Frontline Workers

Addiction, Documentaries

Prescription for Addiction (2014) CAMH Documentary

Canada, Frontline Workers, Harm Reduction, Indigenous Communities, Medication-Assisted Treatment, Methadone, North America, Opioid Crisis, Opioid Use Disorder, Personal Stories, Pharmaceuticals, Prevention & Treatment, Public Health

The rising addiction to prescription opioids has become a widespread crisis, affecting people across all social and economic backgrounds. Whether it starts with legitimate pain treatment or the misuse of illegally obtained medications, the consequences are deeply harmful to individuals, families, and entire communities. This raises critical questions: What are the consequences of making such powerful and addictive drugs easily accessible? How can we ensure people in pain receive the care they need while minimizing the risk of addiction? And how should we support those whose lives have been deeply affected by opioid misuse?

News / TV Specials, Addiction

Portugal’s War on Drugs (2021)

Decriminalization, Drug Trafficking, Frontline Workers, Harm Reduction, Law Enforcement, Open-Air Drug Markets, Personal Stories, Portugal

Over twenty years ago, Portugal decriminalized drug use in 2001. This country went from being known as 'the heroin capital of Europe' to a global leader in the war on drugs. SBS Dateline travels to in Lisbon to find out what Australia can learn from Portugal's radical approach.

Addiction, Documentaries

Through a Blue Lens

Canada, Cocaine, Frontline Workers, Heroin, Homelessness, Law Enforcement, North America, Overdose, Personal Stories, Poverty, Public Health, Recovery, Youth

Through a Blue Lens is a 1999 documentary from the National Film Board of Canada that offers an unfiltered look at life in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside through the eyes of the police officers who patrol it daily. Filmed by Vancouver…

Addiction, Documentaries

7 Days: The Opioid Crisis in Arkansas

Fentanyl, Frontline Workers, Heroin, Lost Loved Ones, Naloxone, North America, Opioid Crisis, Opioid Use Disorder, Personal Stories, Pharmaceuticals, Recovery, USA, Youth

Listen to the stories of people who have struggled with addiction, and discover the ongoing efforts across the state of Arkansas to address the challenges of opioid misuse and addiction. Their stories are raw, real, and deeply human—marked by loss,…

Addiction, Documentaries

Poison Pill: San Diego’s Battle Against Fentanyl

Buprenorphine, Drug Trafficking, Fentanyl, Frontline Workers, Law Enforcement, Lost Loved Ones, Medication-Assisted Treatment, Methadone, Naloxone, Naltrexone, North America, Opioid Crisis, Opioid Use Disorder, Personal Stories, USA

Poison Pill: San Diego’s Battle Against Fentanyl is an in-depth NBC 7 investigation that goes beyond headlines and statistics to examine how the fentanyl crisis took hold in San Diego County, the devastating impact it continues to have on local…

Addiction, Documentaries

Injecting Hope: Tackling Drug Overdose With Harm Reduction

A woman sitting and speaking to a homeless man living in a tent with the title, ABC 7: Injecting Hope.

Canada, Frontline Workers, Harm Reduction, Homelessness, Medication-Assisted Treatment, Methadone, Naloxone, Non-Profits, North America, Opioid Crisis, Opioid Use Disorder, Overdose, Personal Stories, Poverty, Public Health, Recovery, Stigma

Injecting Hope offers an unflinching, ground-level examination of the drug overdose crisis in North America and explores the potential role of harm reduction initiatives, such as safe injection sites, in addressing the epidemic. ABC7 News reporter Tara Campbell takes viewers…

Addiction, Documentaries

Killer High: The Silent Crisis

Fentanyl, Frontline Workers, Law Enforcement, Lost Loved Ones, Naloxone, Non-Profits, North America, Opioid Crisis, Opioid Use Disorder, Overdose, Personal Stories, USA, Youth

This powerful documentary explores the impact that fentanyl is having on the United States, particularly on youth living in Fresno, California. You’ll learn about the opioid crisis through the eyes of the families impacted by it, the law enforcement officers…

Addiction, News / TV Specials

One Life Too Many: The Toll of the Overdose Crisis

Fentanyl, Frontline Workers, Lost Loved Ones, North America, Opioid Crisis, Opioid Use Disorder, Overdose, Personal Stories, USA, Youth

In this digital exclusive, frontline workers discuss their personal and professional experiences with addiction and what it has been like to respond the overdose crisis. They talk about their loved one’s addiction and how this impacted their ability to help…

Addiction, Documentaries

The Fix: Examining Rhode Island’s Opioid Epidemic

Fentanyl, Frontline Workers, Harm Reduction, Medication-Assisted Treatment, North America, Opioid Crisis, Opioid Use Disorder, Overdose, Prevention & Treatment, Recovery, USA

The Fix takes viewers deep inside Rhode Island’s opioid crisis, sharing raw and honest stories from people who use drugs alongside the frontline workers who stand in the middle of the emergency—paramedics, harm-reduction advocates, treatment providers, and community responders who…