‘Please be aware there is intravenous drug use in this film’ H is for heroin is the 3rd film in the A is for addiction series. The stories you read are true and the people you see are real… So without further ado, with an open mind and heart… Enjoy
Andrea Lopez discusses her research on health services for drug users. Lopez is a UNM doctoral student in anthropology and fellow of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy.
Research in the 1950s showed that animals – mammals in particular – compulsively used and abused the same drugs as humans. Yet other psycoactive drugs – the ones used for treatment of mental health conditions – did not cause the same compulsive use patterns. Dr. Darryl Inaba expands on the use of these medications, and [...]
Kids Recovering from Addiction / Educational Documentary. From the public domain. Sponsor: MCTFT Discovering that a teen is using drugs or alcohol can be a scary experience for parents – many feel alone, ashamed, guilty, and confused about what to do next. In today’s society, teens as young as 13 have often already tried drugs [...]
“Number 8: Try Heroin.” A young man’s bucket list is a bit more cracked up than anticipated. (heroin addict addiction recovery withdrawal overdose shooting up trip effects use abuse detox treatment heroin addict addiction recovery withdrawal overdose shooting up trip effects use abuse detox treatment )
Homelessness & Substance Use Disorder Treatment: Recovery-Oriented Housing & Achieving Healthy Lifestyles. Public domain video from the Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training (MCTFT). When we see homeless people on the streets, we often wonder how did they get there? The relationship between homelessness, mental health, and substance use disorders is complex and multi-dimensional. To effectively [...]
If there was medication to keep habitual drunk drivers off the road, would you want our courts to include the therapy in a sentence? The Assisted Recovery Centers of America located on Chippewa Avenue in South St. Louis does. It’s where alcoholics and drug abusers go for monthly injections of Vivitrol coupled with counseling. Jamie [...]
I do seem to have conflicting views on this subject in this video; I say we need to tackle the drugs trade but also seem to condone the legalisation of drugs. Substance abuse cause huge problems across society and can affect the smallest most hum-drum family to the biggest most powerful nation. The problem however [...]
Drug Use and Mental Health; Target Audience Statement: Primary target audiences for this program will include law enforcement officials, drug prevention specialists, Drug-Free Communities Act grantees, administrators, school drug counselors, treatment providers, drug court members, policy makers, business leaders, coalition volunteers, drug demand reduction coordinators, criminal justice professionals, members of the religious community and other [...]
Kids Recovering from Addiction / Educational Documentary. From the public domain. Sponsor: MCTFT Discovering that a teen is using drugs or alcohol can be a scary experience for parents – many feel alone, ashamed, guilty, and confused about what to do next. In today’s society, teens as young as 13 have often already tried drugs [...]