Addiction
These gamblers, drinkers and drug users each have just 28 days to break habits of a lifetime. Follow real stories of an eclectic group of addicts entering rehab. Once considered a moral failing, addiction is now treated as a chronic disease and it is widespread. The Victorian Addiction Centre in Melbourne allows unprecedented camera access to capture the pain, hope and recovery of its final intake of addicts before the centre relocates. Whatever their motivation for getting clean, rehab is no easy ride and the hardest part of the whole journey is the moment the addicts are released to face the temptations outside. Mick wants to beat the booze so he can reconnect with the niece and nephew he loves. Jessica is 35 years old and knows she'll miss her chance at motherhood unless she quits her all-consuming drug habit. Dom is playing for the highest stakes of all - his liver is collapsing and doctors have told him if he doesn't stop using drugs and drinking he'll be dead in six months. Some are doing rehab for the first time and some are old hands who continue to return to familiar ways. This emotional and brutally honest documentary shows the tragic consequences of addiction and reveals the extraordinary courage of those who attempt to step out of its shadow.
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