| Use Once and Destroy | |
| Director: | John L'Ecuyer |
| Runtime: | 10 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
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]