The program will be narrated by Grammy-winning recording artist and Kentucky native Sturgill Simpson and airs for the first time Monday, Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. ET on KET.
Opioids, including heroin and many prescription painkillers, killed more than 33,000 people in the United states in 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Kentucky, 1,248 died from drug overdose in 2015, up from 1,071 in 2014, according to a report from the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy.
The documentary examines both abstinence-only programs as well as medication-assisted treatment programs.
In addition to interviews with recovered addicts, the program also interviews several of the nation’s top experts on addiction, including Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse and Dr. Robert DuPont, a former NIDA director and founding director of the Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc.
After the documentary, Renee Shaw will host an "Inside Opioid Addiction Forum" starting at 9 p.m. ET to discuss ways to battle the opioid crisis. Panelists include Kentucky Secretary of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet John Tilley and Secretary of the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services Vickie Yates Brown Glisson.
The program will be aired again on KET Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 2 a.m. KETKY will show the program Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. ; Feb. 18 at 2 a.m. ; Feb. 27 at 11 a.m. ; and March 8 at 10 a.m. All times are in the Eastern Time Zone. Click here to see archived KET and national programs addressing the growing opioid epidemic.
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