PHOTOS: "Love in the Time of the Fentanyl" documentary screens at Nickelodeon Theatre

The Nickelodeon Theatre held an early showing of "Love in the Time of Fentanyl" on Feb. 25, 2023. The documentary created as a segment of PBS 'Indie Lens Pop-Up' docuseries covers Ronnie Grigg and other staff members at an Overdose Prevention Service office in Vancouver, Canada as they work with members of the community dealing with the ever-worsening fentanyl epidemic while showing the human element of those struggling with addiction. The film was followed by a Q&A panel consisting of medical experts and harm reduction specialists from around South Carolina and training on how to properly administer Narcan in case of an overdose.

The panel of medical experts and harm reduction specialists at the Nickelodeon Theater on Jan. 25, 2023. The panel went into more detail about the film and the ever-worsening fentanyl epidemic, and the resources offered in South Carolina that are available for people who are struggling with opioid addiction.

Assistant Professor at USC's Arnold School of Public Health, Dr. Jennifer Fillo introduces the panel of medical experts after the showing of "Love in the Time of Fentanyl" on Jan. 25, 2023. The panel went into more detail about the film and the ever-worsening fentanyl epidemic, and the resources offered in South Carolina that are available for people who are struggling with addiction.

Aimee Hourigan, the director of the Substance Abuse Prevention and Education Office at USC, discusses the role of Gamecock Recovery on campus. Hourigan said 5% of college students are in recovery. Gamecock Recovery offers a space where people in recovery can support one another, while still taking part in all of the activities and extracurriculars that are offered to every other college student, such as going out with friends, going to football tailgates and other things that would otherwise be dangerous to someone’s recovery without other students to help keep each other on track.

Ronnie Grigg, one of the main participants in "Love in the Time of Fentanyl'' and the president and chair of the board of directors for the Zero Block Society, discusses the importance of Narcan in preventing overdoses in Vancouver, Canada during his time at the Overdose Prevention Society. According to the film, since overdose prevention sites like this one were introduced 35 years ago, no one has ever died of an overdose in any of the sites — largely in-part of the effectiveness of Narcan.

Roland Martinson, a harm reduction specialist with Challenges, Inc., discusses harm reduction services currently available in South Carolina during the post-film panel at the Nickelodeon Theatre on Jan. 25, 2023. Challenges, Inc. offers syringe exchange, overdose prevention, HIV/Hepatitis C testing, direct treatment referrals and prescription medications to treat substance use disorders.

Ronnie Grigg, one of the main participants in "Love in the Life of Fentanyl" and the President and Chair of the Board of Directors for the Zero Block Society discusses the human element of the fentanyl epidemic during a post-screening panel on Jan. 25, 2023. Grigg grew up in Vancouver, Canada, and worked in the Opoid Protective Service office featured in the documentary. There, Grigg and other volunteers provided emergency Narcan, oxygen, and CPR care to anyone who overdosed under their care.

Jeremy Martin, vice president of Treatment and Intervention at LRADAC, instructs the crowd on the importance and proper use of Narcan during the panel at the Nickelodeon Theatre on Jan. 25, 2023. Narcan, the name brand of naloxone, is used to reverse the effects of opioid overdose. It can be prescribed by any pharmacist in South Carolina and can be picked up from community distributors across the state.

Members of the crowd listen as panelists discuss the importance and proper use of Narcan after the screening of "Love in the Time of Fentanyl" at Nickelodeon Theater on Jan. 25, 2023. Narcan, the name brand of Naloxone, is used to reverse the effects of opioid overdose. It can be prescribed by any pharmacist in South Carolina and can be picked up from community distributors across the state, which can be found at wakeupcarolina.org.

Members of SC Educational Television hand out information about Narcan Community Distributors, Narcan, and other useful information after the showing of "Love in the Time of Fentanyl" at the Nickelodeon Theater on Jan. 25, 2023. SC ETV teamed up with PBS to show this episode of their docu-series "Indie Lens Pop-Up." "Love in the Time of Fentanyl" officially premiered on Feb. 13, 2023.

The staff and panelists of the prescreening of "Love in the Time of Fentanyl" pose in front of the screen at Nickelodeon Theatre on Jan. 25, 2023. The documentary spoke on the dangers of fentanyl and the steps that the Overdose Prevention Society in Vancouver, Canada is taking to cut down on the amount of overdoses it creates.