1.Britain (Valium,Fetanyl and Pregabalin)
In the third episode of Drugs Map of Britain, we investigate valium addiction in Scotland, where three quarters of drug related deaths involve this type of drug. Millions of the pills- both real and counterfeit- are available to buy on the streets for as little as 20p each. We meet those buying them and witness the devastating effects of addiction for someone like Levi, who’s been taking Valium since he was 13. Has the widely prescribed “mother’s little helper” become Scotland’s silent killer?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17TbF6n4jI0

Pregabalin, a drug prescribed to treat anxiety, epilepsy and nerve pain has seen huge increases in prescription in Belfast, alongside the illegal trade of the drug on the streets. Director Adam Patterson follows the lives of some young people in Northern Ireland who are using and at times abusing these prescription medications.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fc8sXWopBs

The drug Fentanyl is fifty times stronger than heroin and has claimed the lives of at least 60 people in the last 8 months in the UK. Cameras follow users in Hull to find out how their lives have been affected.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrDfc8EP-L0

2. USA & Canada (Oxycontin,Fetanyl,Xanax)

Oxycotin was touted as a miracle, pain relief with few side effects and less addictive than morphine. Soon it was the most prescribed drug in Canada, with tragic results. We track Oxycotin's fall from grace, ending in 100 families filing a lawsuit. Jennifer Tryon reports.

Part 2 - When Oxycontin hit the market it was a big money maker - a drug to relieve pain all day long, an alternative to addictive narcotic pain pills. Prescriptions soared, but it wasn't long before stories of addiction, abuse and side effects surfaced. Jennifer Tryon reports.

Part 3 - In the US, the company that owned Oxycontin made a shocking admission - it lied, misleading doctors and the public, all in the name of pill popping profit. That left claims from thousands of Americans and Canadians, hooked like drug addicts. Jennifer Tryon reports.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDkn2Xzrs4U


VICE presents an immersive and personal feature film about the fentanyl crisis in Canada told from the perspective of a community of drug users.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28rJqj-7pEY


Dangers of Benzodiazepines (Xanax, Ativan, Klonopin, Valium) 1987

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ukbpPHvwkk