'Heroin(e)': The Women Fighting Addiction In Appalachia
An Oscar-nominated documentary short explores the country's opioid crisis through the heroism of women in Huntington, W.Va. — women like fire chief Jan Rader and drug court judge Patricia Keller.
The opioid epidemic has hit Huntington, W.Va., very hard, with an overdose rate 10 times the national average.
Documentary filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon chose Huntington as the setting for her short doc about America's opioid crisis, Heroin(e). It's now nominated for an Oscar.
One those heroines is the town's fire chief, Jan Rader. She spends her days in an endless cycle of trying to revive addicts who have overdosed. In the
