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Love in the Time of Fentanyl

Season 24 Episode 9 | 1hr 25m 48s

As fentanyl overdose deaths in Vancouver, Canada reach an all-time high, the Overdose Prevention Society opens its doors—a renegade safe injection site that employs current or former drug users. Its staff and volunteers save lives and give hope to a marginalized community, doing whatever it takes to remain open in this intimate documentary that looks beyond the stigma of injection drug users.

Aired: 02/12/23 | Expires: 05/14/23
Love in the Time of Fentanyl
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