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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Alcohol, prescribed drugs and women - the myth, the stigma, the reality through the stories of four fascinating women. Nearly one half of the estimated ten million alcoholics in the country are women, yet their special problems are totally ignored. Concealed by families, protected by friends and physicians, these women are kept invisible. They themselves are often The Last to Know. This extraordinary film speaks directly to these women by sensitively...
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Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Sonny Lofthus, in his early thirties, has been in prison for the last dozen years: serving time for crimes he didn't commit. In exchange, he gets an uninterrupted supply of heroin?and the unexpected stream of fellow prisoners seeking out his uncanny abilities to soothe and absolve. His addiction started when his father committed suicide rather than be exposed as a corrupt cop, and now Sonny is the center of a vortex of corruption: prison staff, police,...
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Language
English
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"The Nazi regime preached an ideology of physical, mental, and moral purity. But as Norman Ohler reveals in this gripping new history, the Third Reich was saturated with drugs. On the eve of World War II, Germany was a pharmaceutical powerhouse, and companies such as Merck and Bayer cooked up cocaine, opiates, and, most of all, methamphetamines, to be consumed by everyone from factory workers to housewives to millions of German soldiers. In fact,...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A look inside the La Modelo prison in Bogota. Colombia. Called a "model" prison by Colombia officials the prison in reality is controlled more by the prisoners than the guards. With 5000 prisoners for 2400 spots, and not more than 150 security guards assigned to the prison. The prison is awash in violence, and drugs. Last year, 162 prisoners were killed there. The prison is controlled by three criminal groups: members of the guerrilla movement, paramilitary...
Series
Criterion collection volume 905
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Five teenagers with nothing in common spend a Saturday detention in the school library.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This program presents us with a realistic look at some of the issues facing today's teenager - pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and alcohol/substance abuse. Insights from recognised authorities in the field of adolescent development, and from teenagers themselves, give the viewer meaningful and constructive suggestions on how to meet these challenges.
10) Jin zu
Author
Series
Yi shu xi lie. Xiao shuo volume 257
Publisher
Tian di tu shu you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Chu ban.
Language
中文(繁體)
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive reference for parents and educators explains the origins of substance abuse while offering advice for how to identify risk factors and take steps to prevent vulnerable teens from developing an addiction disorder.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Eilene Zimmerman's ex-husband, Peter, had it all: He was a partner at a prestigious law firm, lived in a $2 million house by the beach, and had two great kids. Maintaining a friendly relationship, Eilene and Peter talked and saw each other frequently. But a few years after their divorce she started noticing erratic behavior: absenteeism, weight loss, constant exhaustion and sickness. Peter explained it away as stress from the pressures of his job,...
Author
Publisher
She Writes Press
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
"Fifteen-year-old Hannah was a privileged young girl with a promising future, but that didn't stop her from sliding into an abyss of sex, drugs, alcohol, and other high-risk behaviors. Off the Rails narrates Hannah's sudden decline and subsequent treatment through the raw, honest, compelling voices of Hannah and her shocked and desperate mother--each one telling her side of the story. Fearing that they couldn't keep their teen safe, Hannah's parents...
14) Playing through the pain: Ken Caminiti and the steroids confession that changed baseball forever
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Language
English
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Description
Drawing on interviews with nearly four hundred people, who provided him with exclusive access to the first player to confess to using steroids, forever changing baseball, a writer seeks to make sense of the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player's fascinating, troubled life as he examines his addictions, baseball successes and inner turmoil.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
During adolescence, physical changes deeply affect an individual's self-concept. This impact is intensified when maturation is early or late. We discuss nutritional disorders, teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, drug/alcohol use, and other related issues within the context of physical change.
Publisher
Acorn TV
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
Hugh Knight is a renowned heart surgeon in Sydney, who believes he can live outside the rules. But after an incident involving drugs and alcohol, he is banned from surgery. Forced to work as a local doctor, Hugh retreats to rural Wyhope, his rarely visited hometown, which, he assumes, will be distraction-free. He couldn't be more wrong.
17) Trainspotting
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
Description
Four friends try to make it in the world on their own terms, turning to heroin to escape the banalities of modern-day existence.
18) Crystal city
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
Crystal meth has found quick and willing harbor in New York City's LGBTQ community. This hopeful documentary explores the causes and effects of crystal meth addiction, charting the difficult path to recovery for gay men.
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