Facing a heroin epidemic, America is experimenting with radical new approaches to the drug problem. Following four addicts in Seattle, the film examines U.S. drug policy and what happens when heroin is treated like a public health crisis, not a crime. 面对海洛因的流行，美国正在尝试解决毒品问题的新方法。在西雅图的四名瘾君子之后，这部电影审视了美国的毒品政策，以及当海洛因被当作公共健康危机而不是犯罪对待时会发生什么。