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Oscar-nominated 'Heroin(e)' follows women fighting opioid addiction
It’s estimated that one American dies from an opioid overdose every 15 minutes. In the Oscar-nominated short “Heroin(e),” filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon follows three women who are fighting overdoses in Huntington, West Virginia.
By Madeleine Brand • • 48m ListenPhoto: Jan Rader and Andrew Sullivan, a recovered opioid addict, in "Heroin(e)." Courtesy of Netflix.
