{"product_id":"0089218524591","title":"Narcotic","description":"Exploitation auteur Dwain Esper directed this hare-brained expos? on the perils of drug addiction. William Davis (Harry Cording) is a young doctor eager to establish his practice when he makes the mistake of striking up a friendship with wily Asian Gee Wu (J. Stuart Blackton Jr.). Gee Wu introduces William to one of his favorite pastimes, opium, and it isn't long before William is a hopeless addict. As his habit grows, William's wife (Joan Dix) becomes increasingly alarmed and persuades him to get medical help. However, quacks foolishly swap William's opium habit for a prescribed dependence on heroin, leading the hapless medico back where he started. Like most of Esper's films, The Narcotic was scripted by Hildegarde Stadie, who happened to be Esper's wife; she supposedly based the story on her uncle's own unfortunate experience with opiates.","brand":"GOTHAM DIST. CORP..***","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47093301543152,"sku":"0089218524591","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/0089218524591","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}