DR MAX PEMBERTON: Line of Duty's pill popping plot rings scarily true

Dr Max Pemberton says Steve Arnott's addiction to prescription painkillers in Line Of Duty lifts the lid on an issue that is rarely discussed. The NHS psychiatrist says addiction doesn't discriminate.

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