Presented by Mount Pleasant Films and Diamondhead Films TOXIC: OPIOID CRISIS DOCUMENTARY

Trailer

Toxic is an unflinching look at what decades of failed drug policy, lack of mental health services and affordable housing has created. It’s a warning, it’s a call to action, it’s a cry for help.

A toxic drug supply is killing Canadians, Americans & people around the world as overdoses become the world’s other public health crisis. The numbers are staggering. 24,626 Opioid deaths in Canada 2016 - 2020 & 100,000 overdose deaths in the US in 2020 alone. It’s an epidemic-fuelled by the powerful synthetic drug Fentanyl.

Set against the cosmopolitan city of Vancouver, with its picturesque mountains & ocean, TOXIC reveals the ugly reality of this west coast metropolis where opioid overdose deaths are reaching record highs.

On the front line, the Vancouver Fire Department, paramedics & a volunteer team called the Street Saviours, work desperately to try & keep people alive.

While ground zero is in the gritty alleys of Vancouver’s downtown eastside, the epidemic has exploded in the suburbs throughout British Columbia where many are using & dying alone due to the stigma associated with illegal drug use.

As the BC Coroners Service serve up the monthly body count & desperate calls for a safe supply & decriminalization continue, people keep dying.

Presented by Mount Pleasant Films and Diamondhead Films

https://toxicfilm.com

http://diamondheadfilms.com

Director & Producer | Robert Colbourne
Producer | Charles Canaan
Cinematographer & Producer | Kevin Rigney

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Pricing

Adult (18+) CA $19.73 ($15.00 + $2.10 CIF + $2.63 Service Fee)
Youth (under 18) CA $14.73 ($10.00 + $2.10 CIF + $2.63 Service Fee)
All above prices include GST.

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