American Opioid

American Opioid
  • 4.3 (17)
  • EDUCATION

"They met when she could not speak and he could not hear. They met in the most affordable day care center in the City of Ragle, one of the nation's many flashpoints of the opioid crisis. He was two. She was three. They relied on each other for survival." American Opioid is a research-backed fictional narrative about the opioid crisis, written and narrated by Jamal Khan. More information is available at www.americanopioid.org.

Episodes

  1. 07/19/2019

    Season 2, Episode 5

    Marjorie is forced to make increasingly high stakes choices that will not only affect her future, but also her son’s. www.americanopioid.org

    21 min

  2. 07/19/2019

    Season 2, Episode 4

    Marjorie is forced to come to terms with her addiction to opioids.   www.americanopioid.org

    21 min

  3. 07/19/2019

    Season 2, Episode 3

    Marjorie becomes increasingly resourceful, even as setbacks mount.  www.americanopioid.org

    25 min

  4. 07/19/2019

    Season 2, Episode 2

    Marjorie resorts to increasingly desperate measures to access opioids, placing herself and her son in jeopardy.  www.americanopioid.org

    18 min

  5. 07/19/2019

    Season 2, Episode 1

    A five-year-old girl named Jane Merrick, who we met briefly at the beginning of Season 1, is about to be picked up from day care by her parents, just like on any other day. But unlike any other day, they are not going home. Instead, they are venturing deep into the inner sanctum of the opioid crisis. www.americanopioid.org

    23 min

  6. 09/19/2018

    Season 1, Episode 6

    Marjorie becomes increasingly aware of the fact that her addiction to opioids could jeopardize her job.

    24 min

  7. 09/19/2018

    Season 1, Episode 5

    Marjorie finds herself in the grip of something she does not understand. But its influence on her behavior is all too real. www.amerianopioid.org

    22 min

  8. 09/19/2018

    Season 1, Episode 4

    Marjorie takes opioids for the first time. It won’t be the last time. www.americanopioid.org

    17 min

  9. 09/05/2018

    Season 1, Episode 3

    Marjorie is confronted with undeniable evidence that her son is deaf, and must make a decision that will alter the course of his life. www.americanopioid.org

    33 min

  10. 09/04/2018

    Season 1, Episode 2

    Matt's mother is informed that her son is special, and believes it. She is also notified that he is deaf, and refuses to believe it. www.americanopioid.org

    30 min
  11. Season 1, Episode 1

    08/30/2018

    Season 1, Episode 1

    Welcome to the American Opioid podcast, written and narrated by Jamal Khan. The podcast features a research-backed fictional narrative about the opioid crisis. In this first episode, two young children form their own cozy little world at a day care center, oblivious to an impending crisis that will affect all fifty states. For more information, or to get in touch with the creator of the podcast, check out the website: www.americanopioid.org

    23 min
  • 11 Episodes

4.3
out of 5
17 Ratings

About

"They met when she could not speak and he could not hear. They met in the most affordable day care center in the City of Ragle, one of the nation's many flashpoints of the opioid crisis. He was two. She was three. They relied on each other for survival." American Opioid is a research-backed fictional narrative about the opioid crisis, written and narrated by Jamal Khan. More information is available at www.americanopioid.org.

Information

  • Creator
    American Opioid
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2019
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © American Opioid