Finnix begins to take Betsy off OxyContin, Bridget sees the toll the it's taking on communities, Rick and Randy investigate the world of "pain societies" and, with sales climbing, Richard Sackler makes bigger plans for his new drug.
  • 8.5
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    Pseudo-Addiction
    episode S1.E4 october 2021
    Sky-high OxyContin sales are threatened by reports of abuse, prosecutors investigate a claim central to OxyContin marketing, and Finnix begins to question the safety of the drug.
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    The Whistleblower
    episode S1.E5 october 2021
    With OxyContin abuse spreading across the country, Bridget brings the fight to Purdue while Rick and Randy seek to find a whistleblower within Purdue to tie their case together.