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Synopsis: Deep in the heart of Utah, commonly referred to as "Happy Valley," residents enjoy one of the lowest crime rates, highest literacy and language fluency - even the most jello consumption - across the nation. Yet under the glossy exterior of this beautiful community, there are less popular categories that Happy Valley contends in but doesn't advertise, including prescription drug abuse, double the national average of anti-depressant drugs, even suicide. In Happy Valley at least one teen per week dies from drug overdose. The real-life true story, Happy Valley, sheds light on the growing problem of prescription drug abuse in Utah County and, as importantly, the associated issues of denial, conformity, social pressure and guilt. The film intimately follows several lives and families that have been dramatically affected by prescription drug abuse leading to street drug abuse and addiction. From these stories and a single father's journey to reunite a family emerge unconditional love, forgive
Genre: Documentary
Director(s): R.K. Williams
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
6.4
PG-13
Year:
2008
90 min
94 Views


We ended up becoming partners

for something.

I forgot what it was.

But we just loved each other

right from the start.

If one of us

were walking down the hallway,

and they didn't see

the other one with us,

they'd be, "Where's Amelia?"

Or "Where's Macall?"

And we were just inseparable.

We were always together.

Amelia loved Macall.

She just loved Macall.

I n fact, one of the last things

we said to Amelia...

Michael was joking with her

and said,

"Don't you think you've seen

enough of Macall this weekend?"

And I said that, and she said,

"You can't ever

get enough of Macall."

And that was the last thing

she said to me.

We didn't plan on using drugs

or anything.

But I ended up

talking to Amelia,

and I told her that my parents

were going out of town

for the weekend.

And she said that she had...

She wanted to get high.

And she wanted to use heroin.

And I told her,

"Okay, well, I can get it."

I saw the two girls,

and I said...

And I had a bad feeling.

And I remember saying...

I was...

I just was worried about Macall

for some reason.

And I called Amelia up,

and I said,

"Amelia, will you make sure

that Macall doesn't do

any more drugs.

I'm really worried about her,

that she's gonna die."

And Amelia said, "Yeah.

I'll make sure of that."

We had asked Amelia

several times

about Macall and her drugs.

Amelia said

that she was doing fine,

that she was being tested,

and she was clean.

And everything seemed

to be going well.

She just used used them

recreationally.

She would use them once

in a while at parties and...

Or when she and I were together.

That whole weekend

was her first time shooting up.

It was the first time

using syringes.

All I remember is just

teaching her how to shoot up.

And then I shot up.

And that's it.

And then I ended up

going downstairs

because I wanted to be

with my boyfriend.

Macall had a boyfriend

who did not do drugs at all.

I don't know how he didn't know

Macall was doing them.

It's almost impossible

for him not to have known.

LDS.

I n the Church.

I'm an Eagle Scout.

Good kid in school.

Got good grades.

Averaged a 3. 3 GPA.

Played football.

Just a normal, you know...

Normal good kid

with no drug involvements.

Did you ever sense

that she was on drugs?

I asked her.

I'm like, "What's the worst

thing you've ever done?"

Like, "How many drugs

have you done?"

Just to find out.

And she didn't lie to me at all.

She said, " I've pretty much

tried everything.

But that's in my past,

and I'm moving forward."

It's gonna be a mystery that

we will never be able to solve.

Because we honestly thought

that Macall had gotten over

the drugs.

You know, Amelia was there

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