This docu-series highlights the alarming problem of addiction and overdose in America, with deaths at a rate of 9/11 x 100 every year. It sheds light on the stigma surrounding addiction and follows individuals affected by it, as well as successful unconventional methods of recovery. Through an unexpected collaboration between former drug dealers, police, and government officials, a new approach to addressing addiction is showcased. The series offers a message of hope.
The documentary looks at the devastation of losing a child that only a mother can know; how can you move on after that? How do you put your life back together? How do you help the tens of thousands of Moms recover from the broken heart of an accidental overdose.? A story of amazing courage, resilience, and strength inspires us to be better for our fellow man.
Kirk hears about a guy getting a lot of buzz in addiction and recovery and decides to hear him speak. Kirk is clueless that the guy he hears about is Jimmy, a year and a half into his sobriety. Jimmy shows up with his entourage and speaks powerfully about addiction and recovery. When Jimmy recognizes Kirk in the audience, he starts having
Kirk hears about a guy getting a lot of buzz in addiction and recovery and decides to hear him speak. Kirk is clueless that the guy he hears about is Jimmy, a year and a half into his sobriety. Jimmy shows up with his entourage and speaks powerfully about addiction and recovery. When Jimmy recognizes Kirk in the audience, he starts having fun at Kirk's expense. Everyone laughs, but Kirk still doesn’t recognize Jimmy because his appearance has changed drastically.
Over coffee a few days later, Kirk knows Jimmy is on to something. Kirk invites Jimmy to speak with him at a college. When Kirk speaks, it's just a cop telling people to say no to drugs. But, Jimmy knows how to get an audience’s attention.
The powerful story of these two guys working together, laughing and poking fun at one another also brings a serious message––so powerful they go on speaking tours together. Most of the time this new relationship is kindled as Jimmy and Kirk drive to speaking events. Kirk soaks up what Jimmy knows like a sponge. This documentary video series tells a powerful story
Arkansas’s Drug Director, Kirk Lane, and the former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson take huge political risks and reap big rewards when they join forces with Jimmy McGill, a former 19-time felon, and appoint him to be the Arkansas State Recovery Manager. The biggest disrupter to recovery since the founders of AA, Jimmy heads a revolutionary peer recovery program that brings even the worst addicts out of the hell of addiction into purpose-driven, meaningful lives while transforming the criminal justice system.
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