Free Film Screening Explores Opioid Addiction

Written Off posterJoin Nevada County Public Health and Nevada Joint Union High School District Adult Ed for a special free screening of the award-winning documentary film Written Off. Chronicling a young man’s struggles with opioid addiction, the film is told through “grippingly honest personal journals” as he works to to conceal how “an innocent prescription for painkillers leads to a 10-year struggle to escape opiates and the stigma that surrounds his addiction.”

Director Molly Hermann and one of the film’s inspirations, Jane Edwards, will be on-hand for the screening and panel discussion.

Learn more about the film at written-off.com.

Details

What: Screening of the film Written Off

When: Thursday, March 26, 2020 at 5:30 p.m.

Where: The Don Baggett Theatre, 11761 Ridge Rd, Nevada City, CA 95959

Cost: Free

Admission is free, with open seating. If you have any questions or would like more information, contact Health Education Coordinator Toby Guevin at 530-265-7018.