"They just need to realize that when they're prescribing this stuff - It can be a great painkiller - but it can also be heroin. Right? - You need to think about it that way.

It's gone too far now - to just say - Well he said his back was sore - and I just write the prescription - That just doesn't cut it anymore"

Prescription painkiller abuse in London, Ontario - a large and still growing problem - obvious to any frontline service worker - but still a story that has not gained much traction in this city. As for the doctors involved in the promotion and prescription of these drugs - a deafening silence of disregard and denial.

A small group of Fanshawe journalism students prepared this new documentary - prOxy Fight. You can watch it right now - right here on SupportNet.ca.

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