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Videos: Focus on Drugs |
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Dr. Joseph Pursch
lectures on addiction to sedative drugs, indicating that cross addiction
occurs when patients also use alcohol. Complications increase as physicians
misdiagnose sedativism and continue to prescribe drugs. A mime couple
role plays the effect of sedativism on their lives and marriage.
Developed by the Department of Labor to educate workers about the cost of substance abuse to society and the harmful effects of alcohol and other drug abuse on the mind and body. Through actual life
experiences of young men and women, the effects of steroid use and the
importance of looking at alternatives are explored. The video focuses
on teens who are attaining their own personal goals through a drug free
lifestyle and takes a serious look at some who chose steroids to achieve
their objectives. Students will hear first hand from young people who
have endangered their lives with steroid use.
Using sophisticated 3-D animation, this program, divided into two parts, takes viewers on a journey deep into the brain to study the effects of the three substances. The first part illustrates the major functions of the brain and shows how its principal cells, the neurons, communicate with each other through electrical and chemical signals. In the second part, animated molecules of nicotine, cocaine, and marijuana travel a route from the external environment through the body to the brain, where viewers learn about the cellular targets of these drugs, and how each drug interacts with them and subsequently affects the body. Actual neurons used in the animations create a realistic effect that helps viewers understand the concepts presented. A Teacher's Guide may be viewed or printed through Films for the Humanities and Sciences' web site at http://www.films.com .
Designed
for audiences interested in learning about chemical dependency from a
"street" perspective. Brother Earl explains the stages and behavioral
symptoms of the disease of addiction in a presentation both fresh and
spontaneous.
How does denial affect recovery?... Prevent recovery?... Interfere with recovery? How does denial affect the family? With contributions from his responsive audience, Brother Earl addresses these and other important issues on the subject of denial in this candid, personal program.
Effects on body: acne and skin problems, liver damage, increased risk of cancer, impotence, arthritis, an increase in blood pressure and cholesterol that can lead to heart disease, stroke, and early death. Outlined
by Dr. Forest Tennant, NFL Drug Advisor and Associate Professor at the
UCLA School of Public Health.
Brother Earl, in colorful terms anyone can understand, explains why cocaine is the most "cunning, baffling and powerful" addictive drug known to man. Watching this video will help those suffering with the disease of cocaine addiction understand their affliction and respond to treatment.
Chemical addiction is now being treated like a disease, and a cure appears to be on the horizon. Approaching the topic of heroin, cocaine, alcohol, and nicotine addiction from a biological perspective, this program features new research into the meso-limbic reward pathway and efforts to implement treatments based on that research using Zybian, Naltrexone implants, and even a cocaine vaccine. Spectacular 3-D graphics, high-tech medical imaging, and case studies add emphasis to the findings of Nora Volkov, Anna Rose Childress, Tom Kosten, and other experts. Footage of the first human trial of the cocaine vaccine at Yale University is included.
This two hour teleconference will showcase a variety of objects linked with illegal drug use. Identifying drug paraphernalia is a critical skill for law enforcement officers, school officials, parents, teachers, and other members of the public concerned with drug prevention and interdiction. The presence of paraphernalia may be the only visible clue of illegal drug related activity. Moreover, narcotic residue on paraphernalia items may be used as evidence in the prosecution of drug charges. Teleconference training on "What is the Internet?" and definitions of the various ways it's used for drug advertising, meetings and sales. Internet Security and how it can be used for investigative purposes is also discussed. Service providers, services, browsers, uniform resource locators (URLL'S), host names, country identifiers, ports, path/filenames, search engines, law enforcement sites, and other detailed information is included.
MDMA is not new, but it has been given a new identity, and re-introduced to young people as the new in club drug. As with all drugs, Ecstasy is taking lives, creating victims, and leaving casualties. Recent studies are now showing permanent brain damage can occur from using Ecstasy. This program does not preach, but offers your audience the facts about Ecstasy. We show the side effects, symptoms, and explain both the short, and long term effects of taking MDMA.
Education is the key to preventing a child's deadly mistake. Educate yourself. Educate your kids. Talk to your children about the dangers of Inhalant Abuse.
Generational
forgetting is defined as "A new or young generation not learning
or profiting from the bad drug experiences of generations before them."
For 130 years, American society has followed a cyclical pattern of drug
abuse where drugs resurface again and again becoming more potent - often
more lethal - with each recurring cycle. Today's teenagers are at serious
risk as drugs thought to be out of "fashion" continue to resurface,
enveloping new users in tragic addiction. This film offers the wisdom
of history and the hard facts of medical science to help encourage - and
enlighten - teens to break the chain once and for all. A
drug and alcohol awareness videotape featuring the Boston Bruins hockey
team. Brother Earl Talks about the incredible compulsion of cocaine addiction, and how old playmates and playpens can instantly trigger addiction relapse, even in those with the best intentions. Brother Earl also graphically discusses the common cocaine relapse triggers including dishonesty with self and others, depression, overstimulation and sex.
A
joint distribution effort by Johnson & Johnson, the United Way and
HBO. Mary Tyler Moore outlines seven basic steps that parents can take
to help deal with this crisis: (1) Set Limits, (2) Talk About Drugs, (3)
Get Involved, (4) Don't Deny, (5) Look for Changes in Your Child's Behavior,
(6) Be Aware of "Gateway Drugs," (7) Get Help. Determine
at what point a teen is willing to say "No" to drugs. Watch
as seven junior and senior high?school substance abusers, who think adults
must accept the fact that teens will experiment with drinking and drugs,
talk about their experiences. From PBS.
This entertaining video, featuring Max A. Schneider, MD, a leading authority in the field of addiction medicine, to educate viewers about the special problems that prescription drugs, alcohol and tobacco cause for people over the age of 55. During medical rounds at a hospital. Dr. Schneider takes a group of residents (played by professional actors) on a magical journey that illustrates how senility, dementia and Alzheimer's disease can be misdiagnosed if patients' drug use is not fully explored by physicians. Ideal for presentations to family groups, places of workship, senior centers, nursing home staffs and health care workers. This video was produced to help educate adolescents about the dangers and the consequences of marijuana use by graphically depicting true-life stories of young men whose hopes and dreams were destroyed by marijuana and other illegal drug use. This video explains what chemicals are in marijuana, and what organs are at most risk. We explain both the short and long term negative effects marijuana has on the body, and how not being in complete control of your body can sometimes lead to disastrous consequences both legally, and socially.
An updated version of Dr. Ohlms earlier film, Marijuana in the New Millennium is an extremely balanced view of the drug and its effects as reflected in the latest scientific work. While discounting many prevalent "scare stories" often circulated about marijuana, this film stresses its effects on brain chemistry. Short-term memory and the performance of complex tasks are significantly hampered, and chronic users may experience a distinct slowing of the brain's functioning. This film is aimed at professionals, adults and older teens.
Dr. Ohlms clearly and simply explains the physical and psychological hazards of marijuana use.
This program discusses the use of marijuana and its effect s on the nervous, respiratory and reproductive systems.
Parents should make clear and consistent messages to their children about the dangers of marijuana and KEEP talking about them. This video lists the medical facts of using marijuana on the brain and body. Both parents and teenagers give individual viewpoints in this video. Separate discussion groups are also featured. The message of the video is that parents should spend more time with their children and more time talking about the dangers of drugs.
You know how alcohol and other drugs make you feel. But what happens to your body and brain when you're using. This video explains how mood-altering substances alter the chemicals in the brain. And how this in turn affects heart rate, breathing, sensory perceptions--and more.
MEDICAL ASPECTS OF MIND ALTERING DRUGS is not a medical lecture, it is an elaborate production combining dramatic vignettes, computer generated graphics and charts with a discussion of the important information regarding today's most abused drugs. This
film groups mind altering drugs into six major categories: marijuana,
sedative hypnotics, narcotics, inhalants, hallucinogens, and stimulants.
Some of the substances covered are alcohol, tranquilizers, heroin, demerol,
nitrates, P.C.P., L.S.D., cocaine and crack.
"The most dangerous drug on the street today," says the video, and news reports indicate its growing impact, especially in the west & midwest. It focuses heavily on the bursts of meaningless activity, the paranoia and the chaos users experience. Mostly stories by recovering addicts (white, middle-class), with some of the best communication of the process of recovery. The psychic discomfort of adolescence, among other things, continue to lead millions into nicotine addiction. Using simple terms and illustrations, counselor Juanita Krebsbach describes how nicotine addiction develops, both emotionally and physiologically. Ideal for smoking cessation programs.
A special telecourse presented for parents, teenagers, community leaders and all law enforcement officers involved in criminal drug investigations. The course reports on teen dance clubs and the associated drug culture. The program is designed to help law enforcement and community members come together to fight this growing problem and includes a discussion of curfews, ordinances, zoning, etc. and other ways local governments can deter Rave Club problems by defining agency abilities, responsibilities, MOU's, and how local governments and community members can work as a unit. Drawing on over 20 years of treating addiction disease Dr. Ohlms identifies not only the key to RELAPSE but also the Origin of RELAPSE. History has proven there are three signs: 1) Overconfidence, 2) Resentment, 3) Cross drug-dependency, that can lead to RELAPSE. This video provides specific responses to the tell-tale signs and provides reassurance to those just entering recovery or who may have months or even years in recovery that RELAPSE is preventable. After viewing the video your audience will understand the myths, signs and origin or RELAPSE; all necessary to continue in recovery rather than experiencing the pain of RELAPSE. Intended Audiences: schools, libraries/colleges, law/corrections, business/industry, treatment/prevention. Age groups: Teen, Adult.
The objective of this video is to educate the deaf and hearing impaired audiences to one of the many issues that the deaf community faces today, substance abuse. The video also discusses cultural, treatment and recovery issues.
This
film on the physiology, compulsion and recovery of smokeable cocaine users
details how freebase and crack manipulate brain chemistry. By using animation,
computer graphics and interviews with doctors and ex?users, it demonstrates
how the initial euphoria or smokeable cocaine is quickly replaced by dysphoria
and depression. "Street Drugs" are any substance bought or sold, used or abused outside a normal doctor/patient relationship. In this straightforward and objective film hosted by Jimmy Smits, viewers will learn how these drugs affect both the brain and the body. It covers initial effects, withdrawal, and long term effects of each drug, and makes the dangers of drug use abundantly clear. Drug classifications covered in the film include Depressants (alcohol, barbiturates, sedative hypnotics and tranquilizers), Stimulants (cocaine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, caffeine, nicotine), Narcotics (opium, codeine, morphine, heroin, percodan, darvon), Hallucinogens (LSD, mescaline, psilocybin, PCP, marijuana, hashish), Inhalants (organic solvents and inorganic gasses), and Designer Drugs (MDMA or Ecstasy, fentanyl, MPPP).
All
too often, middle class society in America has looked at drug abuse as
a problem of the inner city, an epidemic ravaging the poor and destitute
of the mean streets in urban jungles. This documentary is a powerful and
provocative look at the other side of the devastating drug problem in
America, a look into the heart of middle class suburbia, whose well kept
lawns and neatly painted homes facing tree lined cul-de-sacs reveal a
scourge as terrible as that found in any rat infested, crack house on
the east side that of suburban drug abuse.
Recovering women candidly reveal their stories of addiction and recovery. The social, cultural and emotional differences between male and female addiction are emphasized.
A comprehensive training video which includes medical explanation of the impact of the most popular drugs of abuse: cocaine, marijuana, amphetamines, PCP and opiates. A Drug Enforcement Administration agent explains most common methods of concealment, dealing dangers and behaviors associated with drug use; an attorney explains the proper and legally effective methods of documentation and intervention. The paraphernalia of drug use and the drugs themselves are shown and identified. Methods of detection and documentation are explained. Video deals with the problems encountered by pregnant, drug?addicted women. Explores the need for more help and treatment, not only for them, but also for their babies.
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