Addiction I Full Documentary I NOVA I PBS
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Hear firsthand from individuals struggling with opioid addiction and follow the cutting-edge work of doctors and scientists as they investigate why addiction is not a moral failing, but a chronic, treatable medical condition.
Easy access to drugs like heroin, fentanyl, and even prescription medications like OxyContin has fueled an epidemic of addiction—the deadliest in U.S. history. Now, science is revealing how addiction affects the brain, and top experts are gathering evidence about how we should address our drug problem, from embracing evidence-based treatments, to rethinking public policies.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
03:00 OxyContin Addiction Case Study in West Virginia
07:20 Opioid Addiction Case Study
10:40 What Causes Addiction?
21:00 The Dangers of Fentanyl: Case Study
28:19 Controlling Cravings for Opioids
36:04 Impacts of Addiction on Children
41:58 Action Being Taken to Combat Addiction
(Premiered Wednesday, Oct. 2018 at 9 PM ET)
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All Comments (21)
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Methadone saved my life! I just celebrated 14 years in recovery and h w successfully tapered off methadone. Now I work at my former program helping other women do the same.
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Wow. This video came out the same day I decided to get sober. Been drinking everyday for 7 years straight but now I am two weeks clean. Wish me luck! 🤞
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I started doing drugs since my teenage, got addicted to Crack. Spent my whole life fighting Crack addiction..Crack addiction actually destroyed my life. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my fiancee recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 6 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.
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God was my only way out. I have a 23 year addiction. I have been clean for 20 years and my heart goes out to people that are still battling addiction
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It took me 20 years to get clean and sober. Live in treatment programs, the 12 step program, ADHD medication and counselling helped me achieve it. 22 years sober and 18 years clean this year!
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Addiction is also denying those that NEED pain medication. It took a year for liver cancer to kill my beautiful sister Lisa and she had to fight MONTHLY to get the medication she needed to ease her suffering. The last few weeks in hospice she was FINALLY given what she needed to pass relatively pain free. I miss her every day💔
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I used to watch this when i was an addict praying I'll be clean and now I'm 3 months clean never thought I could do it so happy to have my life back anyone can do it 🙏
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I'm a paraplegic with chronic pain. Opioids like Oxycontin effectively treated my chronic pain with few significant side effects. But because of the opioid crisis it is extremely difficult to obtain the medications that made my life bearable. I realize that many are addicted and dying but there are many thousands of us who benefit from these medications.
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The worst pain a mother of any kind even an animal can endure is the loss of their babies 💔
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I have been a meth addict on and off for the last 10 years. I almost had 5 years clean and I relapsed a few times. I have about 3 months clean. This video was great!
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This is the most accurate, honest most informative documentary on addiction that I’ve ever seen. They touched on all forms of addiction and how the brain works. Love it. Thank you for educating our loved ones. It’s not our intention to hurt anyone.
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My brother and I overdosed on fentenyl laced heroin and he died but I survived. Thank God for three years in recovery. Methadone has helped me begin to deal with the root cause of my life long addiction. I hope he's proud of me. RIP CHRIS 8/4/1972-9/9/2018
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As a 62 yr old addict i can say Suboxone did help. Clean for almost 3 yrs but really dont know myself. Not sure if im alone feeling like this. Been using some sort of drug since i was 14. Glad im alive to talk about it but still its wierd. Love to all other survivors.❤
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Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.
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I was badly addicted to OC's more than 10 years ago (2003-2010). Took me 7 trips to detox and many, many attempts to stop until I finally got control. Fortunately, I never touched heroin or anything else...but it was just as bad. $400 a day. When you're addicted to opiates, you're not alive, you just exist. Your true self...who you really are is gone forever. Even though I've fully recovered and living a "normal" life, I've never been the same. Who I was died when I went through that addiction.
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I'm a few days away from having 6 months clean from fentanyl and methadone and my body still hurts like hell from the withdrawal. Opioid addiction is no joke
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To everyone in this comment section celebrating days, months, years clean/sober...from one recovering addict to another, I am here to say congratulations and I am so proud of each of you! I finally got clean from opioids 12 years ago w Suboxone. I tapered off and now I'm a counselor at the same treatment center that saved my life. We are ALL worth fulfilling, joyous, and amazing lives! ONE DAY AT A TIME! Sending love and prayers to everyone that battles their demons and overcomes them everyday from SC 💕🤘
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Hearing and seeing a little girl crying and sobbing over her passed out mother in the store is truly heartbreaking.
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Opiate addiction is very bizarre in nature. On one hand , you love the feeling, the rush of getting drugs, etc. On the other hand, it’s the most horrific, depressing hell on earth that has destroyed your finances, relationships etc.
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Having a wonderful woman to over dose and watch her being carried in a body bag crushed me. I went back to drinking... Today I am 18 months sober.
