Jonesing

We return to Kensington in Philadelphia. The staff at Prevention Point Philadelphia present their new methods to combat the opioid crisis.

Addicted, imprisoned and pregnant. A puzzling challenge or opportunity for a fresh start? We search for an answer through Jessica's experience on MAT since her days in prison upto her prenatal visits.

Relapses, relapses, and more relapses. What happens on the way to recovery? We delve into this hot topic as many individuals in active addiction and recovery remember their relapses and the aftermath that followed.

What do childhood trauma and mental health have to do with addiction? Everything, according to Psychologist Stacy Rivenburg who spells out how mental health conditions have led many to drug use.

Sexual abuse, mental and emotional abuse, the odds are high for addiction. Follow one man, James Ivery, as he tells you what led him to addiction and then to recovery.

Look deep inside the brain of those addicted to heroin through the experience of two doctors who treat patients with Suboxone. Find out who they think are some of the most motivated to reach sobriety.

Brandon Artman continues with his addiction to painkillers and then heroin. His family struggles to find the right treatment path for him as Brandon promises he will get clean. Faith plays a major role in what his family sees for Brandon.

The story of Brandon Artman, a former student athlete, who developed an opioid addiction after a football injury. His wife, Erica, and his parents struggled to help him.

The Jonesing team travels to the heart of the opioid epidemic in Kensington, a neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pa. We discover the harsh reality of a community overtaken by chronic opioid abuse, the accompanying public health burdens of IV drug use and how the staff at Prevention Point Philadelphia are re-inventing addiction treatment approaches.