Philly Screening of Swallow THIS: A Documentary About Methadone & Covid-19

Portico Films

Free film screening &amp; panel discussion about methadone clinic abolition with the co-directors of Swallow THIS

Making Worlds Cooperative Bookstore & Social Center

<h2>Swallow THIS: A Documentary About Methadone and COVID-19 is a vital and timely documentary that uncovers what happened in opioid treatment programs during the pandemic. In an unprecedented move, the DEA and SAMHSA lifted the onerous restrictions on take-home doses and suddenly everyone was eligible for 14 or 28 days of medication. </h2><h2>Co-directors Marilena Marchetti &amp; Helen Redmond traveled across the country to document the impact of this dramatic change. In interviews with patients and clinic staff from Massachusetts to Tennessee, the new take-homes policy was adopted inconsistently. Some got 14 or 28 bottles and experienced freedom, but most did not. </h2><h2>Swallow THIS is a call to action to abolish methadone clinics. </h2><h2>Join the co-directors and Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard a law student at Temple University for a panel discussion. </h2><h2>Co-sponsored by Open Society Foundations and National Harm Reduction Coalition  </h2><p>http://www.porticofilms.com/swallowthis</p><p>https://filtermag.org/methadone-clinic-childhood/ </p>

<p>Our banner at the International Overdose Awareness march/rally on August 31st, NYC. </p>

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