Heroin(e)

10/18/17. A somewhat whitewashed version of the current opiate epidemic that some may find inspirational. While it gives viewers an inside look at what first responders must deal with when it comes to overdoses, it paints a somewhat skewed picture of those addicted. Those individuals highlighted as drug users seem a lot more cooperative than they really are. If they were this cooperative there wouldn't be such a big problem. Maybe it'll raise awareness. The one to watch is FBI's "Chasing the Dragon" on Youtube.

I'm just willing to bet the person who thought up this 'clever-clever' title also thinks they came up with 'dogis God spelt sideways'.

Anyone so bereft of being able to come up - just with the project's name is someone who's lack of creativity is already being displayed before your eyes, is not someone who's got anything new to add to this discussion.

This is nothing more than yet another look at the admittedly dire situation some people in W. Virginia have found themselves in, and it's through the lens of someone with zero understanding of the situation, and it comes out

I'm not 'anti-dope documentaries - hell, I was involved with a very well-known one myself (I'm not going to say whether my involvement was in front, or behind the camera. That's irrelevant). What I am sickened by is more of the same old... same old, which this is.

How -riventing, unique, shocking, anything can this be?

Not very. It doesnt shine anything new onto the heroin situation.

Personally,I'd love for a documentary which would focus - not just on the drug/addiction aspect, but, what happens to those who want to get off the 'merry-go-round'?

The percentage of treatments the average junkie will go through will be more than 10 - EASILY. Some detoxes last such a short time (in-patient; 3 days), that, when the person's been detoxed, they're technically clean, but, they're no better than sending a person who's just had major heart surgery, & has recuperated just a couple of days. They're VERY raw, & the next step - rehab - is where many people don't/won't go (the first 10, or so times after detox), but it's necessary.

That's where people no really want to get their lives back need to go, bit, the problem is these places are SO tricked-out, in so many ways (their's detoxes where there no one with ANY p'rofessional sheepskin' to back them up. In cc alifornia, which is NOTORIOUS, all you need to open a rehab (which is a license to steal money to many), is a couple of hundred bucks for the license.

There's nothing about licensing only places which are being run by medical, psychological professionals - NOTHING.

West Virginia's a place where there are I'mmany who started on oxycontin. It was only after those became scarce, or the price/pill was way too high (a bag of dope is apps US$10/20, whereas 1 Oxy's MANY times that amount. MANY. The natural inclination is 'look for the bargains..

Unfortunately, many of the people who are making decisions on how to deal with this haven't been down the 'dark tunnel' themselves. Though they (mostly) mean well, they make decisions which can affect many (statewide, citywide) based upon what ten people trying to promote their treatment modus operandi, but, those people are interested in one thing; $.

That means until - if ever - a state such as W Va actually gets its hands dirty by speaking with those who are currently affected, & those who - after YEARS of trying to clean themselves, & who know how hard it is, when the only person you can count on isoneseulf, places like this will never - ever - even begin to see a light at the end of the tunnel.

The recent Emmy-winning miniseries "Dopesick" looked at the opioid crisis in West Virginia and how Purdue Pharma (run by the Sackler family) pushed addictive medications on the people, causing large numbers of premature deaths. It turned out that there was another look at the opioid crisis. Elaine McMillion Sheldon's Academy Award-nominated "Heroin(e)" focused on a number of people in Huntington, West Virginia, a small town disproportionately affected by opioids. Part of the focus is how these desperate people turn to drugs, and another part is how other people in the town have tried to help them.

Basically, the things to understand are how big pharma preyed on hopelessness, and how the community has sought to lessen the epidemic's impacts. Everyone should see this documentary.

Heroin(e) is a short documentary that tells the inspiring story of three different women in West Virginia who help people cope with Heroin addition. The documentary is informative and very emotionally captivating throughout the 39-minute runtime. It displayed some truly heartbreaking events, comeback stories, and some inspiring women. Hats off to the documentary team on this one for taking one of the biggest issues in the United States and showing how it affects so many across the country. This is worth watching for anyone who enjoys documentaries, loves stories about strong women, or is interested in the drug epidemic.

It's depressing, but I guess that's the point. It wants us not to ignore reality anymore. The haunting part is what are we to do about such a problem.