Ellie, a recovering drug addict, has just moved to a new city with her two teenage children. She has struggled to stay sober in the past and is determined to make it work this time, finding a stable job and regularly attending her meetings. Unfortunately, new friends, a new job, and the chance of a new life, can’t keep Ellie from slipping once again. Her life changes when she meets Christopher – a different kind of addict – which forces her daughter and son to accept a new version of Ellie.
Morris navigates his way through a mandatory stay at Sweet Dreams sober living. In an attempt to get his life back on track, he agrees to coach a misfit softball team of his fellow housemates.
Emma is the bright, attractive and funny widowed mother of teen honor-student Charlie. She has a drinking problem that seemingly increases exponentially, and Charlie has problems of his own, chief among them the pregnancy of his girlfriend Lauren...
On Josh and Greg's first date, they quickly realize that the generational divide between them is the least of their worries.
In this film titled “From Candy to Cocaine” from 1986, the “Teens Kick-Off” performance group, a performance group recovering from alcohol and drug abuse, perform a modern theater piece on their personal stories of addiction and recoveries. The film also portrays adolescents, who share their stories from use and abuse to recovery. Real people, not actors, speak frankly about their addiction in a theater setting. Parents share their feelings, illustrating the family’s struggles. The film ends on a positive note, emphasizing recovery. It is produced in cooperation with the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Department of Health and Human Services, directed by Terry Losardo, photographed by Charles Shedd, and edited by David Sherwin.