How to Make Drugs (and Feel Great About Everything) (2025) torrent

"How to Make Drugs (and Feel Great About Everything)" is a 2025 documentary film directed by Journey Wade-Hak and produced by Keegan Kuhn (co-producer of Cowspiracy and What The Health).

It is not a guide on how to manufacture illicit substances. Instead, the film investigates the pharmaceutical industry, focusing on the ethical, scientific, and financial aspects of drug development in the US.

Key Aspects of the Film:

Animal Testing Investigation: The documentary examines the continued use of animal testing in modern pharmaceutical development, including "ridiculous and arcane methods" such as the "forced swim test" for antidepressants.

Critique of the Industry: It uncovers "wasteful, dangerous, and often absurd" practices that cost taxpayers billions, and explores the exploitation of human hope and vulnerability by the pharmaceutical industry.

Documentary Style: The film uses a combination of hard-hitting facts and sarcastic humor, featuring interviews with researchers, physicians, lobbyists, and activists.

Context on Drug Safety and Production (2025):

Illicit Drug Dangers: Reports from 2025 highlight a "devastating" impact of illegal synthetic drug production (e.g., fentanyl, methamphetamine) on public health, with increased risks of toxic substances and overdoses.

Drug Testing Advancements: New AI technologies are being used in 2025 to design new medical drugs, aimed at shortening the 10-year, $1 billion drug development process.

Directors: Journey Wade-Hak
Writers: Keegan Kuhn, Journey Wade-Hak
Producers: Deirdre Campbell, Keegan Kuhn, Journey Wade-Hak
Composers: Eric Lynch
Cinematographers: Keegan Kuhn, Ryan Minton, Journey Wade-Hak
Runtime: 1h 24mn
Country: USA
Language: English