Use Once and Destroy (film)

Use Once and Destroy is a Canadian short film, written and directed by John L'Ecuyer and released in 1995.^[1] Created as a student project in L'Ecuyer's second year of film studies at Ryerson University, the film features L'Ecuyer narrating the story of his own prior experiences as a heroin addict.^[2]

Made for just $250,^[2] the film's genesis resulted from a magazine asking L'Ecuyer to write an article about his experiences as an addict.^[1]

The film premiered at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received an honorable mention from the Best Canadian Short Film award jury.^[3] L'Ecuyer's feature film debut, Curtis's Charm, premiered at the same festival.^[4]

L'Ecuyer subsequently published a memoir of his experiences as a drug addict, also titled Use Once and Destroy, in 1998.^[5]

• Use Once and Destroy at IMDb