Four Corners: Breaking The Cycle (ABC TV Monday 14 August 2023)

Four Corners: Breaking The Cycle airs Monday 14 August 2023 on ABC TV

What can we expect from this episode

Over the past decade, ice consumption in Australia has skyrocketed, reaching levels rarely seen elsewhere in the world.

Every year, thousands of babies in Australia are born with drug exposure from their mothers.

This week on Four Corners, we look into efforts to address one of the less talked about consequences of the current drug crisis.

Reporter Grace Tobin and filmmaker Sascha Ettinger Epstein follow pregnant women who are addicted and trying to get help for themselves and their unborn babies.

They reveal a system that is largely unprepared to address the health crisis and a lack of planned research.

The programme deconstructs the statistics and social stigma associated with pregnancy and substance abuse.

Four Corners is Australia’s premier television current affairs program. It has been part of the national story since August 1961, exposing scandals, triggering inquiries, firing debate, confronting taboos and interpreting fads, trends and sub-cultures. Its consistently high standards of journalism and film-making have earned international recognition and an array of Walkleys, Logies and other national awards.

Season 2023 Episode 29

When can we see the episode

Four Corners: Breaking The Cycle airs Monday 14 August 2023 at 20:30 on ABC TV

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