Sault Ste. Marie

WARNING: This film contains graphic images of drug use. Steel Town Down traces the cycle of drug use in a struggling Canadian steel town on the US border as it grapples with a dramatic rise in overdoses linked to fentanyl.

VICE followed local resident Connie Raynor-Elliott, known as "Mama Bear," who has made it her mission to help drug users and those suffering with addictions in her spare time.

We meet Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario resident Kylie, who nearly died from an opioid overdose. Her friends left her by a dumpster instead of calling for help.