Drugs

Table of Contents: (1) “Drug Abuse Films: The Credibility Gap,” shows two different viewpoints – one from parents and one from students – concerning the effectiveness of an anti-drug film. The viewpoint of the parents is that the film is very effective in deterring kids from drug use. However, the students feel that the film [...]

Table of Contents: (1) “Drugs Knowledge, Understanding, Action,” contains rundowns of the various campaign methods created by the NIMH to inform the public about drug abuse, including print ads, brochures, and films. The movie shows examples of each method and emphasizes the importance of the dissemination of drug abuse information to educate the public. – [...]

There is no better anti-drug message than a conversation with an ex-junkie. Their accounts are not full of rhetoric and propaganda and the horror of their stories leave an enduring sadness and resolution to remain drug free. Dr. Allan Cohen, a reformed addict lends his voice to other addicts on the damaging effects of narcotics, [...]

Mind control has been the fodder for science fiction writers and numerous conspiracy theories for decades, but in the late 1970s evidence surfaced that proved mind control might not solely belong to the imaginations of fiction writers. “Mission: Mind Control,” interviews members of the intelligence field, and people who have lived through mental experimentation, to [...]

LSD has been studied by researchers for years. The government and independent labs test the drug for psychiatric uses – as a possible cure for alcoholism, a humane treatment of pain for cancer patients, and for spiritual and physical awareness. “Psychiatry Uses and Research on LSD-25,” shows experiments on volunteers, those volunteers discussing their experiences [...]

Cocaine – chewed by the Incas for generations, stimulant, and a white gold more valuable than jewels. Grown in the jungles of the Amazon and chemically changed into the white powder which circulates on the streets of the United States, the problem of Cocaine is a real one. “Snow Storm in the Jungle,” is an [...]

Oscar winner Louis Gossett Jr. adds his considerable talent to a series of corny anti-drug episodes aimed at teenagers. When TV’s Chad Allen is faced with hypothetical situations involving drug use, he searches for the right answer and a way to keep his friends with moral lessons and facts about drugs conveyed through song and [...]