“Overtaken” is a powerful film.
“My son Jarrod died of an overdose from a prescription drug I had never heard of until the night he died. His peers had heard of it though. Within weeks, more young lives were lost. If I knew then, what I know now, maybe my son would be here today.” ~ Jodi Barber
In the film, several young adults talk about their addiction to prescription pills and their other drug use.
How these young people got started in the first place using drugs is discussed in the film. It demonstrates how their lives, as well as their family’s lives, were “Overtaken.”
Misuse of opioid drugs is a growing epidemic taking over our communities across the nation.
Please watch this powerful video to learn more about the devastation that addiction can cause:
If there is a war on drugs then Jodi Barber and Christine Brant are on the front lines doing battle in their community. These two moms have accomplished their goal. They made a short length documentary featuring the struggles of addiction through the lives of young adults.
“ONE COMMUNITY, 98 + FATAL OVERDOSES, THOUSANDS OF LIVES, OVERTAKEN BY DRUGS”
These two moms realized that accidental death from overdose is an epidemic. The problem was not only in their suburban community but across the U.S.
They decided to make a documentary to show at school assemblies and youth groups.
This documentary features the addiction as told by those whose lives were overtaken by drugs. You will understand the struggle these brave young people take on each day to stay alive. The goal of this documentary is to save lives. The film educates youth and others in the community. It tells the truth about addiction and the deadly consequences drug use often has.
Approved by school district superintendents across the country and featuring specialists in the fields of medicine and addiction, this film delivers accurate and up to date information on the type of drugs infiltrating our communities and how to help our youth avoid them.
“Overtaken” was created in loving memory of lives gone too soon.
We need to break the stigma surrounds drugs and alcohol. Together we will make a difference.
For more information check out the Overtaken Lives Website.
Since 2011
Since this article was written, we’ve lost over a half million people to drug overdoses. The CDC states, “Drug overdose deaths continue to increase in the United States. From 1999 to 2017, more than 702,000 people have died from a drug overdose. In 2017, more than 70,000 people died from drug overdoses, making it a leading cause of injury-related death in the United States. Of those deaths, almost 68% involved a prescription or illicit opioid.”Please forward this post to family and friends, especially those with teenagers.
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