"The Opiate Effect" Community Conversation

Embed This Player

Download: H.264/AAC mp4 file Creative Commons License

Tell us about your experience with this online video, click here.

Description

Will Gates, a former UVM student, died from a heroin overdose in 2009. His father Skip began a journey to try and educate as many people as possible of the harm in not only the drug, but how we are dealing with the problem. Through the voices of Skip, his son Sam, former opiate abusers, The HowardCenter, Senator Leahy, U.S. Attorney Tristram Coffin, Attorney General Holder and more; we find ourselves amidst reality in, "The Opiate Effect."
The documentary, "The Opiate Effect," is followed by a panel discussion about this issue in our community today with:

Tristram Coffin, U.S. Attorney for Vermont
Bob Bick, Director of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services,
Howard Center
Mary Alice McKenzie, Executive Director, Boys & Girls Club of Burlington
Annie Ramniceanu MS, LCMHC, LADC, Associate Executive Director of Clinical Programs, Spectrum Youth & Family Services
Chief Michael Schirling, Burlington Police Department
Dr. Carlos Pino, Medical Director, FAHC Center for Pain Medicine

Order Now!

Summary

  • Production Date: 08/07/2013
  • Catalog Number: 9993.015
  • Archive Number: 9993.015
  • Series: none
  • Length: *1:57:46
  • Town: Chittenden County
  • Geography: Vermont
  • Event Type: General
  • Content Type: Other

Airtimes

1 Wednesday August 14, 2013 at 1:30 PM
2 Friday August 16, 2013 at 8:00 PM
3 Saturday August 17, 2013 at 1:00 AM
4 Saturday August 17, 2013 at 7:00 AM
5 Monday August 19, 2013 at 1:00 PM
6 Wednesday August 21, 2013 at 8:00 PM
7 Thursday August 22, 2013 at 1:00 AM
8 Thursday August 22, 2013 at 7:00 AM
9 Thursday August 22, 2013 at 2:00 PM
10 Saturday August 24, 2013 at 1:00 PM
11 Monday August 26, 2013 at 1:00 PM
12 Sunday September 1, 2013 at 2:30 PM
13 Saturday September 7, 2013 at 3:00 PM
14 Thursday October 10, 2013 at 3:05 PM

Worker

Scott Moody

Featured Story

Applications Now Open for the Spring/Summer 2024 Cohort of the Neighborhood Community Media Internship Program at Town Meeting TV

Town Meeting TV is excited to announce that applications are now open for the Spring/Summer 2024 cohort of the Neighborhood Community Media Internship program. Join 8 other youth to engage in interesting media making projects! This paid media internship opportunity is designed for youth aged 16-20 who are eager to gain professional experience in the audio-visual field and develop a deeper understanding of their local community. 5 of these spots are specifically for students who are part of the Burlington My Brother's Keeper/My Sister's Keeper programs. The group will meet under the leadership of Town Meeting TV's Travis Washington from the beginning of April 2024 to the end of August 2024, on a schedule agreed upon by the whole cohort. Click here to apply!

Read more...

More News from the Center for Media and Democracy