\n A filmmaker captures her attempt to come off the synthetic
opiates that kept her off heroin for the past six years.\n <\/p>\n
\n A filmmaker captures her attempt to
come off the synthetic opiates that kept
her off heroin for the past six years.\n <\/p>\n
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By <\/span>Miranda Stern<\/span><\/p>\n Ms. Stern is a documentary filmmaker.<\/p>\n For most of my adult life, I\u2019ve struggled with an opiate addiction of some form. But I\u2019m one of the lucky ones, because I\u2019m still here.<\/p>\n The dark descent into the nefarious underworld of heroin addiction is well documented, but the challenging and deeply personal world of recovery and hope is rarely seen. This short documentary is a collaboration between my husband and me as we turn the camera inward and document my attempt to say a final goodbye to the synthetic opiates that have kept me off heroin for the past six years.<\/p>\n Part of the motivation for making this film came from a need to understand what dictates one\u2019s chances of sobriety. Why is it that some people make it and others don\u2019t, despite their endless efforts? What happens when, at some point, people are able to arrest this insidious disease and get their life back?<\/p>\n Recovery takes a lot of time, effort and patience from those in recovery and from their loved ones. There\u2019s no quick fix, shortcut or wave of a magic wand to make it go away. Recovery isn\u2019t simply about being clean; it\u2019s also about connection. Authentic and meaningful connection \u2014 with oneself, with others and with something outside of oneself. I\u2019m still working on that last one, but I think I got somewhere close to it while making this film.<\/p>\n Miranda Stern is a filmmaker based in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n