Arno Peeters & Iris Honderdos

In 2008 it became clear that these women wanted not only themselves and their children but also their partners to have access to treatment and care. This resulted in the film With or Without Me, also made by Swann Dubus and Phuong Thao Tran (Varan Vietnam). The film follows two men struggling with addiction, each with his own plan: one wants to quit, while the other wants to keep enjoying the high until his death. Life takes a different turn for both.

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Collaboration

Production and concept: Pauline Oosterhoff. Lyrics and vocals:  Cactus Blossom members. Music composition: Arno Peeters. Video editor/camera: Iris Honderdos . Vocal Support Kim Jo-Jo. Initiative: Medical Committee Netherlands Vietnam . Special thanks. The Vietnamese Red Cross, Dong Da section. National Women’s Museum, Hanoi, Netherlands embassy in Hanoi.

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Publications

White, J. and Oosterhoff, P. (2013) Monstrous Fears: experiences of pregnancy and opiate use in Vietnam, and strategies for support in Journal of Drug Issues, 43: 1, 4 – 19

Oosterhoff, P.; Miller, N. and Tran Viet Anh (2007) Hanoi B93 Clubs Evaluation, Hanoi: Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (DOLISA) and MCNV