19-year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns home to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve morning. Ben's mother, Holly, is relieved and welcoming but wary of her son staying clean. Over a turbulent 24 hours, new truths are revealed, and a mother's undying love for her son is tested as she does everything in her power to keep him safe.
This movie contains 11 potentially triggering events.
Sort of. Preparing to commit suicide by drug overdose, Ben leaves his beloved dog in a car and puts a note on the windshield giving the dog's name and an emergency contact phone number (that of Ben's mother).
Drug abuse, overdosing, etc is discussed frequently. Very brief, dark shot of a man injecting himself. Drugs (in packet form) handled but not used on screen. Smoking/vaping on screen.
Causes and effects of drug addiction shown and discussed in detail throughout the movie. A major character and many minor characters are addicted to drugs.
Ben and his mom "visit one of Ben's former high school teachers whom Holly is shocked to learn used to provide her son with drugs in exchange for sexual favors." (source: Wikipedia) It is never said outright, but it is heavily implied.