Substance Abuse Movies

When a substance abuse counsellor gets arrested for a DUI and returns to her hometown of Niagara Falls, she learns that her estranged father is dying...

Produced in 1967, this black and white film is an inmate's view of Daytop, a drug treatment centre on Staten Island, New York, where addicts learn to...

Joey, an image-conscious 22 year-old student swept up in a new city begins to fall into an addiction of drugs to repress his inner demons. A...

A series of interrelated stories that bring Nena, Sean and Alan together. Alan, gentle and insecure, yearns for acceptance and connection. Vibrant...

About the everyday life of lumberjacks who seek solace in vodka, which becomes the cause of many troubles and misfortunes. But the old lumberjacks...

While returning a lost wallet to its rightful owner, Bruno is confronted emotions long suppresed surrounding the untimely death of his father.

A Miami boy’s journey into manhood over the most important summer of his life as he must learn to escape the influence of his mother’s...

Follow filmmaker Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers as she creates an intimate portrait of her community and the impacts of the substance use and...

Follows a year in the life of an alternative high school that has radically changed its approach to disciplining its students, becoming a promising...

In this film titled “From Candy to Cocaine” from 1986, the “Teens Kick-Off” performance group, a performance group recovering...

A mysterious figure pulls time backward and a suicide is undone. What was broken is made whole, what was wounded is healed, and lives are restored....

After the devastating suicide of her best friend Coli, 15 year old Natalie turns to journaling to cope with her overwhelming grief. Struggling with...

An unfiltered journey into the most intimate sides of friendship. Teenagers Aruna and Chiara navigate love, betrayal, and their descent into...

Chris Herren, former professional basketball player, author and wellness advocate, has shared his story of recovery with over 1 million people...

Holden, a small-town football player, fights to keep his mental illness a secret at all costs. Based on a true story.

Three women in a re-entry house experience the reality of reintegration and attempt to acclimate to life after being released from incarceration and...

Told through the eyes of a mom whose son is struggling with Substance Use Disorder, PEOPLE LIKE YOU is an unblinking, emotional feature documentary...

After yet another relapse, Don spirals through a night of drugs, alcohol, and inner torment. Haunted by Jamie , a manifestation of his darker self,...

One Way Ticket is 1970s a drug education film that portrays the dangers and psychological consequences of drug use. At a party, a girl named Julie is...

"Reds, Whites & Blues" is a dramatic short about the dangers of substance abuse, including alcoholism and drug addiction within a family unit. Here,...