TOPICS: Canada, Fentanyl, Medication-Assisted Treatment, Opioid Crisis, Opioid Use Disorder, Overdose, Personal Stories, Suboxone, Youth

TOPICS: Crime, Homelessness, Law Enforcement, Medication-Assisted Treatment, Methadone, Poverty, Public Health, Suboxone, USA, Vivitrol

This documentary explores Boston's Methadone Mile, an area where addiction treatment services exist alongside homelessness, open drug use, and illicit drug markets. Through interviews with healthcare professionals, people living with addiction, individuals in recovery, and street-level dealers, it examines the challenges of recovery in an environment where support and relapse triggers often coexist. The film also explores the policies and circumstances that contributed to the area's development and the ongoing efforts to address the crisis.

TOPICS: Harm Reduction, Homelessness, Medication-Assisted Treatment, Methadone, Opioid Crisis, Opioid Use Disorder, Opioids, Personal Stories, Poverty, Prevention & Treatment, Public Health, Recovery, USA

This documentary travels across Canada to examine the country's overdose crisis through the experiences of advocates, families, frontline workers, and people directly affected by substance use. Focusing on harm reduction, it explores the efforts being made to prevent overdose deaths, reduce stigma, and improve access to support and life-saving services. Through personal stories and community initiatives, the film offers a broad look at one of Canada's most urgent and ongoing public health challenges.

TOPICS: Canada, Harm Reduction, Medication-Assisted Treatment, Naloxone, Non-Profits, Opioid Crisis, Opioid Use Disorder, Opioids, Overdose, Personal Stories, Public Health, Stigma, Supervised Consumption Sites

Recovery is rarely a straight path, even for those who dedicate their lives to helping others overcome addiction. In this candid documentary, addiction therapist Michael Pond reflects on his own struggle with alcohol use disorder, repeated relapse, and the shortcomings of traditional treatment approaches. Combining lived experience with evidence-based perspectives, this resource explores the realities of recovery, the importance of individualized care, and why compassion, science, and hope are essential to helping people build lasting change.

TOPICS: Alcohol, Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcoholics Anonymous, Canada, Concurrent Disorders, Depressants, Evidence-Based, Harm Reduction, Medication-Assisted Treatment, Naltrexone, Personal Stories, Prevention & Treatment, Recovery, Relapse, Science & Research, Stigma, Twelve-Step Programs, Vivitrol

Alcohol use disorder is often misunderstood as a lack of willpower rather than a treatable medical condition. Through the personal journey of family physician Dr. Jeff Harries, this documentary challenges long-standing misconceptions by exploring the science of addiction, evidence-based treatment options, and the importance of compassion in recovery. Combining lived experience with medical expertise, this resource offers a hopeful perspective on alcohol use disorder while highlighting how greater awareness and improved access to treatment can transform lives for individuals and their families.

TOPICS: Alcohol, Alcohol Use Disorder, Canada, Depressants, Medication-Assisted Treatment, Naltrexone, Personal Stories, Prevention & Treatment, Recovery, Science & Research, Stigma