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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 does not properly educate or deter them from the dangers of drugs. – 22 Minutes (2) “Straight Talk,” focuses on three youths who have managed to stay clean by setting goals, finding friends who don’t use drugs, and working hard to develop their artistic talents. We also hear from a young person who was on drugs but managed to kick the habit and clean up her life. The contrast helps show that not everyone who is young is on drugs and not everyone who does drugs has to stay hooked. Change is possible. – 33 Minutes **** 55 (3) “Sports Drugs Awareness Program,” Attorney General Edward Meese and D.E.A Administrator John C. Lawn speak about the efforts being made to reduce drug use in America. – 10 Minutes (4) In, “Right Choice,” a group of kids at a summer camp is faced with using drugs and alcohol. Peer pressure works hard to make them all conform to substance abuse but one kid teaches that saying no is braver act. Aimed at adolescents the message of knowing who you are, what you stand for, and above all, saying no, serves as strong anti-drug propaganda. – 15 Minutes (5) Sonny Bono hosts this after school special about smoking Marijuana. “The point,” he claims, “isn’t to determine right or wrong, or what should and shouldn’t be legal, but to present the facts.” “Marijuana,” examines the ideology of smoking pot, presenting interviews from people who smoke weed and those who don’t. The concerns of the era, the feeling of helplessness as teenagers searched for an outlet for their rebellion, and the anti-war sentiments, present an underlying sociological study. – 34 Minutes ***59

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