Why some kids addicted to drugs can’t be forced into care - The Fifth Estate

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

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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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