This documentary explores the opioid crisis in Western Pennsylvania through the voices of people whose lives have been shaped by heroin addiction. Featuring individuals in recovery, grieving families, healthcare professionals, and community advocates, the documentary examines how prescription opioids, stigma, and untreated addiction contributed to a growing public health crisis. Alongside stories of loss, it highlights the people and organizations working to expand treatment, support families, and reduce overdose deaths, offering a message that recovery and hope remain possible.
Michael DeLeon's first documentary explores how the opioid crisis is affecting children, teenagers, and families across the United States. Through interviews with grieving parents, healthcare professionals, educators, and people in recovery, it examines the progression from prescription drug misuse to heroin addiction while highlighting the devastating impact of overdose, trauma, and loss. The documentary also emphasizes prevention, early intervention, and the importance of educating young people before experimentation turns into lifelong addiction.
After recovering from nearly two decades of addiction and 12 years in prison, Michael DeLeon traveled across the United States speaking with families, healthcare professionals, educators, and people in recovery about the opioid crisis. Through their stories, this documentary explores the devastating impact of prescription opioids, overdose, and addiction while highlighting the importance of prevention, treatment, and recovery. Together, these voices reveal how deeply the epidemic has affected communities across America and why many believe far more must be done to save lives.
Through personal stories, expert interviews, and community perspectives, this Orlando-produced news special explores the devastating impact of the opioid crisis on individuals, families, and communities. It examines the progression from prescription opioids to heroin and fentanyl, while highlighting overdose prevention, recovery, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, and the lasting effects addiction has on children and loved ones. Alongside these stories, the documentary also explores emerging treatment approaches and the ongoing efforts of healthcare professionals and advocates working to save lives.
Stephen's Story follows one family's journey through grief after losing Stephen to an opioid overdose in 2018. Through heartfelt interviews, they reflect on the trauma, mental health struggles, family history, and addiction that shaped his life while raising awareness about the opioid crisis. More than a tribute, the documentary encourages open conversations about substance use, challenges stigma, and offers hope to families facing similar experiences.
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 people from different backgrounds as they share their experiences with addiction, relapse, treatment, and recovery. Through deeply personal stories, they reflect on the emotional pain, trauma, and life circumstances that contributed to their substance use, as well as the challenges they faced in rebuilding their lives. Together, their experiences offer an honest look at the realities of addiction while emphasizing that recovery is possible, challenging stigma and encouraging hope for those still struggling.
This large collection features over 80 interviews with people who have overcome addiction and built lives in recovery. Through honest and deeply personal stories, they reflect on the trauma, loss, relapse, treatment, and turning points that shaped their journeys. While each experience is unique, common themes of hope, resilience, personal growth, and second chances emerge throughout the series. Together, these stories offer encouragement to anyone affected by addiction and demonstrate that lasting recovery is possible.
TOPICS: Personal Stories, Recovery, Relapse
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.
