Addiction can take many forms: drugs, gambling, sex and food are common ones. But for Justin Cobb, it’s thumbsucking. A brigh but awkward high-school teen, he wants to quit, but nothing works. He tries everything from putting ink on his thumb (a tip from his woefully uncommunicative father) to hypnosis from his New Age orthodontist. He gets so desperate that when a school psychologist suggests using medication to help him focus, Justins leaps at the chance, despite his loving mother’s concern. In a refreshingly original and humorous spin, the meds begin to work. But are they the answer or just a more acceptable form of pacification?
