Building Hope: Substance Use in the Trades is a video series that raises awareness about the opioid overdose crisis and the impact of the toxic drug supply on people in the trades. The films have been co-produced by Edmonton filmmaker Lorna Thomas and two others from Whiterock, B.C. working with the media production company BaseTwoMedia.com. The videos offer information on how to stay safer in the drug-poisoning era. The main video is 9 minutes long and features the stories of four men with experience in the trades as well as with substance use .
There are also 1-minute spotlight videos featuring each of the four men:
Trevor Botkin
Kale Moth
Daniel Snyder
Rob Tournour