Swallow a pill, take a swig of vodka, lay back and float through the clouds. The pain is gone in a cloud of smoke.
What if addiction was deleted from society? Or better yet, what if the causes of addiction were no longer allowed to exist? When Congress approved the passing of the Substance Ban of 2015, that is exactly what happened. Everything from alcoholic beverages to the simple pain killers was made illegal, sending the United States in complete uproar.
Ten years after the ban was first passed, seventeen-year-old Andrei Novikov has been living in New York City for five years. His family made the transition from Engels, Russia, the only home Andrei had ever known, so Andrei and his sister Ilia could have a better life. For a family coming from a country without a legal drinking age or many restrictions on smoking, the ban was a foreign nature that they were not willing to embrace. For the past five years, after the family restaurant closes at night, Andrei’s family makes and sells their own version of home-brewed vodka and pills used as pain or illness remedies.
The police in New York begin to notice the presence of illegal substances, and the authorities, led by Chief Todd Anderson, are prepared to take down the source behind the business. But when Andrei falls in love with Nae, the chief’s daughter, he is forced to chose between the law and the good of the people. Nae, haunted by her own memories from the days of drugs and alcohol, is forced to make the choice between her father’s wishes and the motives behind the family of the Russian boy she loves.
Can Andrei keep his family from meeting the cruel and unforgiving justice system, or will the law take down a family with the best intentions?All Rights Reserved