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Description: Substance abuse is on the rise worldwide and Canada is not immune. Recent reports state that 47,000 Canadian deaths are linked to substance abuse annually. I chose to focus on this issue by visually documenting the daily life of Jesse, a farmer at Lemoine’s Point Farm. His story is one of day-to-day struggles while using methadone; his lifestyle is out of the ordinary and often misunderstood. Once you enter Jesse’s world, you realize his story is one of entrepreneurship, creativity, and a st