See Me: Change The Face of Addiction
After losing someone to addiction, two women unite a community looking for better approaches to recovery and relapse.
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Change The Face of Addiction is an organization co-founded by Rosalind Davis & Jessica Holtsbaum after the loss of a loved one to opioid poisoning. From this tragedy they built a community that brings addiction out from the shadows by decreasing stigma and increasing safe access to services. They advocate for the many approaches to overcoming addiction, while supporting people wherever they are on their journey to recovery. In this documentary we will connect our audience with the honest and heartfelt lived experiences of those that have recovered, relapsed and have moved through the grief of loss to find a hope for a better future.
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Rosalind Davis lost her partner, Nathan, to fentanyl overdose in 2016. Feeling a lack of awareness and accurate information was available, she and Nathan’s sister, Jessica Holtsbaum, founded Change the Face of Addiction. The stigma attached to addiction is often the most difficult barrier to overcome, and is commonly rooted in misunderstanding. The organization aims to educate society about substance-use policy and the way it impacts its victims, their families and communities. They believe that if we see the person first then we can change the way addiction looks.
Alec is a passionate advocate for people with Substance Use Disorder and our vulnerable population. “I believe that our current policies and societal views on addiction need reform, having experience with them both, I truly see the need to make changes as a whole community.”
Jessica lost her brother Nathan to an opioid overdose and co-founded the not-for-profit group Change The Face of Addiction. She is completing a degree in Media & Communications at U of C and is keenly aware of the messaging and polarization around addiction. The Alberta Foundation for Changing the Face of Addiction is dedicated to creating awareness of the need to treat substance-use disorders (SUD) and substance use with evidence, support and compassion.