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April 25, 2025
Injecting Hope: A Harm Reduction Program Tackling Drug Overdose
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Injecting Hope: A Harm Reduction Program Tackling Drug Overdose

Injecting Hope is an on-the-ground, gritty exploration of the drug overdose crisis in North America and the role harm reduction efforts, like safe injection sites, could play in finding a solution. ABC7 News reporter Tara Campbell takes viewers onto the streets of Vancouver, Canada’s Downtown Eastside for an intimate look at how the first safe consumption site in North America, established more than two decades ago, is impacting drug users and the community at large.
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April 25, 2025
The Story Behind: Fentanyl (3 Part Series)
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The Story Behind: Fentanyl (3 Part Series)

This three-part series presented by RogersTV explores how the opioid and fentanyl crisis is affecting people in various cities in Ontario, Canada. The first video is largely focused on providing background information on what fentanyl is and how this dangerous drug has creeped into communities. One police officer talks about how “the misuse and abuse of fentanyl is a shared responsibility – it’s a public health situation that includes education, intervention, treatment, and enforcement.”
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April 25, 2025
Crisis Next Door: The Fentanyl Epidemic in North Carolina
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Crisis Next Door: The Fentanyl Epidemic in North Carolina

Crisis Next Door shows how fentanyl has destroyed the lives of thousands of North Carolinians, what the state is doing to fight this epidemic and what more is needed to save lives. North Carolina is in the grip of a drug overdose epidemic, with fentanyl being the primary culprit. More than 4,000 people in North Carolina died from drug overdoses in 2021, the most substance abuse related deaths ever recorded in the state. According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), 77% of those deaths involved fentanyl.”
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April 25, 2025
Stigmatic: Our Opioid Crisis (Stigma & Addiction)
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Stigmatic: Our Opioid Crisis (Stigma & Addiction)

Exploring the origins and scope of the opioid crisis. “Stigmatic: Our Opioid Crisis” is a documentary composed of interviews with those impacted by opiates, including law enforcement, medical professionals, and people in recovery. Their candid discussions shed light on disagreements within the activist community over controversial strategies to combat the opiate epidemic. Each diverse perspective points to an undeniable obstacle at the heart of the crisis: stigma.
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April 25, 2025
Contaminated: The Fentanyl Crisis in St. Louis
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Contaminated: The Fentanyl Crisis in St. Louis

Fentanyl is the defining drug of the overdose epidemic in St. Louis. It has no taste or smell, even a handful of it could kill thousands of people. It reaches into every corner of society, suburbs and cities, rich and poor, black and white. Many who become addicted have no idea they’re even taking it and it’s caused drug addiction in the region to spiral out of control. More than 70% of overdose deaths in the St. Louis area now involve fentanyl. We spent months looking into the local crisis. This story is told by recovering addicts, those fighting for change, and those left behind.
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April 25, 2025
The Fix: Examining Rhode Island’s Opioid Epidemic
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The Fix: Examining Rhode Island’s Opioid Epidemic

This documentary covers the opioid epidemic in Rhode Island specifically, but the messages within it are important for all communities. While there are some personal stories from people who use drugs, the main focus is on listening to the opinions of frontline workers who see the societal impacts of addiction on a day to day basis. It discusses the realities of the opioid crisis and what is truly needed to help people in their journey towards recovery. Rhode Island has made some important changes over the years and its uplifting to hear about how they have led to a reduction in drug use related harms.
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April 24, 2025
The Fentanyl Crisis: Stories of Heartbreak and Hope
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The Fentanyl Crisis: Stories of Heartbreak and Hope

Fentanyl continues to drive overdose deaths in Virginia. Statewide, the synthetic opioid contributed to 76.5% of the 2,656 overdose deaths in 2021, according to the Virginia Department of Health. The community of people who’ve lost loved ones to the drug is quickly growing, many looking for ways to draw focus to a problem they believe is not getting enough attention. (source)
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April 24, 2025
Inside Canada’s Fentanyl Overdose Epidemic
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Inside Canada’s Fentanyl Overdose Epidemic

SBS Dateline (Australia) wants to know what they can learn from the Canadian opioid crisis and the fatality of fentanyl, and use it as a warning for Australians. This news investigation discusses (1) why fentanyl kills so many young Canadians, (2) how it first came to Canada, (3) the importance of harm reduction services like supervised consumption sites, and (4) programs and support services in place to help people in several different ways.
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April 24, 2025
Painkiller: Inside the Opioid Crisis in Canada
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Painkiller: Inside the Opioid Crisis in Canada

Nominated for Canadian Screen Award, this documentary covers the opioid crisis in Canada. “It features interviews with families who have lost loved ones, as well as healthcare workers and policy experts who question a health system that favors corporate profits over patients.” For example, they talk about the overprescribing of prescription medications, and how little to no punishments have been handed out. This documentary also advocates for harm reduction as a crucial way to combat this crisis.
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