Opioid Prevention Films & Documentaries
Films About Addiction & Hope
For over a decade, Spring Green has made films, including our free opioid prevention documentary, that help schools, families, and communities face addiction and the opioid crisis with honesty and hope. Watch them, share them, and use them, most are free.
The Opioid Crisis
Chasing Hope: The Documentary
An honest look at the opioid crisis and how we change it.
Chasing Hope began in 2015, from a conversation between Spring Green board president Amy Clark and Lucas County Sheriff John Tharp about Ohio’s overdose crisis. The film goes beyond the facts of opioid abuse, helping young people understand how addiction takes hold, why the risks are greater in adolescence, and what it can cost, while facing their own choices honestly.
The School Edition is made for middle and high school students (grades 6 to 12) and meets Ohio’s opioid-prevention education requirements. It comes with a discussion guide for presenters and a parent guide for honest conversations at home.
Chasing Hope is free to watch, and the discussion and parent guides are free to download.
Discussion & Parent Guides
Resources by Age Group
*Additional information for working with children and adolescents on the subject of drugs, addiction as it pertains to specific age groups can be found at the following links:
Children grades K-3
Children grades 4-5
Children grades 6-8
- https://www.samhsa.gov/topics/prescription-drug-misuse-abuse
- http://www.bemedwise.org/abuse-prevention/teen-influencer
- http://www.preventrxabuse.org/?q=node/56#.Wk0zxTvnv-b
- https://store.samhsa.gov/product/Helping-Students-Avoid-Prescription-Drug-Abuse/SMA09-4446
- https://drugfree.org/medicine-abuse-project/
- https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/heroin/index.html
- https://drugfree.org/article/brain-development-teen-behavior/
- https://teens.drugabuse.gov
- https://medlineplus.gov/prescriptiondrugabuse.html#cat80
- https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/drug-use-viral-infections-hiv-hepatitis
Adolescents grades 9-12
- https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/prescribing/guideline.html
- https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/epidemic/index.html
- https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/understanding-drug-use-addiction
- https://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content/SMA13-4742/Overdose_Toolkit_2014_Jan.pdf
- https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/ucm193918.htm
- http://mha.ohio.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=347
- https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
- https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/treatment
- http://starttalking.ohio.gov
As a pastor, I was extremely impressed with the emphasis on the value of life in the movie. These children and young adults are not portrayed as statistics but as precious people loved and created by God.
Our Impact
The Reach of Chasing Hope
People (students, parents, and teachers) who have registered online to watch or show Chasing Hope.
Organizations that have requested to use Chasing Hope for their population.
States where schools have shown Chasing Hope to their middle and high school students, serving over 10,000 students.
Parents who have watched the film to share it with their children and open a discussion about opioids and coping with stress.
This award-winning film is used as a tool for group dialogue, paired with a discussion guide that invites viewers to look inward. ONE is available for rent or purchase on Amazon.
Addiction is Within All of Us
ONE: The Documentary
Available on Amazon to rent or buy
ONE looks at addiction through a different lens, not as something that happens to other people, but as something within all of us. Combining striking imagery with the teachings of philosopher Alan Watts, the film moves between devastation and deeper awareness, asking what truly satisfies us, what we long for, and how we find connection, identity, and meaning. It invites viewers to examine their own hearts rather than seeing addiction as someone else’s problem.
ONE is available to rent or buy on Amazon, and free for Prime members. Learn more at onethedocumentary.com.
A facilitation guide ($4.99) helps leaders guide group conversation and go deeper into personal reflection.
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