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“Untreated & Unheard: The Addiction Crisis in America” (November, 2022)

Along with Paramount’s in-house content studio, the Partnership to End Addiction (Drugfree.org) created a new documentary, “Untreated & Unheard: The Addiction Crisis in America.” As many as 20 million Americans have a substance use disorder, yet only one in 10 can access care.

This documentary follows individuals and families impacted by substance use disorder, like Tonia Ahern, a mother from New Jersey who has worked tirelessly for over a decade to educate, support, and empower families while advocating for better and more integrated systems of addiction care. The film also includes Nora Volkow, M.D., Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and Fred Muench, Senior Advisor at Partnership to End Addiction.

“Untreated & Unheard: The Addiction Crisis in America” was produced and developed by Paramount’s in-house branded content studio and was made possible through the active participation and leadership of Horizon Media. Bill Koenigsberg CEO, and founder of Horizon Media serves on the board at Partnership to End Addiction and enabled the production of this compelling documentary.

“Overdose deaths are at an all-time high.  This documentary transports viewers beyond the ‘doom and gloom” statistics into the living rooms of individuals and families touched by this disease – families who didn’t know where to turn when their loved one was struggling with substance misuse,” said Creighton Drury, CEO of Partnership to End Addiction.  “Thankfully, this documentary makes it clear that families should never have to navigate addiction alone in isolation.  Partnership to End Addiction exists to fill this gap – to provide answers, direct support and hope for families impacted by this dreadful disease.

Directors:  Laura Casey, Spencer Parker

Producer: Jenny Lee

Featuring: Tonia Ahern, Diana Lynn, Carleah Summers & Kathleen Cochran

Studio: Paramount Brand Studio

The documentary is also available now to stream on a variety of networks.