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Mar 6, 2010 This is about the "far more than the National Average" prescription drug abuse problem that Utah has. In a place so heavily steeped in religion and tradition and the happy faces, why is this? This has an excellent soundtrack as well as several poignant moments; HOWEVER, the downfall of the film is this: to show what IS, but not WHY left me disappointed. Statistics will show & prove the IS, but the good documentary maker must also show that they are exploring for us all the reasons WHY. I saw very little of that here. What was shown was the denial many still have there, even in a few of the parents who lost children, their denial was evident. This was an intersting topic, I just felt it wasn't explored well enough. See more May 15, 2009 fairly straightforward documentary in terms of technique and storytelling style, but given the subject matter and the raw emotion that surfaces during most interviews I have to say I was quite impressed. Who knew Utah was so f'ed up? ( minus of course the whole Mormon/ multiple wives stuff). See more Feb 15, 2009 Before I had heard of this movie, I had no idea drug use was so big in Utah County. If you live in Utah, you just don't expect it. It's a very eye opening film. I enjoyed it. See more Jan 26, 2009 This movie is nothing the box promised, but it wasn't too bad. I just would have liked to have understood what I was getting into when I rented it. See more Dec 5, 2008 This is an eye-opening and very thought-provoking documentary about drug abuse here in the Beehive State. See more Oct 12, 2008 drug addiction, kills... See more Read all reviews

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