Laila Haidari survived child marriage and her own traumatic past to battle one of the deadliest problems in Afghanistan: heroin addiction. As the "mother of the addicts," she must prevail over a crisis of addiction and a corrupt government in a country on the verge of collapse.

LAILA AT THE BRIDGE

Laila Haidari survived child marriage and her own traumatic past to battle one of the deadliest problems in Afghanistan: heroin addiction.

Post-film discussion: On local, state, federal, and international topics related to addiction including stigma, funding, government policy, and how to support a loved one. <ul><li>Moderated by Erika George, director, director of the Tanner Center for Humanities at the University of Utah</li></ul> Panelists include:<ul><li>Dr. Jennifer Plumb, a practicing physician and medical director of Utah Naloxone</li><li>Dr. Marcela C. Smid, medical director of the SUPeRAD (Substance Use and Pregnancy – Recovery, Addiction, Dependence</li><li>Teneille Brown, who is a Professor of Law at the S.J. Quinney College of Law and an adjunct in the Department of Internal Medicine's Program for Medical Ethics and Humanities</li><li>Asha Parekh, the Director of the Refugee Services Office within the Department of Workforce Services for the state of Utah - she also started the Salt Lake Area Family Justice Center at the YWCA Utah in 2007 to better assist victims of violence in one location</li></ul>

Post-film Discussion - Laila at the Bridge

Post-film discussion moderated by the director of the Tanner Humanities Center, Erika George, on local, state, federal, and international topics related to addiction including stigma, funding, government policy, and how to support a loved one.

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