Frustrated parents say they should be able to force their opioid-addicted kids into care. But in B.C., the province with the highest rate of opioid deaths, the laws say kids can insist doctors not tell their parents they’re hooked. They also can’t be forced into treatment, no matter their age. The Fifth Estate examines a law that was intended for another purpose and has left some parents with few options but to watch their child die.
To read more: https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/drug-addiction-teens-parents-treatment
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producer/director
VIRGINIA SMART
written by
MARK KELLEY
associate producer
LISA ELLENWOOD
additional research
MATTHEW PIERCE
editing
LIZ ROSCH
principal cinematography
ANDY HINCENBERG
additional cinematography
CURTIS ALLEN/DISTILL MEDIA
JOE FIORINO
VIRGINIA SMART
sound recording
MATT TURNER
drone operator
TYLER CAVE PRODUCTIONS
archival material
YOUTUBE
COAST MENTAL HEALTH
FACEBOOK
TIKTOK
graphic designers
TIM KINDRACHUK
PETER KOVALIK
graphic director
JEFF GOLDHAR
visual research
LESLIE MORRISON
media management
MATT GUERIN
post audio
RON SEARLES
colourist
SCOTT McINTYRE
rollout producer
ROXANNA WOLOSHYN
social media producer
AVNEET DHILLON
theme music
STEVE D’ANGELO
project manager
VICTOR KERR
associate director
NANCI KING
packaging editor
NANCY DIMENNA
resource coordinators
CHAHAT DESAI
JORDAN ABRAHAM
coordinating associate director
RHONDA KIRKPATRICK
senior producers
ALLYA DAVIDSON
EMMANUEL MARCHAND
executive producer
DIANA SWAIN
original broadcast
MARCH 3, 2022
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