HARRISON COUNTY, Ind. —
A documentary about heroin premiered in Corydon on Thursday.
"A Hit of Hell" featured interviews from inmates at the Harrison County Jail and recovering addicts. It will eventually be shown at schools across Harrison County.
Brooke Mattingly participated in the project.
"If I could just help one person, it's well worth it," Mattingly said.
Mattingly began abusing drugs in 2009 and said by 2011, she was using heroin.
"I've been in here, off and on, since 2009," Mattingly said. "Almost every year."
Mattingly said she began to get her life back on track when Harrison County Prosecutor Otto Schalk asked her to share her story.
"It's not anything I'm proud of, but it's the reality of it," Mattingly said. "I'm glad I could be a part of it and help."
Mattingly is one of several recovering heroin addicts featured in "A Hit of Hell."
Schalk said he hoped the film is "eye opening" for kids in Harrison County.
"These people who are dying, hey, they went to the same high school as you," Schalk said. "They played on the same football team as you do. You know, they went to your middle school, and so it kind of hits close to home."
No topic was off limits, including overdoses.
Mattingly said she was lucky, because she only overdosed once.
"Probably the scariest thing I've ever been through," Mattingly said. "But it still wasn't enough to make me quit."
Mattingly said she finally got clean after going to rehab earlier this year.
She said no drug is worth more than life.
"You think you can do it just this one time, and it's not going to affect you, but it will," Mattingly said. "You're either going to end up in jail or prison or dead."
"A Hit of Hell" was produced entirely in Harrison County.
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