1 10 25 http://antistigma.info/files/original/0fbdb87d7b4760b68add80496d91545b.pdf e44594ad6e0c7786b68cffbec5d33153 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Anti-Stigma Campaigns (2009-2020) Moving Image A series of visual representations imparting an impression of motion when shown in succession. Examples include animations, movies, television programs, videos, zoetropes, or visual output from a simulation. Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound This is an abridged transcript from the <a href="https://youtu.be/8LFMXPHrtE8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reducing Stigma</a> video. Tracey Morrison, President of Western Aboriginal Harm Reduction Services I would say I have these whammies against me, right? Like being a drug user and alcoholic, um… I live in the Downtown Eastside, I’m Aboriginal, I’m a woman, I’m a welfare bum, you know? And I don’t think of those as negatives. I think of them as- they’re what strengthen me. When I meet people, people don’t know- a lot of people don’t know that about me. And I’m like, “Well did you know these things about me?” And they’re like, “No…” And I’m like, “Wow.” I said, “See? That’s dropping stigma.” So many people are like, “Why do you tell people everything about your life?” I said, “Because I want people to know that we’re not bad people. We’re good people.” You know? We have families. I’m somebody’s sister. I’m somebody’s auntie. You know? It’s those kind of questions, those things, you know, everybody is here for a reason. The Creator put us here. Director Name (or names) of the person who produced the video <a href="https://www.asiayoungman.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Asia Youngman</a>, "an award-winning Indigenous director and screenwriter" Location The location of the campaign British Columbia Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Taking Care of Each Other": Indigenous Harm Reduction Video Series Subject The topic of the resource Harm Reduction Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource First Nations Health Authority Vancouver Coastal Health Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived YouTube Playlist: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLDKOxTJMuk__d-sfu6VcralfrIxZy4Fkj" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> Accompanying PDF Teaching Guide for this video series:  <a href="https://www.fnha.ca/Documents/FNHA-VCH-Taking-Care-of-Each-Other-Harm-Reduction-Video-Guide.pdf">https://www.fnha.ca/Documents/FNHA-VCH-Taking-Care-of-Each-Other-Harm-Reduction-Video-Guide.pdf</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-06-27 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource "<a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDKOxTJMuk__d-sfu6VcralfrIxZy4Fkj" target="_blank" rel="noopener">'Taking Care of Each Other': Indigenous Harm Reduction Video Series</a>" by <a href="https://www.fnha.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FNHA</a> and <a href="http://www.vch.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">VCH</a> is licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CC-BY-NC</a>. Description An account of the resource A collaboration between First Nations Health Authority and Vancouver Coastal Health, this campaign is a four-part video series covering the following topics: <ol> <li>Harm Reduction</li> <li>Indigenizing Harm Reduction</li> <li>Resisting (Reducing) Stigma</li> <li>Hopes for the Future</li> </ol> Accompanying the video series is a teaching guide (see attached PDF) with discussion questions. Many of the participants in the videos identify as people with lived experience, either in recovery or active use, but they are represented as experts. While no one explicitly mentions the intersection between substance use stigma and racism - likely because the intended audience is Indigenous communities - several folks link addiction to intergenerational trauma from land theft, forced removal of children, and colonization. Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Curated Stories Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Specific Community Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Web-based Only Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. General Public 2 to 5 PWLLE 6 to 10 total individuals featured Barrier to Treatment Education Includes Indigenous individuals Mixture of Classes Morally Wrong Mostly Middle-Aged (45-60) Mostly professionals Other Identities PWUD Are Human Beings Structural/Historical/Political http://antistigma.info/files/original/e5b50a6f8698906ff572ca48eda3188e.jpg 077e5a5f2971ab5a944c53f324958729 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Anti-Stigma Campaigns (2009-2020) Moving Image A series of visual representations imparting an impression of motion when shown in succession. Examples include animations, movies, television programs, videos, zoetropes, or visual output from a simulation. Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) "People Who Use Substances and Employment" 0:03:05 "Peer Workers - Interactions with Other Professionals" 0:02:12 "People Who Use Drugs and Primary Care" 0:02:39 "Hierarchies of Perceived Acceptable Substances and Modes of Ingestion" 0:03:28 "Inequity Faced by Peers/Experiential Workers in the Workplace" 0:02:35 Location The location of the campaign British Columbia Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Hierarchies of Perceived Acceptable Substances and Modes of Ingestion: <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> Time Code </td> <td> Speaker </td> <td>      Audio </td> <td> Video </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:00:11 </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> Extreme close up of Amber in bed, eyes open and holding back tears. She quietly pulls back the covers and gets out of bed, revealing the back of a man next to her in the bed. He is not wearing a shirt. The man rolls over slightly. We find out this man is Amber’s father. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:00:37 </td> <td> Dad </td> <td> Where are you going? </td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:00:40 </td> <td> Amber </td> <td> I’m just going to the bathroom, Dad. </td> <td> The camera remains on the dad in bed. We do not see Amber when she replies. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:00:46 </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> Amber stands in front of the bathroom mirror. She quickly stuffs her things into a backpack and zips it closed. She puts on a hoodie then slings the backpack over her shoulder. She exits the bathroom. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:01:13 </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> Extreme close up of Amber looking to her right. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:01:16 </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> We see who Amber is looking at: her mother in a robe sitting on the couch and holding a mug. Amber walks away, while her mother continues to look in her direction. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Compassionate Action: An Anti-Stigma Campaign Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Compassionate Action: An Anti-Stigma Campaign" YouTube Playlist: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLmL6X34X2U1tvIw8E2iKmPBaHT-IkBowR" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> Campaign webpage: <a href="https://towardtheheart.com/peer2peer-project" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://towardtheheart.com/peer2peer-project</a> (scroll to the bottom of the page for anti-stigma campaign description) Description An account of the resource A series of dramatizations, focusing on the importance of showing compassion to people with lived or living experience of susbtance use. Of note, many of the actors in the videos were people with lived and living experience (PWLLEs). These videos shine a light on personal experiences of PWLLEs and frontline service providers as they were stigmatized by their peers, employers, and other primary care providers. Other issues described include how different drugs have varying degrees of social acceptability/stigmatization and how stigma can produce inequities in treatment between different workers in the same work places (e.g. harm reduction sites). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Peer2Peer (BCCDC/Toward The Heart) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource "Compassionate Action: An Anti-Stigma Campaign" videos: 2020-08-13 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Dramatized Story Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Web-based Only Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. Service Providers Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant County/Regional 11 or more PWLLE 11 or more total individuals featured 70-99% White Age Mixture Classism Dehumanization Includes Black individuals Includes Older Adults (60+) Includes stigmatizers Mixture of Classes Morally Wrong PWUD Are Valuable Sharing Personal Stories Structural/Historical/Political http://antistigma.info/files/original/6ceaf68ad1846e5d83ee0ebd0ae6f1ae.jpg 8f605b12a9e6dedbc0ade65142e3459c http://antistigma.info/files/original/e181bf7d2b3e23ec465b23e884f1bd8f.jpg 43cf9920dd5b3bd950dc518a1a0115cf http://antistigma.info/files/original/9c16bb7c0d06a3e415d942f777d4adf1.jpg fc5ff2d09c207c52c1439356e05b0d2e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Anti-Stigma Campaigns (2009-2020) Website A resource comprising of a web page or web pages and all related assets ( such as images, sound and video files, etc. ). Location The location of the campaign British Columbia Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Courageous Conversations Subject The topic of the resource Overdose Crisis Description An account of the resource A year and a half after the release of the "Stop Overdose BC" campaign, the BC Government Communications & Public Engagement agency (GCPE) enlisted the help of a multicultural ad agency, Captus Advertising, to adapt the campaign for ethnic audiences. Captus Advertising, however, concluded that the campaign could not be adapted because of cultural incongruence, so it developed a new but related campaign to resonate with the collectivist and family-oriented cultural values of Asian audiences. The campaign stressed the importance of listening as "one of the best ways to help [those who struggle with drug use]" (see image). This campaign had two phases consisting of print, digital, and radio ads. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource BC Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Link to Campaign Case Study by Captus Advertising: <a href="https://www.captusad.com/2020/06/16/overdose-campaign-case-study/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.captusad.com/2020/06/16/overdose-campaign-case-study/</a> Link to Campaign Materials: <a href="https://www.stopoverdose.gov.bc.ca/theweekly/resources-punjabi-SC-and-TC" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.stopoverdose.gov.bc.ca/theweekly/resources-punjabi-SC-and-TC</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-01-09 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Captus Advertising Art Director, <a href="https://www.captusad.com/jacky-phua/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jacky Phua</a> Language A language of the resource Punjabi Chinese Type The nature or genre of the resource Images and Messages Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Specific Community Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright © 2021, Province of British Columbia. All Rights Reserved. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Social Marketing Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. Family/Friends of PWUD 100% Middle & Upper class 11 or more total individuals featured 2 to 5 PWLLE Addiction Does Not Discriminate Age Mixture Break the Silence Education Includes Asian/Middle-Eastern individuals Includes potential users Includes supporters Mostly younger individuals Stock Photography http://antistigma.info/files/original/06ff1f0294ec0eaf1c7ca3ac891f9046.pdf bc34a2d86a4d4c85ed13ffe40b422136 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Anti-Stigma Campaigns (2009-2020) Moving Image A series of visual representations imparting an impression of motion when shown in succession. Examples include animations, movies, television programs, videos, zoetropes, or visual output from a simulation. Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Voice 1: (female 30-39) "I never thought drugs would impact someone close to me…" [A woman sits on a couch, next to a basket of laundry. She holds a hardhat.] Voice 2: (male 50-60) "That people would judge and make her feel invisible…" [A man and a woman stand in a kitchen, not looking at each other.] Voice 3: (male young 20s) "That he'd be ashamed to talk about his opioid use." [A young basketball player sits on a bench in a locker room.] Voice 1: (female 30-39) "He felt like he couldn't ask for help, even though he was my husband." [The woman on the couch stares out the window.] Voice 4: (female 50-60) "Our daughter." [In the kitchen, close-up of a photo of a young woman on the fridge.] Voice 3: (male young 20s) "My best friend…" [The basketball player looks into the camera.] Narrator: "Canadians are dying of overdoses every day. Stigma is making it harder for people to get help. Addiction is a treatable medical condition - not a choice." [Wearing protective masks, a man sits on a bench in a hallway, his head bowed, rubbing his hands together anxiously. A health care professional comes out of an office and greets him. She joins him on the bench.] Narrator: "Help end the stigma." [Words on the screen: Get the facts at Canada.ca/Opioids] Narrator: "A message from the Government of Canada." ["Canada" wordmark] Location The location of the campaign Canada Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource End Stigma (Health Canada) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Health Canada Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/inDI06DXVjg" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> 'Stigma' landing page: <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/opioids/stigma.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/opioids/stigma.html</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-06-21 Relation A related resource In February 2021, Health Canada uploaded a video entitled "End the stigma" (linked here) that appears to be a continuation of this 2019 campaign (a second rollout), as it features the same stock footage actors. This ad was likely more widely distributed. Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Images and Messages Dramatized Story Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant National Description An account of the resource By emphasizing their relationships, friends and family (actors) of overdose decedents convey the message, "I never thought drugs would impact someone close to me" (their daughter, husband, friend). As they grieve the loss of this person, they reflect on the stigma and shame associated with substance use. In the first rollout of this campaign, Health Canada produced 4 posters with the concluding tagline, "This story could be yours." Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource "<a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/video/end-stigma-campaign.html">End Stigma</a>" by <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/services/health.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Health Canada</a> is licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CC BY-NC-ND</a>. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Social Marketing Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. General Public 100% Middle & Upper class 100% White 100% Women 100% Youth (<29) 2 to 5 total individuals featured Addiction Does Not Discriminate Barrier to Treatment Features person with disability Mostly friends/family Mostly younger individuals Prejudice/Stereotypes/In your head Stock Photography http://antistigma.info/files/original/7955a746c03c61221e3124bd70472a54.png dd8056bb56df8911907c6638237c1dcb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Anti-Stigma Campaigns (2009-2020) Website A resource comprising of a web page or web pages and all related assets ( such as images, sound and video files, etc. ). Text Any textual data included in the document Shane's Story: Click <a href="https://news.interiorhealth.ca/news/end-the-stigma-shanes-story/">here</a> to read Shane's full story. "Having experienced both substance use issues and homelessness, they know about shame and blame firsthand. 'Every homeless or drug addicted person I know has been impacted by stigma. If you carry a back-pack, you’re not allowed to use a washroom, even in a business where you eat every day,' Shane says. 'Stigma is everywhere. We need to get rid of it, for everyone. Not just for the homeless or addicted but as a race.' He pauses. 'Whoa I’m getting deep now, holy cow.' He laughs to lighten the mood, but his words are true. It was the impact of stigma that spurred Shane to begin advocating for marginalized people in their community. He is a co-founder of VEPAD – Vernon Entrenched People Against Discrimination – a support group of sorts, that is active in harm reduction efforts, community clean-ups, and education. 'Don’t paint everybody with the same brush and don’t be so quick to judge. It can happen to anyone. I’m proof of that,' Shane says. 'I come from an upper middle class family. I was always a confident person until 10 years ago.' Rachel's Story:  00:04 I had a low self-esteem. I felt crappy. I wouldn’t feel that I was worthy. I… wasn’t good enough for myself, or I’m not good enough for my spouse or not good enough to be a sister, a daughter, or a mother. It was hard… And then to be with, um, strangers. I mean, ‘oh she’s a- she’s a druggie. She does drugs. She’s not gonna, um, do with anything [sic] with her life.’ But I mean, I am. I’m… I’m doing more with my life now than- 00:46 I’m wanting to get off the drugs and better myself. And then after my… mom passed away, I wasn’t doing drugs at the time. I quit. So I’m happy that my mom got to see that I was trying to… better myself and better my life. 01:13 All of us, we are all equal. We all have our own paths to walk. We’re not rude, we’re not mean. We- we want just the same as you, to live life and be happy. 'I’d never used drugs in my life. I didn’t drink much. All of a sudden one night I had a line of cocaine put in front of me, and I fell in love with it right then and there. I couldn’t get enough of it. I lost everything to it.' The stigma surrounding homelessness and substance use weighs on you, Shane says, until you are looking down all the time and it feels like nobody cares about you." Location The location of the campaign British Columbia Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource End Stigma (Interior Health) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Interior Health Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Interior Health's "Stigma and Substance Use" Video Playlist: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLws0NwJdLuYQrZKOMDE28ZiYVccny95L1" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> Interior Health Blog Posts: <a href="https://www.interiorhealth.ca/stories/stop-the-harm-jills-story">"End the stigma: Jill's story"</a> <a href="https://www.interiorhealth.ca/stories/end-the-stigma-shanes-story">"End the stigma: Shane's story"</a> <a href="https://www.interiorhealth.ca/stories/end-the-stigma-brians-story">"End the stigma: Brian's story"</a> <a href="https://www.interiorhealth.ca/stories/end-the-stigma-rachels-story">"End the stigma: Rachel's Story"</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-03-02/2020-11-13 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Curated Stories Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant County/Regional Description An account of the resource Notable for including the narrative of a person in active use, "End Stigma" is a "four part series of stories and videos about the stigma faced by those impacted by substance use". Interior Health also cut together a 30-second version of each person's story; each person had an accompanying blog post on Interior Health's <a href="https://news.interiorhealth.ca/">subdomain for news</a>. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Social Marketing Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. General Public 2 to 5 PWLLE 6 to 10 total individuals featured 70-99% Men Addiction Does Not Discriminate Age Mixture Barrier to Treatment Classism Includes Indigenous individuals Mixture of Classes Prejudice/Stereotypes/In your head Sharing Personal Stories Shift Attributions http://antistigma.info/files/original/d20a1126595fa3762d25816267a1653e.jpg c38b9fb2471c66cd58a8fc5cccf11e0d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Anti-Stigma Campaigns (2009-2020) Moving Image A series of visual representations imparting an impression of motion when shown in succession. Examples include animations, movies, television programs, videos, zoetropes, or visual output from a simulation. Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) "Critical Condition: The Opioid Crisis in Grande Prairie" 0:26:46 Location The location of the campaign Alberta Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound 1st Phase Campaign Video: <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> Time Code </td> <td> Speaker </td> <td> Audio </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:00:40 </td> <td> Lisa </td> <td> I was just so unprepared. I just had- I just thought- I really believed that if I kind of did what I needed to do as a mom and look after- looked after them well and gave them, you know, opportunities, and- and loved them well that it just wouldn’t touch us. I don’t know why I thought it wouldn’t touch us. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:01:23 </td> <td> Stephanie </td> <td> I know that she didn’t use opioids like fentanyl and that sort of thing, like, a lot. Like, I actually have- I don’t know if she ever did before the time that she passed away. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:03:22 </td> <td> Lisa </td> <td> Weed was the thing that I was trying to address. It u- it used to be a big deal in my world. I used to think, “Oh my god,” you know, “I can’t believe this is happening,” and if that was my only problem now, boy, it would just be so simple. But I didn’t really know that it was, um, out of control until probably he was 16, I think, when it was really out of control. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:05:13 </td> <td> Tyla Savard Moms Stop the Harm </td> <td> But because of the strength of fentanyl, you’re addicted to it just being exposed to it, like 1, 2, by 3 times you’re definitely attached to it. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:05:27 </td> <td> Tammy </td> <td> Fentanyl is in everything, and it’s scary. It’s in the pot, it’s in the crack, it’s in the heroin, it’s in the crystal meth, it’s in everything, because it makes it more addictive. Fentanyl makes it more addictive. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:05:59 </td> <td> Anonymous </td> <td> You don’t deserve to live. You’re an addict. Just go die on the street. You don’t do that. Why would I do that to somebody else’s child? </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:08:27 </td> <td> Angeline </td> <td> And, you know, after I’d do a pill, it was within 4 hours I’d start to get dope sick, right? And within 8 I’d be bedridden and wouldn’t be able to do anything. And it’s weird ‘cause you can be so dope sick, but as soon as you’re there waiting and you see that car pull up, you’re instantly- it’s like you’re not, because you know that you’re going to be h- you’re gonna get that fix any second now. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:09:35 </td> <td> Anonymous </td> <td> And then once she got on the street, she had no choice. She had to live. She had to survive. So you just do what everyone’s doing, you know? You- what- I don’t know what she did. She won’t talk to me about it. She’s- she has told me that she- she can’t tell me. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:09:51 </td> <td> Stephanie </td> <td> He beat me up. He did lots of hurtful things, um, and I was angry with him and I guess I kind of- the love that I had for him was still there, but I couldn’t love him as he was. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:12:10 </td> <td> Nikki Lucas </td> <td> Things weren’t bad when he died. He was- he got a new job, um, he cleaned himself up, and, um, you know, that last night, was it, “Oh I’ll just do it one last time”? I’ll never know. I’ll never know what that was. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:12:25 </td> <td> Lisa </td> <td> My son had actually died in a backyard of somebody’s house in a shed, and, um, and I think he was gone for most of the day before anybody noticed that he was gone. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:12:41 </td> <td> Stephanie </td> <td> Um, my mom passed away, um, suddenly, uh, from an accidental fentanyl overdose, and 129 days later, my little brother Matthew passed away from a meth fentanyl overdose. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:12:54 </td> <td> Nikki Lucas </td> <td> 146 people, um, are affected by one, um, tragic death. Uh, and we’re also looking, you know, affecting three to four generations with what’s happening right now. The grandparents who are raising children because father, mother have died of this overdose. Um, we have- we have fentanyl babies coming into the world now. We don’t know what that’s going to look like in the future, what the, um, what the care will be, what the cost will be. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:25:08 </td> <td> Angeline </td> <td> You are somebody’s someone, you know what I mean? Like, you- you are a person. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> 2nd Phase of Campaign Anonymous: 00:00:06 She wasn’t dead, but she looked like death. And at that moment is when I realized how horrendous and how in control meth was over her life. 00:00:20 I have five children, and two of them have been affected—well, all five have been affected by addiction, no- no doubt—but two of them have directly been affected by the drugs that cause addiction. They both were kind of in the same mind frame. They had things in life that they didn’t want to deal with, and at that time the marijuana was helping for my- my older daughter. Very quickly, uh, from marijuana into cocaine. 00:00:50 I guess like any other parent, I just never thought this would happen to me. I feel- I guess, one thing I do feel guilty about is, because we fought so hard on the marijuana thing in the beginning, that was the issue. It was illegal, and my girls were using it in school… in high school, and, uh, that was definitely where it all started for us.  00:01:12 And a part of me feels very guilty because I pushed so hard on that that I feel like especially with my one girl and the boundaries that we put in place, did I push her to the street? And then once she got on the street, she had no choice. She had to live. She had to survive. So you just do what everyone’s doing, you know? You- what- I don’t know what she did. She won’t talk to me about it. She’s- maybe someday her and I can have that conversation. Maybe never. Maybe this is a part of this whole journey that I’d rather just keep buried in the sand, because if I bring that part up, I don’t know. 00:01:49 The hardest thing that I’ve ever had to, um, internally deal with as a mom, with both of my girls, and to even say it out loud is the most bizarre thing in the world to me: there was times with both of my girls when things were so bad that I begged God to take them. [sniffs] Like what kind of parent does that? What kind of parent begs God to take them? I’ll tell you, it’s a parent who watches their kids in hell every day. [cries] 00:02:27 I don’t- I- I remember the day that I thought it for my one daughter, because she was struggling and she tried to commit suicide twice, and the second time, I was at the hospital… and I had to watch her. And they… used the counter- counteractive drug to try to help get the drugs out of her system, and she was in so much pain. And there was nothing they could do for her but just give her the- this medication to try and help get this out. And it took three days. 00:03:01 I don’t talk about these things. I haven’t talked about these things. I haven’t talked about my feelings, really, with anyone. But I don’t want another parent to feel this way, and I know a lot do. How do- how does a person survive that? You know, how does a parent survive this? 00:03:23 I was barely floating. I was doing- I think the fight in me- the fight in me to save my children kept me just- just above the power of the meth and the cocaine and everything else. My one daughter that was living on the streets, I told her I was doing this, and I told her that I was doing it, um, this way, right? Where I wouldn’t be using names, and I asked her, If you had any advice or anything to say to, I don’t know, your younger self, 12, 13, 14, I don’t know when she started using, to be honest. I know she started using the hard drugs around age 15, 16. What would you say? Do you have any advice? And she thought about it, and she said to me, “I don’t have any advice, Mum, because somebody who wants- is gonna be a drug user is going to be a user, and there’s nothing I can say to stop that. But what I would say is whatever you do, however far you go, deep you go, you know, wherever you end up in the drug world, don’t forget the values that your parents taught you. Because once you let those go, your life doesn’t mean anything.” 00:04:42 We were always in the back of her mind… and her grandparents, and she said that’s her advice to anybody. Do not let go of your values that your family taught you because it will take you out in the end. And she said that’s how she got out. 00:04:57 A long time ago, I gave up trying to tell them what to do because, I’ll tell you right now, it’s just gonna make it worse. It- it real- and I get it, it’s a parent’s role, especially when your kids are not adults and they’re doing things they’re not supposed to do, you know, it’s your job, but it comes to a time where you have to weigh out the- do you- do you want to be, you know, the parent and have everything done the right way, or how can I best support my child as they swim through this murky water and have them still trust me? 00:05:32 My daughter sent me something on Facebook just recently, and it was about meth and it was basically meth talking. And one of the things it did say as a meth user in this poem was, “Whenever I see my mom, she cries. And my little brother, I’m not his hero anymore.” Anyways, she sent me this- she actually sent it through Facebook, for the world to see, and this also shows me that she’s in recovery… is responsibility that she’s owning, but she sent it to me and said, “Now when I see my mom, she smiles, and in my little brother’s eyes, [cries] I- I now wear a cape again.” 00:06:16 My one daughter, um, she’s 90- 90-plus days clean. My other daughter is… um, I believe, clean as of May. Meth or any- fentanyl, they’re all very selfish drugs, and they will- they take over their bodies, their minds, their souls… and they just got to find that little crack and start clawing their way out. And when they do, you’ve got to be there. They got to know you love them. They gotta know that you trust them. 00:06:51 Yeah, it’s… the story of the two of them and it happening at the same time, really, you know, within the same time frame… Man, I am very thankful to be where I am today talking about this. Um… and I still have my daughters. Joanne Merrylees: 00:16 So, I am in recovery myself. Um, my recovery started June 7, 2010, um and I have been clean since then. 00:25 I know nobody in my family, nobody on this entire planet, could tell me to stop using drugs. I had to do that on my own. When I was ready, and that’s what happened with me- I was just done. With the lifestyle, with everything- I was so tired of being an addict. 00:43 It helps me having that lived experience, helps me when it comes to understanding, where our clients’ headspace is, why they use, and why they continue to use, and why it’s so hard to use. 00:56 Um, for me, my experience was a lot of trauma, um and a lot of abuse, um that I went through that I didn’t know... or I thought that I was coping with in regular ways. I didn’t know how to cope. I never had those skills on how to cope with that, and I never told anybody. 01:15 So, when I was sexually abused as a young girl, multiple times, I didn’t know how to voice that- I wasn’t taught that, so if I’m not taught that, how do I- I continue on the rest of my life, with that? Lisa: <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> Time Code </td> <td> Video </td> <td> Audio </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:00:02 </td> <td> Lisa walks on the sidewalk to the front entrance of a school. </td> <td> My name is Lisa, and I am a teacher and a mother. I would have said mother and teacher- </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:00:09 </td> <td> Lisa walks in the school hallway talking to a little girl. </td> <td> -but, uh, my sons are grown up now. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:00:12 </td> <td> Interview footage </td> <td> Initially, I just thought I could control it. I thought if I just found the right- the magic formula or found the right person to help him that I could make it better. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:00:24 </td> <td> Lisa sits on a chair at the front of the classroom. Her students sit on the floor. Close up shots of her working with her students. </td> <td> You know, when they’re little, when your kids are little and they have little hurts and you can fix them, and I just remember thinking, </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:00:34 </td> <td> Interview footage </td> <td> “Man, I wish it was those simple days” where you could just put him up on the counter and put a bandaid on his knee and it would be okay, but… [shakes head] He’s always very sensitive and, um, very creative, and he- </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:00:50 </td> <td> Photographs of her son </td> <td> -loved music. I remember I made a little, uh, Kleenex box guitar. He would sit and just- </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:00:58 </td> <td> Interview footage </td> <td> -play and sing. [laughs] And- and he didn’t often know the words, but he was just- it was one of his passions, and it was always. I spent so much time trying to say it the right way or [finger quotes] “fix” him that, you know, there’s times that I really regret that part. I regret all the times that I said the same thing over and over again to him. And when are you gonna get help? And when are you gonna, you know? In one of his pieces of writing that we found, there was something about every time I’m with my family, that’s all they ask or want to know about me. And I remember getting to the point where I realized that was happening and that I had forgotten who he was or to see the rest of him. … </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:04:03 </td> <td> Interview footage </td> <td> My son had actually, um, died in a backyard of somebody’s house in a shed, and, um, and I think he was gone for most of the day before anybody noticed that he was gone. It took me a long time to kind of work through that and get some peace about it because [shakes head, long pause]... because you imagine the little boy on the counter and fixing it and making it better. [shakes head, wipes eyes] And I wasn’t there. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:04:48 </td> <td> School hallway </td> <td> The more I shared our story, the more people I learned- </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:04:52 </td> <td> Lisa teaches in front of her young students, who sit on the carpet. </td> <td> -had that story also. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 00:04:54 </td> <td> Photograph of son on classroom bulletin board </td> <td> My son’s legacy is to share that and to say we’re all- we’re all- this is our story. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>   Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Everyone is Impacted (Critical Condition: The Opioid Crisis in Grande Prairie) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Critical Condition: The Opioid Crisis in Grande Prairie" Youtube Playlist (1st phase of campaign):<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WcDAcDNbVK0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> Campaign website (2nd phase of campaign): <a href="https://everyoneisimpacted.com/videos/">https://everyoneisimpacted.com/videos/</a> Description An account of the resource For the first iteration of this campaign in 2019, the City of Grande Prairie, SK released a video featuring a variety of people with lived and living experience (PWLLEs) and service providers, discussing the increased substance use in their town. Interviewees mention seeing a shift in opioid addiction from street populations to the town population. The featured service providers recommend using a non-judgmental approach so that PWLLEs can build relationships and thereby be more likely to receive care. A second wave of this campaign was also orchestrated in 2021, expanding the conversation about the opioid crisis in Grande Prairie to 14 YouTube videos, with a larger focus on local indigenous PWLLEs and youth. In addition to being released on the City of Grand Prairie's YouTube channel, these videos are included on the campaign website with a supplementary facilitator's guide to accompany screenings of the video series. 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General Public Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant State/Provincial 100% White 11 or more PWLLE 11 or more total individuals featured Addiction Does Not Discriminate Age Mixture Dehumanization Mixture of Classes Morally Wrong Mostly younger individuals Normalize Positive Treatment Sharing Personal Stories Structural/Historical/Political http://antistigma.info/files/original/2adaccb44e1449fdb6958a1f9bd9e5ae.png f3f752b7d36066423c96f10c6ef33e29 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Anti-Stigma Campaigns (2009-2020) Website A resource comprising of a web page or web pages and all related assets ( such as images, sound and video files, etc. ). 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Title A name given to the resource Eye of the Storm Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Campaign developer notes by Massive Media:  <a href="https://engagemassive.com/cases/eye-of-the-storm/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://engagemassive.com/cases/eye-of-the-storm/</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Peace River Victim Services Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-10-01 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Images and Messages Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Social Marketing Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. General Public Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant County/Regional Description An account of the resource In 2018, Massive Media was approached by Peace Regional Victims Services to digitally promote a series of talks on opioid misuse in northern Alberta. Working with the Alberta provincial government, Alberta Health Services, the RCMP and other local organizations, these talks presented three overarching themes: <ol> <li>Opioid misuse affects everyone</li> <li>Drug addiction is a disease of despair</li> <li>Public knowledge of opioid addiction resources is lacking</li> </ol> This digital campaign featured concise segments of educational information, pairing of key statistics with contextual imagery, and a local resources section for those affected by opioid addiction. The website linked above is not the direct campaign website, but is Massive Media's page that contains sample pictures of the original campaign and their notes on the development and web design of the original campaign. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Alberta Health Services / RCMP / Massive Media 100% Middle & Upper class 100% White 100% Youth (<29) Addiction Does Not Discriminate Barrier to Treatment Break the Silence Mostly PWUD Mostly younger individuals Prejudice/Stereotypes/In your head Societal Silence http://antistigma.info/files/original/3e22f1764ec000e09db8d1b631079008.jpg a52de6fb284fec89f6e58c4701c8f682 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Anti-Stigma Campaigns (2009-2020) Moving Image A series of visual representations imparting an impression of motion when shown in succession. Examples include animations, movies, television programs, videos, zoetropes, or visual output from a simulation. Director Name (or names) of the person who produced the video Adam D'Addario Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Leah Bell (and Leah Bell’s mother) Peer Support Worker, Community Activist 07:21 I was raised by addicts. Um, my mother, she was an alcoholic, um… the most hardened alcoholic that you- you could probably find. 07:31 Uh, she tried everything that she could to quit. Um, she went to inpatient treatment programs, she brought me to AA when she didn’t have childcare for me. Um, she was also a psychiatric nurse. So, she was, um, very trauma-informed, very loving. Um, she knew all the things to say to… to hide her addiction from me as best as she could. 07:54 My father… like, was an adulterer and left her. Um, that was just too much for her to handle. Um, so she completed suicide. 08:05 And, that really started me on like, a- a mental health- a negative mental health trajectory. After, uh, after she completed suicide, I was- I was homeless… for a while. Um, and then my grandparents came and they got me, and they brought me back, uh, up here, to Canada to live and to complete high school. 08:25 Um, but I was never given, um, any sort of counseling. So, as soon as I discovered, uh, discovered… drugs, I just absolutely fell in love with them. Um, it filled a void in me that I didn’t ever think could be filled. And, I always say I never met a drug that I didn’t like. 08:45 I was doing a lot of, uh, nude modeling at the time, uh, which brought me in- into sex work. Um, I was, uh, using- using sex to pay for my addiction. Um, my husband and I, at the time, we were just partying all the time on MDMA. Uh, and then eventually, I wanted the party to stop. And, uh, my husband at the time, he didn’t- he didn’t want the party to stop. So, it ended with a huge mental health breakdown, and, uh, we had to- we had to split, and I was left with a big hole in my life again. Like, wh-what do I do now, uh, that I’m not using drugs every day? Jessica McEachern, Peer Support Worker at Alberta Health Services 01:02:38 My parents split up when I was about sixteen, and me and my mom moved away to another city, and that didn’t go very well. About six months after that, I moved to Van-- I went to Vancouver because my brother and dad were there, thinking that I could, like, live with them, but it didn’t go as planned. I couldn’t live with my dad… Um, so I became homeless and got into meth for about six months. 01:03:06 And then… I got pimped, [laughs] I got… um, arrested, like very-- a lot of things happened within about six months. 01:03:16 I got released out of… prison, like, jetted back here, and that’s why I had a warrant in BC for so long. 01:03:25 Me and a guy had a kid together, we were together for a few years, everything was all good, and then we split up. And then, um, within like a month after that happened, I went from zero to a hundred. I was, like, staying out for, like, two weeks at a time, like smoking, [inaudible: and this month?] crack, sex work, um… you know, extreme crime. And then I went- got… in a high speed chase, went to jail for, like, almost two years, got out… tried for about a year in treatment, you know… go back out… 01:04:02 And then kind of that same pattern for on and off for about two, three years. And then my dad died, and that was when I found heroin. … 01:04:33 Heroin was amazing. Like, I’m not even- I don’t- I love drugs. Like, they work very well for me. Like my dad died, I was in extreme pain, and heroin was like a warm, they call it a “warm hug from God” or whatever. And it seriously was, like I felt… like, relaxed, finally. … 01:06:05 Like, this is what harm reduction has done. It’s empowered me so much. It’s given me this, like… demanding of my healthcare and basic human rights be taken care of. 01:06:15 I didn’t even- I never… I never- I never used to feel this way. I used to cower and think that I was a piece of shit. Location The location of the campaign Canada Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flood: The Overdose Epidemic in Canada Subject The topic of the resource Overdose Crisis Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a href="https://firstgearproductions.ca/channel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">First Gear Productions</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-07-09/2020-07-22 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Curated Stories Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant National Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zdNxcRutMmc" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> <a href="https://caughtintheflood.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://caughtintheflood.com/</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource "<a href="https://caughtintheflood.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Flood: The Overdose Epidemic in Canada</a>" by <a href="https://firstgearproductions.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">First Gear Productions</a> is licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0</a>. Description An account of the resource Highlighting the "province-to-province grassroots initiatives [that] provide harm reduction services, prevent overdoses, and reverse overdoses when they happen", this documentary addresses the stigma around substance use disorder. It narrows its focus on five Canadian provinces: Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, British Columbia, and Alberta. *talks to a lot of activists, including doctors; structural interventions/legalizations/safe supply* Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Longer Documentary Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. General Public 11 or more total individuals featured 6 to 10 PWLLE 70-99% White Addiction Does Not Discriminate Affront to Human Rights Age Mixture Barrier to Action Barrier to Treatment Break the Silence Dehumanization Documentary Features person with disability Increases Overdose Risk Mentions Decriminalization Mixture of Classes Mostly younger individuals Normalize Positive Treatment Normalize Substance Use Sex Worker Stigma Societal Silence Structural/Historical/Political http://antistigma.info/files/original/a3497bbeff2a5c00bcdc1b2ad230ed65.png 5e90c6caefdeff36d25dccf7cacbfecb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Anti-Stigma Campaigns (2009-2020) Sound A resource primarily intended to be heard. Examples include a music playback file format, an audio compact disc, and recorded speech or sounds. Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Episode 1: Charlotte, abridged *see full transcripts of all 8 episodes at <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/opioids/toolkit/in-plain-sight.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Health Canada</a>'s "Audio series on opioids: In Plain Sight" Charlotte: Hi my name is Charlotte Smith. I guess my problems really started when I was about uh – I was almost 13 and my biological mother came to England, because she is British but she had moved to Canada and had gotten married, and uh, she but had never been in my life. I was adopted out when I was six months old. When I was about 13 she wanted to find me and re-adopt me and take me back into her custody so she did. And she paid for my immigration to Canada. Sponsored me in. And, it was a pretty devastating transition for me. I was very homesick. I was ok for almost year and we were in our honeymoon phase, but after that, everything went downhill. I started cutting my arm and avoiding my biological mother. I stayed out a lot with friends. I didn’t want to go home. I didn’t feel like I was wanted there. I had found some recordings that my mother had done of her self-therapy and she was just sobbing into the recording saying how I wasn’t really like her daughter, and how I didn’t speak like her and I didn’t have the same values as her and she was clearly devastated by that. As my mental health declined, her behaviour towards me also declined. She became very emotionally abusive. Eventually, she dropped me off outside of a foster home where I had babysat. This was a few weeks before Christmas, when I was 15. I cried for about three days straight. After about a week of being in this foster home, where I wasn’t a ward of CAS (The Children's Aid Society), but my mother was paying rent to the parents to keep me there, which had been cleared by CAS. I was so scared of being alone, you know. I didn’t have any family in Canada besides my biological mother and I thought if things don’t work out at this foster home, I’m just going to be completely alone in a country where I really don’t feel I belong. So their marriage dissolved. The foster home was completely destroyed by that. I ended up living on my own on and off with that man and in and out of horse farms that I had also volunteered at when I was 13 and 14, since coming to Canada. So horses, and that experience, really provided great opportunity for me for housing – because I had the experience mucking stalls – when I came back to these places I was a 16-year-old homeless girl. They would take me in and let me work there for a room. But I also started using a lot of ecstasy. I had never done any drugs before being kicked out of my house. But after that, everything just seemed even more hopeless than it was before. It was just a way to cope. It was a way to cope with being homesick from England, and then it was a way to cope with the loss of my newly found biological mother. Narrator: So at just 18 years old, Charlotte left Canada and returned to England – with no life skills or experience living on her own. But the ties she had to Canada began to tighten and she soon found herself leaving England to return to the only life she really knew. Charlotte: Then things went further downhill because I had failed at going back to my home. I had come back to Canada and now the farms were out of reach for me. So I just started doing more drugs. I met some people who were prescribed OxyContin and I started to take that. And, at first I thought this was great, because it allowed me greater strength capacity. I got a job in construction, and I was able to keep up with the men. I was able to lift the drywall sheets – everything – and keep that energy going all day because of these pills. I didn’t realize that I was addicted to them. They also gave me a lot confidence and I moved in with a woman who was addicted to OxyContin, and her son. And I taught her how to crush them up and snort them because that’s what I had always done with ecstasy. I didn’t realize that that would make her addiction – which I still, I didn’t realize that even she was addicted, but it took her addiction to prescription pills to the next level because she started going through them so fast because the high is more intense but it’s shorter. And of course you build up resistance too. So, then we started having to go through all of her pills and finding ways to buy more. And when I didn’t have them, I would be very sick and the whole world would be gray. Like, apart from the physical sickness. And the woman I was living with ended up going to detox because of that. And I felt very responsible. She ended up losing her child as well, for a period. But when she came out of detox, she came out with a boyfriend who used crack cocaine and I then fell into smoking crack with her and her boyfriend. And it was fairly easy because it wasn’t my first time seeing crack. I used to use online dating sites to secure drives places to pick up these ecstasy pills. So I would tell guys that I was going to sleep with them if they would give me a drive so that I could go get my pills. And one time, the gentleman who was driving me around had offered me crack and I spent, I think 4 or 5 days in his apartment, just high out of my mind. Just not fun, paranoid, scared but lighting that pipe and taking the next hit, and the next hit and the next hit. Even though I was shaking and sweating and sketched out. And I got out of that apartment and I thought, “wow.” And it took me a few days to recover. I thought, “I’m never going to ever do that again and I hope I never see it again,” and I didn’t think I would. But by the time when I saw crack again, when I was 19 now, things had gone so far downhill I really felt like that I had left nothing to lose. I had no family. I had no real future prospects. I had dropped out of high school. There was no hope of returning to my family in England. I felt like I was a complete failure. So I smoked the crack for the next three years every day. The only times when I didn’t was if I was in jail or when I was working to try to get more drugs – which was through shoplifting or sex work. And of course during this time I also kept doing OxyContin but I also started injecting OxyContin and morphine and cocaine as well, which was a very terrifying experience actually. Even though I did it, it’s not that it didn’t scare me. I would go into these houses where I would see people searching for veins for hours – just poking needles into their arms, just trying to find that hit. And having abscesses, and having seizures, and just using dirty needles, sharing needles, and as shocking as that was, I honestly just felt as if I was finished – that my life was never gonna be what it could been if perhaps, I hadn’t come to Canada or if my mother hadn’t kicked me out. So I followed suit, and I and I used dirty needles, and I shared them and I did all of those things. And, uh, really the only reason that I got out of drug use was through pure luck. And that’s what’s so frustrating about the system as it is right now, is that there is no standardized state-sponsored help for people to get out of addiction or homelessness. There is no reliable solution. Everybody, sort of, is left to find their own way, which I was lucky enough to do. Because one of the last times that I went to jail, I knew that if I got out of jail and I went back, picked up the pipe or the needle, that I was going to end up with AIDS or HIV. A lot of my friends at the time had one of those diseases or the other. So I called a friend, and he agreed that when I got out of jail, that I could move in with him. So, I went out there and I didn’t come back into the city at all for probably almost a year. And in that time, somebody helped me get a job at a horse farm. And every day that I walked into that farm, I saw the horses and I knew that if I were to pick up a pipe, if I were to go in to Ottawa and to go downtown, I would lose everything. All the trust that I built up with these people and all the privileges I was given to take care of these animals. So I was able to stay clean. Then I did a year of college. Which now I’m starting my masters in September. I’ve got – had many opportunities to conduct research on populations that I used to be part of – like sex workers, drug addicts and homeless youth. So, finally I can sort of see a future for myself. And it’s a future where I believe that I’ll, hopefully, be able to help some of those people that I’ve left behind. Cause I definitely do have survivors guilt, PTSD from, uh, the experiences of being homeless and being addicted to hard drugs. So that’s something that I still struggle with. I have a lot of nightmares, where somebody will be overdosing and I can’t save them. And those happen all the time, and that’s something I have to continue to try to put behind me. I also still struggle with active addiction. So, I’ve been sort of some what on the straight and narrow for 5 years. Addiction is very powerful and I seem to not be able to escape it – and I wish that something could take it from my mind. But so far I haven’t found a way to do that. And there are so many memories that I have of using in Ottawa – that wherever I go, it’s just constantly in my face. And I know that addiction and drug use is invisible to a lot of people that have not experienced it. But when you have experienced it, it’s unavoidable. And wherever you go there’s reminders of it and there are triggers that cause you to have urges to use and they can be very hard to deal with and there’s not necessarily a lot of help for that beyond, you know, weekly meetings with counselors or group sessions with other former users like, NA (Narcotics Anonymous). But really it’s something that’s always there inside you. And even I’ve watched my friends die and people are dying every day in Ottawa from opioid use. And as painful as that is for me to see those people dying, it’s still not enough of a deterrent for me to not use when… when that urge strikes me. And that makes me feel disgusted at myself. And I don’t know what the solution is. Narrator: Fifteen minutes. That’s all it took for Charlotte to take us on a life journey. She then shared reflections on her life, how the world came to treat and perceive her – how she began to see herself differently too. Charlotte: One thing I noticed when I was using crack and heroin and OxyContin and morphine on the streets, was that you are no longer treated like a young girl. You become seen as responsible for yourself, as an adult who is making – conscious of their decisions – and just simply choosing the wrong path. Which I very much felt like I was not an adult and that I still had the mentality of when I was 15. So to be treated like an adult was difficult, because when you go, say to your social worker for a welfare cheque and they are very unsympathetic that you’ve been using or that you can’t find a place to live it’s very damaging. And… it’s awful because you so badly want people to see that you are a 19-year-old or 20-year-old girl, and that you need help. But they tend to view you like just the way they see any other street user and that it’s your fault for the position that you’re in. And it’s very uncomfortable to ask for help because you don’t feel like you deserve it, because you start to think that, “I am the cause of my own demise here and I did do this to myself.” Which is to a point true, but there were also a lot of other complicated issues that played into me taking that choice to use drugs. And I think that that barrier that comes up between you as a young drug user and the rest of society – it causes you to look for belonging in other ways outside of the mainstream. So you become very close to the older people on the street the older addicts who are around you and you forge some sort of community with them. But it’s certainly not a healthy community and that’s not because of the individuals themselves. They may be very nice people and they’ve also come from so many different backgrounds, but the lifestyle associated with drug use on the street is very toxic. So I met people who were actively engaged in sex work and who were not honest about that when I first came on the scene. So they would set me up on dates with men who I honestly, naively, stupidly thought were, maybe wanted to date me. And they were not. They were paying the people I knew to have sex with me and I had just had no idea, and that’s what I mean by that I was a child even though people were treating me like I was an adult. I was very naïve and people wouldn’t believe me when I said I didn’t know they were pimping me out. They would just think that oh you’re a slut. But no, I really didn’t know and I when I did realize, I tried to kill myself. The girl that I was staying with, who was an IV drug user, she ended up being all I had. I felt safe with her and then when I realized that she was selling me to men and that she really didn’t care or that she did care about me, but her need for drugs was so powerful that she was willing to risk my life or my safety to get those drugs, I was devastated and I stabbed my arm multiple times with a carving knife and she had to call an ambulance. And because of that, she wouldn’t let me go back to her place. Because I was a heat bag then. Because of me she had to call 9-1-1. Which is a serious offense in this subculture of drug use and homelessness and sex work because police are pretty awful to drug users, in my experience. And it’s very hard, even if you’re watching your friend overdose, you do not want to call 9-1-1, because you don’t want to get in trouble. You also don’t want to call 9-1-1 because you know that the person laying on the ground does not want to wake up and see the police in their face and be taken to jail because of their addiction. And that is a call I have had to make. And I tell you that I did leave my friend on the floor until her lips were blue before I called 9-1-1 because I was scared of the police. And the time that I tried to kill myself when I was first realizing that I’m in this subculture, where people can only care up until they get their next hit. When I was released from the hospital in Quebec, I was covered in blood. This is another example of how you’re not treated like a young girl – when they took me in, they were basically laughing at me. They weren’t taking it seriously that I had tried to kill myself and they told me that I just, you know, I was just in drugged-induced psychosis, basically and that I was jonesing and that I just needed another hit, and that’s why I was acting out. They didn’t give me even any bus fare. They let me – they released me to a place where, you know, outside of the hospital where I had no idea where I was and I had to find my own way back to this girl’s house… not knowing that she would also reject me from there. But just the lack of compassion… I know to them, I was wasting their time because they had real people with, what is considered real health issues – that aren’t addiction – to deal with. But I really did need their help. And if an adult, I feel like would have treated me like I was a young girl who needed help, things could have been different. But they didn’t even try. And that all contributed to me just giving up more and more. I was worthless. I, uh, walked all through the streets of Ottawa in those bloody clothes and nobody offered me any help. Except a bus driver let me on for free eventually. And the only places that I could go were crack houses… and I call them crack houses but these are houses where there is a lot of prescription drug use. It's not all crack. It’s all kind of drugs, a lot of opioid use, a lot of needles… and those are the people that ended up taking care of me and letting me sleep on their couches with their bed bugs until I was healed enough to get my stitches out and carry on about my business. And by then there was no other options outside of sex work because – I was too awful looking to get away with shoplifting. So, when you go into shops when you’re looking clean and tidy, they don’t notice you and you can get away with a lot more than when you walk in in dirty clothes and scabs all over your face and arms. You get noticed very quickly. So sex work becomes one of the only options because men, and not all men, but a lot of men don’t seem to mind if you are dirty and if you have scabs and if you are sick. Every other part of your identity beyond drugs and prostitute and homeless are erased and that’s what people see. They see an addict and they can justify many actions against you by that. They can justify throwing you in jail, or kicking you out or having sex with you when you clearly are in no shape to be doing that because you’re just an addict – and you’re no longer a young woman who was scared, who needs help, who was a new comer to Canada. You’re just seen as disposable. I don’t think that people treat young girls who are not homeless addicts the way that they treat homeless young addicted girls and I wish that is something that could be changed. I know a lot of men that have done terrible things to me, have daughters at home that they would kill somebody for doing the same thing to. But because I made the choice to put a needle in my arm I lost all the privileges that many humans in Canada do get. The rights over their own body – to not be touched while they are sleeping. And just because I made the choice to sell my body or because I made that choice – because it was the only choice that was left to me…doesn’t mean that I can’t be raped. Because I did get raped and there are a lot of other girls who are out there getting raped too. There’s just no respect for addicts. Narrator: As far as she has progressed in life, sobriety is still a source of shame for Charlotte and she is always aware what the world expects and what is realistically possible. Charlotte: People do tend to think that when you stop being an addict, you’re supposed to at least stop doing all drugs and I think that’s taught in a lot of these recovery practices. But for me, that’s not the case and I think it is a dangerous misconception. Because if you tell me that I can’t smoke pot or drink alcohol for the rest of my life, I’m going to be very anxious and panicky just the thought of that to not have that kind of safety net of more socially acceptable drugs. When I first got off the streets, marijuana really helped me stay away from going back to the hard stuff. It also helped me sleep at night. I find that I have less nightmares. I find that I have less reoccurring traumatic thoughts about my past when I’m smoking marijuana. And I’m ashamed of that pot use to a certain extent because… while it is legalized and there is a lot less social stigma around it, I think or I feel like in professional worlds, that it might delegitimize me in the field of research because I use it so often. I feel like people may think that I am not a serious professional or they might worry that I’m conducting research stoned. I don’t use it for the day to day activities. I use it as a crutch at night. What I hope to do is transform the research process into one that can be actually part of prevention and intervention for youth homelessness and addiction. So by helping to facilitate positive, meaningful youth engagement with youth who are at risk of homelessness and addiction, or who are experiencing those things. And trying to send the message that when we’re in places of privilege, like I am now, like, each interaction that I have with a youth who is experiencing hard times, can be a positive one. It can be more than just a simple interview where I’m siphoning knowledge from them about their experience, to publish towards my own career. I can try to offer them resources, I can try to offer them hope, and at the very least, I can ensure that I’m giving them cash dollars for their participation in my studies, rather than gift cards, which are not a form of harm reduction, the way that I see cash is. Because if I’m giving cash to my participants, then and they need drugs, then it’s my line of thinking that they’ll have to do one less awful thing to get those drugs because they have that $20. And I think that there is a perception, that when you’re giving addicts money, you’re enabling them. I think you need to respect people’s wishes too. If somebody is asking you for money, it’s because they need money. And it’s not up to you what they do with that money. And I think that you can provide some semblance of safety by giving them that money, rather than a gift card – which will not help them get the drugs they need... in which will mean that they will still have to go walking down the streets trying to catch the eyes of drivers who will stop and ask them if they want a date. I hope that in all the research that I do I can engage meaningfully with youth, I can get them excited about the possibility of returning to school or following dreams outside of school that are off of the streets and away from drugs. And I think from the youth that I have worked with so far, they do appreciate that I come from a background similar to their own and they do seem to be more willing to talk to me about more intimate details of their experience because of that. And they’ve told me that. And they seem also to be excited that I’m doing so well, and I think it gives them a sense of hope that, well maybe, you know, the future doesn’t have to look homeless and addicted. Episode 3: Mélissa Mélissa: I had a good job as a client care attendant for people, uh ... who had terminal bone cancer. I had a great condo, a nice new car, a sports car, Tiburon, manual. My family didn’t think I’d get it, but I got it. It was a point of pride for me. I had lots of good friends, and I used coke occasionally. And my family relationships were going really well. When I was 14, in high school, I hung out with some guys from Ottawa, and we did speed. When I was 18 I met a guy, a serious relationship that lasted 7 years. We broke up because of cheating, and then I started to work as an escort because it paid well. I started putting ads in the newspaper. I did some porn, and that led me to organized crime. I felt safe with them: if ever anything happened to me, I just had to call them and they’d take care of it. That’s when one of them moved in with me. I wanted to help him out—little did I know what that would involve. After he OD’d, I saved his life. And by way of thanking me, he paid my rent and introduced me to heroin, which he bought for me. I was 24 years old at that time. I realized things weren’t right when I was 28. I was doing heroin, crack, speed, oxys and fentanyl. It all fell apart when I lost everything: my boyfriend, my apartment, my friends, my furniture, my clothes and my personal hygiene. I was ashamed of myself. It got to the point where I was squatting in abandoned houses with no heat and no running water. I owed money to the drug dealers and the government. I defrauded the banks by putting empty envelopes in the ATMs. I had about 20 different credit cards, with limits from $100 to $5,000. I lost my driver’s licence. I now have a criminal record, and as everyone knows, when you have a criminal record you’re stuck with minimum wage jobs for the rest of your life. My car was repossessed by the company because I couldn’t make the payments anymore. I was 28 years old, I went bankrupt, and I was on probation for the next three years. So here I was at 28, on the street, no housing, tons of debt, no car, tons of family problems. I didn’t know what to do. My instinct went into survival mode. Rule number 1 was using. Every hour, every minute, and every second of the day, I had to get my fix. I’d stay with one person, then another for a few days at a time. Sometimes I had no place to sleep, so I’d sleep on a park bench, in any old park. I had no hygiene, and I weighed 80 pounds. I’m 5’ 6”, so technically I should weigh 125 pounds. I was literally skin and bones. When I had no money for drugs, I turned to prostitution, or easier yet, I slept with the dealers in exchange for drugs. Using is truly a demon that thinks for you, acts for you, and controls you in an incredibly cruel way. It literally tears you apart. I used with several people. And people will steal from you, they’ll manipulate you to get your stash. When you live on the street, your life is in constant danger. I got into even more trouble with the law—another probation, for one thing—and had even more family problems. I lived on the street for three years. After three years, I was literally exhausted, both physically and mentally. In January 2018, I started therapy for the first time in my life at the CRDO [Centre de réadaptation en dépendance de l’Outaouais]. I stayed for two weeks, because I thought I’d be cured when I finished therapy. Therapy is really hard when you’re using. You’re scared, you don’t know what to expect. It’s change, and sometimes you’re not ready to change. I had relapse after relapse—you always return to your old patterns of consumption. In May 2018, I went back into therapy and successfully completed a 38-day program. You’re safe in therapy. I succeeded and I’m proud of it. You learn a lot of things in therapy, but the most important thing when you come out is how people react when they see you: you’re healthy, you’ve gained weight, you don’t have dark circles under your eyes, it’s all wonderful. I’m fine now, but I relapsed on the 75th day. Why? Because I fell back into my old patterns of consumption. What I’ve learned about myself is that I’m beautiful, that I can be happy without drugs. I have to think of myself before others. It’s important to talk to someone when things start to go wrong. I got my independence back. Now, at 32, I have my own apartment, I cook for myself, I’m important, and it’s true that sleeping on something often brings a solution. I weigh 115 pounds. I haven’t used in 2 months and 2 days. It’s hard work, but it’s worth it. Being happy and not using is the best gift I could have given myself. Another thing I learned is that when I was using, I had lots of friends, and now my old friends think I’m boring—and that’s normal, I’m not using anymore. I’ve built a new circle of friends, I have confidence in myself and that’s the important thing. To society, since I have a criminal record, I’m labelled a criminal. People are too quick to judge: when you’re using, people call you all kinds of names—slut, cow, junkie, bitch, etc. Now that I’m sober, people see me as a good person who knows what she’s doing, and also, importantly, a responsible citizen. I also belong to L’Addict, an association for current and former drug users. I’m leaving on December 30, 2018, for a three-month therapy program in Ottawa, and I’m proud of it. This will be my challenge for 2019. I’d like to say that yes, it’s hard, and no, it’s not easy, but take the time, it’s worth it. I’m doing really well and I want things to get even better. After my three months are up, I’d like to get my driving licence back, finish paying off my debts, and be very happy and especially smiling. Don’t be afraid to ask for help—it’s worth it. Good luck, everyone. My name is Mélissa C. Episode 7: Donna Donna: She suffered from, from symptoms of anxiety and mental illness for years before she was finally diagnosed. She self-medicated with OxyContin that she was prescribed. And she was very honest about it, she was, “This works, this works with my social anxiety.” And in my naivety I said that’s great, you know, let’s have you stay on that, and you’re functioning! You’re functioning well, you’re perfect, you’re easy to get along with. And then the doctor cut her off of course when she said to him, you know, “this is what I’m using it for”, and he said, “well I won’t prescribe it for that”, and actually fired her from his practice. And then she turned to the street drugs and that was the downward spiral to the point where she lost everything. Her children, her home, her relationship, everything, and ended up living on the streets, and becoming your stereotypical substance user, you know, the one that you want to cross the street to avoid. You know, and my experience with her was to just practice tough love, and that just pulled her down ever further. By the time I realized how dangerous what she was doing was, it was already too late, and I couldn’t get to her to try to turn anything around. And then like I said, it was a matter of, you know, getting the phone call from the hospital saying you better come, we don’t know if she’s going to get up off the operating table. We’re going to amputate her legs to stop the necrotizing fasciitis. And, and by the time I got there, they had finished the surgery itself and said, you know, there’s nothing that we can do to stop the infection. It had already gone into her internal organs, and she was going to lose her life from it. And then it was just a matter of her saying to me, you know, you really need to know what addiction is really all about. And, for the remainder of her days that’s what she did with me, is she talked to me about what her issues were, the underlying causes of her needing to take drugs. And, it was an eye-opener. When she first died, I, you know, her wish was for me to go out and to be able to help other moms and dads to understand what their children are really using drugs for. And it’s not for pleasure and it’s not for fun, it’s not for, you know, just – keeping up with your peers. Once, once you get started on something it’s very difficult to turn away from it especially when it comes to opiates, and the differences that it makes in a person’s body. That’s been my biggest challenge, is to let parents know that it’s not just a willful behavior, and something that they can stop. 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Examples include animations, movies, television programs, videos, zoetropes, or visual output from a simulation. Director Name (or names) of the person who produced the video Lowell Productions Producer Name (or names) of the person who produced the video Lowell Productions Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 26:28 Location The location of the campaign Prince Edward Island Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound 00:02:35- Morgan (21 years old): "And I never really used socially, like once I did it, I, like, just didn’t stop. [laughs] I started off with hard drugs and that was it. I was- I was gone." 00:03:53-Morgan: "Well I was kind of exposed to drugs my whole life. Um, my dad was in and out of prison my whole life, and my mom had her own problems, I guess. So I was left home a lot. So I was 13, I started dating this guy, who was a bit older than me, and, uh, he hung out with people older than him, and they were… partying every day, and I kind of just started doing drugs without even really knowing what they were. I stopped for about a year when I was 16, and then I started getting into prescription pills. And I was on them ever since." 00:04:34-Taylor (22 years old): "My addiction started probably when I was 13. I started- the first drug that I used- well, I drank, and, uh, then it went on, I tried smoking weed, and I didn’t like that because it gave me really bad anxiety attacks and everything, so anyways, from that I figured, well, I’ll try something else. I mean, you see all these people that like it and, like, at the time I was being bullied a lot. Uh, my parents ended up splitting up, and, uh, I was hanging out with a bad set of people that were into drugs, uh. I ended up using them, and my very first time trying them—I wasn’t even snorting them—like, I- I shot up my very first time ever trying pills. And I tried ecstasy before that. I should- I forgot to say that too." 00:07:41- Morgan: "I was in academic French Immersion, and, uh, I ended up in general English. I skipped all the time. It took me five years just to graduate high school. Um, I tried home college, and I ended up dropping out and wasted, like, thousands of dollars, so it affected my school very negative. Um, I would lie, like my- my grandparents are a big part of my life and they were kind of naive, so I’d lie and say, “I’m doing this” or “I’m doing that” to get money. And then once I started into the prescription pills, I started stealing all the time and pawned everything I had, and I got caught for stealing and stuff, so… I lost all my- well, my good friends, I guess. Um. I don’t know, then it all turned into drug addicts, but I mean, they’ll rip you off, in two seconds. They’re not really your friends, so… even now, I have, like, now that I’m getting clean, I have, like, nobody right now, so… I just- I hate it. I hate it. I mean, you don’t take care of yourself anymore, and you can’t work. You don’t get along with your family. Like, it’s just bad and you’re so sick, like you can barely get out of bed in the morning. It’s awful. You owe everybody money and, like, I- it’s not nice." 00:09:03- Taylor: "I ended up going out with a guy, and, uh, he was a junkie, and I was hanging out at this fella’s house all the time, so I was watching him shoot up all the time, watching- we [incoherent], watch him go steal to get money and, wait, he’d go get his fix, and I’d just sit there, watch him do it, and be sober the whole time. I was telling him, I said, “I want to try it.” But, uh, you know, my boyfriend said that- that if I ever tried it that he’d break up with me because he couldn’t afford his own addiction let alone, like, let alone support me, right? So, anyways, he [another guy] said, “Oh well don’t worry about him [your boyfriend]. Once I get my welfare check at the end of the month, I’ll shoot you up.” So, anyways, I was quite nervous because I had never tried these. I’d never- I’d never eaten them, like, nothing. And… so, the end of the month came, and I was in school at this point. I was going all day. I, uh, finished school that day, and I went over to this guy’s house, and I was four- f- fifteen at the time, and he was… uh, 36 or 37, I guess. No, yeah, about that. And, anyways, I got there, and I went to the kitchen table [incoherent: once I found a roll of smoke?], and anyways, there’s a little pile of [incoherent] there. And he’s like, “Alright honey, are ya ready?” And I said, “Well, for what?” You know, if I acted dumb because I was so scared, and I mean, I wa- I was scared but I- I wanted to have this, like, ego and everything that, oh well I- I’m not, you know, trying to play it off but I was really petrified. So anyways, he, uh, he got- he bought a new bag of rigs that day, and he got both our shots done up and he done his and he said, “Okay, ya ready?” And I was like, well I don’t know, I’m like, “Maybe I should just try snorting them first” like I don’t know, and he said- he said- he’s like, “Holy shit, well I already have it all done up, and you know, you’re gonna make me waste one of these new one- new rigs,” not that it would have mattered anyways ‘cause he had a whole bag. Anyways but either way, like I said, naive and I just didn’t- I didn’t know what to believe because- and I was- I was scared of him, but at the same time I really like- I think that’s why I kept him so close to me, and I went to visit him every day because, like, I don’t know, strange just how, like, conniving people are. And he just thought, I don’t know, it seems- I feel really stupid for saying how good of a friend I thought he was, and it turns out, like, he was just trying to sucker me into his whole world so that, you know, get me addicted then- and it- he might not even have been truly meaning to do it, like it sh- like subconsciously, like it- it just happens. It’s just the way an addict’s mind works, so, like, you don’t even realize. So anyways, he’s like, after him kind of, you know, getting mad at me, I just first thing stuck out my arm and I said, “Go ahead,” and I turned my head and that’s- he shot me up for the first time then, and I was basically screwed from then on out. I’d done it three more times and then my mom ended up finding out and of course she freaked out. I mean, no wonder, 15-year-old daughter putting needles in her arm." 00:14:13- Sherril (Taylor’s Mother): "Um, the first time that I found out how involved she was was from one of her friends who said she was doing needles. Now, that just about blew me out of the water. Um, she was missing that day, and I found her and confronted her, and we- I just threw her right in the van immed- car immediately. We went to outpatients, actually. Um, I had her checked for everything because I said, like, to me, the whole thing was, you are going to be catching something, you know, we’ve got to get this fixed and it’s gonna be stopped and little did I know that things were a lot worse. But that was the first time we really knew how serious it was. She moved in with a friend’s father who was 20-some years older than her, and from what we found out, one of the summers they went through close to $40,000 worth of money in a couple of months. Um, his wife had shot herself in front of her child the previous year, and… it was all due to pills, so it was just an addiction scene, I guess is the way to describe it. But, uh, yeah, it’s been torturous. It’s been hell. I’d never wish it on my worst enemy, and I… I know I have tons and tons to learn yet, but what I do know scares me to death." 00:16:45- Sherril: "When you watch your child- before she left, the week she left, she jumped out a two-story window of her house- her dad’s house, and I found her down at the corner. She had on a pair of the scruffiest-looking pants I ever saw and an old hoodie lifted up. And she- that was the week we were going to Portage [drug addiction rehabilitation centre], and they had told us we had to detox her at home, so her- I took work off, her father came home, and we sat on her 24/7. No one could leave her. But she ducked to the bedroom. We had to take- [incoherent] we had to take all handles off the windows. We had to, like- she went to the bathroom, we had to stand outside the bathroom. It was a week of hell. We knew the end was coming, but it was a week of hell. But she jumped out. She got down to the corner, and she was hiking to get a pill because she was that sick. Her- her drug of choice was Dilaudid, so it was extreme withdrawals. She, um- her father never saw this before. I had seen some, but she’s standing there, and I stopped the car, said, “You gotta come home,” you know? And when you see your child stand on the side of the road, foaming at the mouth and begging you, just begging you, “Please just let me get one pill. I’ll be better.” It was the most… heartbreaking, most- I’ve- I couldn’t- I can’t even explain the feelings." Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Innocence Lost: Stories of Youth Addiction on PEI Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Innocence Lost: Stories of Youth Addiction on PEI" YouTube Video Playlist: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mxZ4XblKXFM" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> <div id="dublin-core-source" class="element"> <div class="element-text five columns offset-by-two"> <a href="https://charlottetownbg.com/innocence-lost-stories-of-youth-addiction-on-pei/"></a> </div> </div> Campaign website: <a href="https://charlottetownbg.com/innocence-lost-stories-of-youth-addiction-on-pei/">https://charlottetownbg.com/innocence-lost-stories-of-youth-addiction-on-pei/</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Boys and Girls Club of Charlottetown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Lowell Productions Health PEI Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013-05-01 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright © Boys & Girls Club of Charlottetown From BGCC Blog: "We encourage community members to use and distribute it and can also lend DVD copies to groups if needed. The video tells real stories, some of which are disturbing and highly emotional. We encourage adults to watch it and use their own discretion in whether or not it is appropriate for the population they wish to share it with." Video is available to the public on Youtube under the user Lowell Productions. Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Curated Stories Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Longer Documentary Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. General Public Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant State/Provincial Description An account of the resource "This short documentary features four young adults who tell their personal stories of substance use from how they started to where they are now" (from YouTube). This video features two mothers of young adults that suffered from substance use disorder to speak about their views and how they had tried to help their children recover. "Certified Addictionologist" Dr. Denise Lea is also brought in to explain the extent of the opioid crisis in PEI and to clear common misconceptions people have about withdrawal. For this camapign, a blog was also posted under the Stories of Youth Addiction Section of the Boys and Girls Club website. It outlines the premise of the campaign, who the campaign would be beneficial to and why they believe awareness and understanding is important to finding solutions to addiction. 100% White 100% Youth (<29) 2 to 5 PWLLE 6 to 10 total individuals featured Barrier to Treatment Break the Silence Documentary Mixture of Classes Mostly younger individuals No Intersections Prejudice/Stereotypes/In your head PWUD Are Part of the Community Sharing Personal Stories Societal Silence