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Opioid Abuse Documentary Planned in Maryland


Topic: Drug Prevention
Posted on 1/30/2017

More than a dozen mid-Atlantic TV stations will air the hour-long “Breaking Heroin’s Grip: Road to Recovery a Maryland Public Television” on February 11 in prime time. A 40-minute documentary featuring three Maryland opioid users and their path to recovery will be followed by a live 20-minute broadcast from a phone bank staffed by crisis counselors. It will be streamed at breakingheroin.com . Maryland Public Television produced the program in partnership with Maryland state health departments.



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