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Ronald Dickson Woodroof (February 3, 1950 – September 12, 1992) was an American man who created what would become known as the Dallas Buyer's Club in March 1988, one of several such AIDS buyers clubs that sprang up at the time.
Sep 29, 2020 · Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée, the film stars Matthew McConaughey as Woodroof, whose journey goes from grief-stricken homophobe to operator of a grey market syndicate providing...
Nov 3, 2013 · Minutaglio eventually tracked down Ron Woodroof, the wiry, mustachioed, foul-mouthed head of Dallas’s homegrown buyers club, and convinced Woodroof to tell him all about his exploits.
In 1985, promiscuous Dallas electrician and rodeo cowboy Ron Woodroof is diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and told that he has about 30 days to live. At first, he refuses to accept the diagnosis until he remembers having unprotected sex with a prostitute who was an intravenous drug user.
Nov 1, 2013 · The film Dallas Buyers Club tells the story of Ron Woodroof, a man with AIDS in the 1980s who smuggled in experimental treatments to fight his disease.
Nov 1, 2013 · How accurate is the movie about the AIDS activist who smuggled unapproved drugs for himself and others? Find out the true details of his diagnosis, his network, his evolution, and his legal battles.
Learn how Ron Woodroof, a gay man diagnosed with AIDS in 1985, survived by smuggling experimental drugs from Mexico and other countries. Discover how social stigma, government inefficiency, and geographic convenience created a black market for AIDS treatments in the US.
