Prescription for Change: Ending America's Opioid Crisis(2016)
MTV teams up with multi-platinum artist Macklemore to explore America's opioid epidemic. Macklemore - himself a recovering addict - traveled to Washington D.C. for an exclusive conversation with President Obama, before heading to Seattle to meet with those living with this addiction. The documentary aims to change the conversation around the epidemic, as well as generate discussion around the disease of addiction.
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MTV teams up with multi-platinum artist Macklemore to explore America's opioid epidemic. Macklemore - himself a recovering addict - traveled to Washington D.C. for an exclusive conversation with President Obama, before heading to Seattle to meet with those living with this addiction. The documentary aims to change the conversation around the epidemic, as well as generate discussion around the disease of addiction.
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