This documentary explores how Orange County, Florida has responded to the opioid crisis through the experiences of people in recovery, grieving families, healthcare professionals, law enforcement, and community organizations. Alongside personal stories of addiction, overdose, and recovery, it examines the role of prescription opioids, heroin, and fentanyl in the evolving epidemic while highlighting the collaborative efforts being made to reduce stigma, expand treatment, and save lives.
This documentary explores the fentanyl crisis in Alberta, Canada, through the experiences of people living with addiction, healthcare professionals, law enforcement, and families affected by the opioid epidemic. At its centre is one young man whose repeated attempts to access treatment reveal the barriers many people face when they are ready to seek help. Alongside his story, the film examines the growing impact of illicit fentanyl, the devastating consequences of the overdose crisis, and the ongoing efforts to support recovery across one of Canada's hardest-hit regions.
This documentary follows six people as they reflect on their journeys through addiction, treatment, and long-term recovery. Sharing deeply personal experiences, they describe how trauma, substance use, relapse, and life-changing turning points shaped their paths toward sobriety. Although each story is different, together they highlight the importance of treatment, peer support, personal accountability, and hope in overcoming addiction. Their experiences offer an honest look at both the challenges of recovery and the possibility of rebuilding a meaningful life.
This documentary examines the devastating impact of the opioid crisis on Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, where addiction, overdose, and limited treatment resources have placed enormous strain on a small community. Through the experiences of a dedicated harm reduction worker, people living with opioid use disorder, and a family desperately trying to save their son, it explores the realities of addiction while highlighting the importance of compassion, harm reduction, and community support in the face of an ongoing public health crisis.
TOPICS: Canada, Fentanyl, Harm Reduction, Opioid Crisis, Opioid Use Disorder, Opioids, Overdose, Personal Stories, Poverty, Stigma, Youth
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.
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.
This documentary investigates Afghanistan's booming opium trade and the complex challenges driving one of the world's largest illicit drug economies. Travelling from poppy fields to addiction hotspots, the film examines how poverty, conflict, corruption, and political instability have fueled both heroin production and widespread drug use. Through interviews with farmers, law enforcement officials, healthcare workers, and people affected by addiction, it explores the limitations of anti-drug efforts while highlighting the far-reaching consequences of the opium trade for Afghanistan and the international community.
TOPICS: Afghanistan, Drug Trafficking, Heroin, Homelessness, Law Enforcement, Opioids, Poverty, Public Health
As the unregulated drug supply becomes increasingly unpredictable, new combinations of synthetic substances are making overdoses more difficult to prevent and treat. This documentary investigates the emergence of "benzo dope" and "tranq"—street drugs containing fentanyl mixed with benzodiazepines or xylazine—and examines the devastating impact these combinations are having on people, families, healthcare providers, and frontline outreach workers. Through firsthand accounts and expert perspectives, this resource explores how a rapidly changing drug supply is reshaping the overdose crisis and reinforcing the importance of harm reduction, education, and timely access to care.
This powerful documentary follows the daily life of a man experiencing homelessness and addiction on the streets of Toronto, revealing the realities that often go unseen. As Ray navigates fentanyl use, survival, and the constant risks of life on the street, his resilience, humanity, and hope remain at the heart of his story. Rather than relying on stereotypes or sensationalism, this resource offers a compassionate look at the complex relationship between addiction, homelessness, and the ongoing opioid crisis, encouraging greater understanding of the people behind the statistics.
TOPICS: Canada, Fentanyl, Heroin, Homelessness, Opioid Crisis, Opioid Use Disorder, Opioids, Overdose, Personal Stories, Poverty
