Love in the Time of Fentanyl

Season 24 Episode 9

A supervised drug injection site gives hope to a community ravaged by fentanyl deaths.

As fentanyl overdose deaths in Vancouver, Canada reach an all-time high, the Overdose Prevention Society opens its doors—a renegade safe injection site that employs current or former drug users. Its staff and volunteers save lives and give hope to a marginalized community, doing whatever it takes to remain open in this intimate documentary that looks beyond the stigma of injection drug users.

AIR DATE 2/13/23

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Broadcast Dates

#2409 - Love in the Time of Fentanyl |
Saturday, Aug 2 at 10:30pm TPT LIFE
#2409 - Love in the Time of Fentanyl |
Sunday, Aug 3 at 4:30am TPT LIFE
#2506 - Razing Liberty Square |
Saturday, Aug 23 at 10:30pm TPT LIFE
#2506 - Razing Liberty Square |
Sunday, Aug 24 at 4:30am TPT LIFE

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