2002
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
89 min
CLEAR ALL
A special report from L. Jon Wertheim and Ken Rodriguez on the rising use and abuse of heroin among young athletes across the U.S. and the connection between sports, painkillers and heroin addiction.
A brutal game got them hooked on painkillers. In retirement, they battle addiction. The opioid crisis courses through football.
Claudia Black speaks to the progression and proliferation of alcoholism and addiction treatment techniques throughout history.
Addiction and recovery insider and expert William Cope Moyers answers the question “Now what?” for addicts and their loved ones along every step of their journey through contemplation, intervention, treatment, and recovery.
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Addiction is now recognized to be a chronic illness that lurks indefinitely within an addict in recovery.
I became a drug addict only years after I'd discovered my first true love: Compulsive thieving.
A year and half ago, Gabe Stewart stood in tribal court pleading guilty to felony charges because he stole money from his family to support his opioid addiction. In January, his community honored him for overcoming addiction and watched as his case was dismissed entirely.
A former drug addict himself, Lewis now researches addiction. In order to get over ones addiction, he explains, self-trust is necessary. Unfortunately, self- trust is extremely difficult for an addict to achieve.
For over 30 years, Joy battled addiction. Now with four years in recovery, she tells her story.