The script tells several stories featuring people who find their life inspired or changed by one particular dachshund, who seems to be spreading comfort and joy.
《毒醉心迷》的片名“Better Living Through Chemistry”系越戰(zhàn)年代美國著名反戰(zhàn)勇士、嬉皮士傅山動代表人阿比·霍夫曼(Abbie Hoffman)的名言,直譯為“毒品讓生活更美好” 片中的男主人公是一位普通的藥劑師,過著糟雨師的婚姻活,直到有一天一位神秘性的少婦顧客登門拜訪,藥劑很快墜入這名神秘少婦的溫鄉(xiāng),縱情于毒品與兩性歡愉并利用自己的職業(yè)同少婦一精心策劃了一場針對其丈夫謀殺?