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Status:Available When Someone You Love Has a Drinking Problem (Audio CD)
Published: 2002
You don't have to wait for your loved one to get sober to get help for yourself. Info & advice on getting support to understand & cope. Addresses denial, silence, co-dependency, helping children cope, and the road to recovery... Details >>
Status:Available Inhalant Prevention Resource Guide
Published: 2001
An inhalant abuse prevention cirriculum for grades K-12. Covers the scope of abuse, abusable products, chemical ingredients in inhalants, policy approaches to prevention, school drug policy, reasons for abuse, methods of abuse, effects, signs, symptoms, a.. Details >>
Status:Available Totally Wired: What Teens and Tweens are Really Doing Online
Published: 2007
An inside guide to what teens are doing with technology; covers social networkiang, blogging, cyberfullying and much more. Full of candid interviews with teens and industry professionals, fascinating statistics and relevent anecdotes. .. Details >>
Status:Available Dirty: A Search for Answers Inside America's Teenage Drug Epidemic
Published: 2003
Takes us inside teenagers' hearts, minds and central nervous systems to explore the causes and consequences of our nation's drug crisis. We get to know the kids, the parents, the therapists and the drug treatment centers at their best and worst... Details >>
Status:Available Queer Kids: The Challenges and Promise for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth
Published: 1998
A lens of clarity that will help adults (gay or straight) see things from a kid's point of view. Describes young people who are trying to define themselves in a society of judgment, anger, stereotyping and expectations. Aimed at counselors, parents and yo.. Details >>
Status:Available When the Drama Club is Not Enough: Lessons from the Safe Schools Program for Gay and Lesbian Student
Published: 2001
Part how-to, part testimony to gay, lesbian, bisexual students & their allies, this book presents the work of two activists & educators who show how it's possible to create a school environment in which all students feel valued and respected... Details >>
Status:Available Lush
Published: 2006
It's hard to be 13; especially when your father's a drunk. Samantha doesn't want her family to fall apart, but that might be what has to happen for things to be okay again... Details >>
Status:Available Beyond the Blues: A Workbook to Help Teens Overcome Depression
Published: 2008
The activities in this book can help teens cope with sad & difficult feelings, find new ways to make friends, and deal with conflicts. Helps teens make small changes that add up to a brighter future... Details >>
Status:Available A Teenager's Guide to Living With an Alcoholic Parent
Published: 1984
This comprehensive guide for young people answers questions about parental addiction and discusses issues such as dating, schoolwork, expression of feelings, and responsibilities while coping with alcoholism at home... Details >>
Status:Available Alateen - Hope for Children of Alcoholics
Published: 1973
The story of Alateen, which is a part of the Al-Anon Family Groups, the fellowship of people whose lives are being or have been affected by close contact with a problem drinker. It tells of their fears, their problems, their hopes, and their achievements.. Details >>
Status:Available Alateen - A Day At A Time
Published: 1983
The message of this collection of thoughts is simple: "Yesterday is gone and tomorrow isn't here, so I can only live for today." If we take time to think about that, we won't have time for past regrets and worries about the future... Details >>
Status:Available Drug Addiction: Learn About It Before Your Kids Do!
Published: 1987
Dr Andre shows us addiction, with a specialized focus on cocaine, and how it takes hold of its victims. We learn about addiction and what it does to us physically, about intervention, the hospitalization process, the treatment center and the follow-up in.. Details >>
Status:Available I Never Saw the Sun Rise
Published: 1977
A 15 year old caught up in addiction shares her very private journal of getting sick and getting well again through treatment for chemical dependency witih poems that sum up her fierce introspection and drawings that take over when words aren't enough... Details >>
Status:Available It Will Never Happen To Me!
Published: 1981
Meant to help the reader understand the roles children in alcoholic families adopt, the problems they face in adulthood as a result, and what they can do to break the pattern of destruction... Details >>
Status:Available It Will Never Happen To Me!
Published: 1981
Helps the reader understand the roles children in alcoholic families adopt, the problems they face in adulthood as a result, and what they can do to break the pattern of destruction... Details >>
Status:Available Living at the Edge of the World
Published: 2000
The true account of a teenager's struggle to survive on the streets of Manhattan. Tina lives in the tunnels under Grand Central Station and grapples with drug abuse, sexual assaults, and the tumultuous relationships she forms on the streets... Details >>
Status:Available Living Today in Alateen
Published: 2001
This book is a collection of personal sharings from Alateen members around the world. There is a different page for each day of the year. A source of hope & strength for teens living with alcoholism in the home. .. Details >>
Status:Available Love First
Published: 2000
Dispelling the myths that an addict has to hit bottom and that intervention must be confrontational - the authors' proven approach puts love first and shows families, step by step, what to do next... Details >>
Status:Available Buzzed: The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs From Alcohol to Ecstasy
Published: 1998
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Status:Available Adolescents, Alcohol & Substance Abuse: Reaching Teens Through Brief Interventions
Published: 2001
Reviews a range of approaches focusing on motivationally-based brief interventions that draw on the latest addiction research. Emphasizes the benefits of working w/ kids on their "home turf" & reaching out to all kids involved in health-risking behavior... Details >>
Status:Available It Works: How and Why
Published: 1993
The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Narcotics Anonymous... Details >>
Status:Available Staying Clean: Living Without Drugs
Published: 1990
A checklist for living the Narcotics Anonymous way of life, with 33 helpful tips for maintaining a steady course on the difficult road to recovery. Here is practical, hands-on advice for everyday life and habits - habits that can make or break any effort.. Details >>
Status:Available Buzzed - Revised Edition
Published: 2003
Gives accurate, objective info on drugs from alcohol, caffeine, & nicotine to heroin & Ecstasy. Covers current psychological & pharmacological research on drug use; neither a "Just Say No" treatise nor a "How To" manual. Aims to be a source old & young al.. Details >>
Status:Unavailable (Estimated Availability: 07/15/2009) The Addictive Personality
Published: 1988
Going beyond a former definition that limited addiction pri-marily to the realm of alcohol and other drugs, the author uncovers the common denominator of all addiction as he shows the emotional isolation, shame, and despair in which addicts live... Details >>
Status:Available Wise Up to Teens: Insights into Marketing and Advertising to Teenagers
Published: 1999
Market research on what and how teens buy- intended for those who wish to market to teens. Includes: tested guidelines for promotions aimed at teens; how teens use the internet; how teens select brands; trends and fads- how to leverage them; teens' "Rules.. Details >>
Status:Available Tough Love: How Parents Can Deal With Drug Abuse
Published: 1996
A book for all parents, but especially for those whose children use drugs, Tough Love gathers real-life accounts of young drug users and their parents' role in securing help, using the Palmer Drug Abuse Program... Details >>
Status:Available Helping Your Chemically Dependent Teenager Recover: A Guide for Parents & Other Concerned Adults
Published: 1991
A step-by-step guide. Addresses the 4 stages of recovery, problems faced by both teens & parents in each stage & how to get past them. Describes teenage recovery as a slow but steady process of growth & change unique to the developing adolescent... Details >>
Status:Available Marijuana: What's a Parent to Believe?
Published: 2003
Addiction specialist Timmen Cermak helps parents sort through the latest facts, the known risks, & the divergent perspectives on pot. His basic message? For teens, marijuana use equals risk. Your basic message? That's up to you. Addresses intervention & t.. Details >>
Status:Available Losing Your Shirt: Recovery for Compulsive Gamblers & Their Families
Published: 1992
A classic of recovery literature, this second edition offers true heartbreaking stories, updated material, and cutting-edge research on compulsive gambling. It remains the most complete, comprehensive resource available, offering compassion to addicts & t.. Details >>
Status:Available Wrongs of Passage: Fraternities, Sororities, Hazing, & Binge Drinking
Published: 1999
Nuwer examines hazing's fundamental legal & historical roots & describes many instances of abuse & criminal behavior. His overview of its history starts w/ Plato, and includes hazing rites of other cultures. Lists students who have died from 1838-2001, an.. Details >>
Status:Available Alcohol Use/Abuse Among Latinos: Issues and Examples of Culturally Competent Services
Published: 1998
Proposes a framework for culturally competent substance abuse intervention at the micro & macro level. For educators & practitioners involved in treatment, organizational planning, research or policy development. Includes an emphasis on Latina concerns... Details >>
Status:Available Inside a Support Group: Help for Teenage Children of Alcoholics
Published: 1997
Explains for teens what Alateen is and who is involved in the program, the many negative effects alcoholism has on society, and what an Alateen meeting looks like. Intended to help teens decide if Alateen is right for them... Details >>
Status:Available The Recovery Book
Published: 1992
An indispensible road map to every step of the process of becoming clean & sober. Covers withdrawal & detox, raising drug-resistant kids, temptation & how to thwart it, staging an intervention, sexuality, preventing and surviving relapse, quitting smoking.. Details >>
Status:Available Big Book Unplugged: A Young Person's Guide to Alcoholics Anonymous
Published: 2003
Written for teens & young adults as a simple, concise & humerous guide to AA's Big Book. The basic messages are about getting hones w/ yourself, accepting help from others & finding some kind of spiritual support... Details >>
Status:Available '10 Seconds' is Changing Lives Forever: Letters of Hope
Published: 2003
A collection of letters to motivational speaker Bobby Petrocelli, whose wife was killed in 1985 by a drunk driver. Bobby's message, a positive one, is that our lives are lived 10 seconds at a time, and every 10 seconds we can choose to live with Hope... Details >>
Status:Available Bullying at School
Published: 1993
Practical advice for principals, teachers & parents on how to implement a "whole school approach to bullying," & a guide to help teachers & parents recognize if a child is being victimized or is bullying others... Details >>
Status:Available Teasing and Harassment
Published: 2001
Learn how to counter & prevent low-level agression in school & at home. Based on social learning theory, the frames & scripts approach provides easy-to-learn language for working w/ kids to unlearn the behavior that leads to teasing & learn positive probl.. Details >>
Status:Available Addict in the Family: Stories of Loss, Hope, and Recovery
Published: 2003
Personal stories that show that family members don't cause their loved one's addiction, not can they control or cure it. They can find support, set boundaries, detatch w/ love, & eventually discover how to enjoy life even if the addiction persists. A book.. Details >>
Status:Available The Truth About Pot: Ten Recovering Marijuana Users Share Their Personal Stories
Published: 1996
Presents 10 personal stories of individuals of different ages who have smoked pot, enjoyed it at first, & then found that life w/ pot really wasn't that much fun after all. They have lost time- sometimes years- from their lives & experience lost-lasting m.. Details >>
Status:Available Helping a Loved One Live Smoke-Free: What Works, What Won't and Why
Published: 2002
Covers why quitting tobacco is harder than heroin, what to do before & after your loved one quits, how to enlist the help of friends, and what to do if your loved one is your child, your parent, is pregnant or chews tobacco. Compassionate & enlightening... Details >>
Status:Available Courage To Be Me: Living With Alcoholism
Published: 1996
A treasure-trove of recovery stories specially written by and for Alateens. Every teen living with an alcoholic--recovering or not--should read this book. .. Details >>
Status:Available Accepting Ourselves & Others: A Journey into Recovery from Addictive & Compulsive Behaviors for Gays
Published: 1996
Addresses how internalized homophobia affects addiction & treatment, what models of recovery exist beyond AA, how one chooses a therapist, and what special issues gay, lesbian & bisexual people face... Details >>
Status:Available Stop the Chaos: How to Get Control of YOur Life by Beating Alcohol & Drugs
Published: 1999
Begins w/ an awareness-raising exploration of addiction & its symptoms; a step-by-step account that shows readers how to assess their situation. Explanations & advice are interspersed w/ exercises, quizzes & illustrations that give readers needed structur.. Details >>
Status:Available Winning the Drug War at Home
Published: 2006
One mother's struggle & heartache upon discovering her son is using marijuana, with a Christian perspective. Includes excerpts from letters her son wrote while in Utah at a court-ordered therapeutic wilderness program... Details >>
Status:Available Choices & Consequences: What to Do When a Teenager Uses Alcohol/Drugs
Published: 1987
Written for parents, teachers, doctors, clergy, etc, this book tells you precisely how you can help a teen abusing substances. Describes a step-by-step process called an intervention which can be used to stop a teen's harmful involvement with chemicals... Details >>
Status:Available Enabling in the School Setting
Published: 1988
Explains enabling systems around students w/ alcohol or other drug problems and how it manifests itself. Includes school, parent and student enabling checklists... Details >>
Status:Available Young, Sober & Free
Published: 2003
The author presents real-life stories of young adults who have survived their early years despite becoming addicted to alcohol or other drugs. These firsthand accounts are accompanied by discussions of the 12 Step principles... Details >>
Status:Available From Binge to Blackout: A Mother & Son Struggle with Teen Drinking
Published: 2006
Written by a mother & son, this book chronicles Toren's college drinking as it crosses the line into alcoholism. Includes checklists for choosing colleges, helping teens in trouble, planning spring break trips, and surviving rehab and early recovery, as w.. Details >>
Status:Available What Teens Need to Succeed: Proven, Practical Ways To Shape Your Own Future
Published: 1998
Over 1,200 ideas for teens to build a strong foundation for their futures based on the 40 Developmental Assets. Includes checklists, quizzes and fun lists of things to do and try... Details >>
Status:Available A Provider's Introduction to Substance Abuse Treatment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender..
Published: 2001
Full Title: "A Provider's Introduction to Substance Abuse Treatment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals" Covers homophobia, cultural, legal & health issues, interpersonal violence, counselor competence, gender identity, administrative.. Details >>
Status:Available Substance Abuse Prevention: The Intersection of Science & Practice
Published: 2003
Includes charts of each major drug category & effects, symptoms of overdose, withdrawal effects, acute & chronic effects, guidelines on becoming culturally competent prevention professionals, preparation for the ICRC exam, & case studies that translating.. Details >>
Status:Available Alcohol 101 Plus: Facilitator's Guide
Published: 2003
This CD-ROM & accompanying materials are designed to educate college students about making good decisions in regard to alcohol. Users are guided through a virtual campus learning about unwanted sexual activity, alcohol poisoning, effects on the brain, and.. Details >>
Status:Available The Social Norms Approach to Preventing School and College Age Substance Abuse
Published: 2003
Offers educators, counselors & clinicians insight into this alternative to conventional prevention. Social norming ID's teens' dramatic misperceptions about their peers' substance use, and shows that abstinence is actually "normal." Info on how to impleme.. Details >>
Status:Available Teacher's Guidebook to Inhalant Abuse
Published: 1992
Cirriculum for inhalant abuse prevention for grades K-6; includes lesson plans and activities that focus on health, how our bodies work, life skills like decision-making, refusal, self-worth, personal strengths & weaknesses and self-concept, as well as th.. Details >>
Status:Available Addiction Professional: March 2004
Published: 2004
Articles include: Better Aftercare for the Dually Diagnosed; Do School & Recovery Mix?; Addiction & Child Welfare Professionals; Who Should Speak for the Cause?; Dialectical Behavioral Therapy; The Public Health Case for Needle Exchange; Opiate Addiction;.. Details >>
Status:Available Addiction Professional: January 2005
Published: 2005
Articles include: Clients in Gangs; Compensation Trends in Behavioral Healthcare; Group Psychotherapy; Gambling; 'Treatment Works!': Is it Time for a New Slogan?'; New Hope for Treating Alcoholism: Will Professionals Embrace the Latest Medication Options?.. Details >>
Status:Available Addiction Professional: May 2005
Published: 2005
Articles include: Complexities of Culture; Eating Disorders; Gambling Screening Tools; Defining Success with Treatment of Adolescents; Six Skills for Loved Ones; Impulsivity, Risk & Recovery; Using Motivational Interviewing to Overcome Ambivalence... Details >>
Status:Available Addiction Professional: September 2005
Published: 2005
Articles include: Dealing With Client Reluctance; Women's Treatment that Addresses Trauma; Hope for Youths with Learning Problems; Motivational Interviewing & Stages of Change; Recovery & Tobacco Use... Details >>
Status:Available Addiction Professional: March/April 2006
Published: 2006
Articles include: Counseling on Campus; Trials With Buprehorphine; Can Your Work Be Done Online?; Maximizing the Usefullness of Clinical Staffings; Assessing Nutritional Status; Telephone Recovery Support; Using Myers- Briggs Type Indicator... Details >>
Status:Available Substance Abuse: The Nation's Number One Health Problem
Published: 2001
Report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for educators, treatment & prevention providers, policymakers, researchers, the media, & others. Beginning w/ the patterns of use & ending w/ ways to combat the D&A problem, it shows trend data on use & percept.. Details >>
Status:Available A Portrait of Adolescents in America, 2001
Published: 2001
Explores the health & health care experience of 2,000 adolescents ages 13-17 surveyed on-line. Focuses on three groups- Risky Health Behaviors, Symptoms of Depression, & Special Health Care Needs. These groups are less healthy, less confident, & less conn.. Details >>
Status:Available College Students as Mentors for At-Risk Youth: A Study of Six Campus Partners in Learning Programs
Published: 1992
Addresses these questions: Are there large numbers of adults willing to take on the demands of mentoring? Can mentoring be integrated into large-scale programs? Can we sum up the adult role in mentoring? What level of training is required? and others... Details >>
Status:Available Partners in Growth: Elder Mentors and At-Risk Youth
Published: 1988
Provides a fuller understanding of what really happens when elders & at-risk youth are brought together. Staff visited 5 exemplary intergenerational programs in MI, MA, & ME... Details >>
Status:Available Understanding Mentoring Relationships
Published: 1992
This study provides potential mentors w/ info about different programs & highlights the uniqueness of mentoring approaches. Gives agencies a systematic way of describing their programs, and gives policy makers a framework for understanding mentoring progr.. Details >>
Status:Available Understanding Mentoring Relationships
Published: 1992
This study provides potential mentors w/ info about different programs & highlights the uniqueness of mentoring approaches. Gives agencies a systematic way of describing their programs, and gives policy makers a framework for understanding mentoring progr.. Details >>
Status:Available 2003 Pennsylvania Youth Survey Report
Published: 2003
A report on the behavior, attitudes & knowledge concerning alcohol, tobacco, drugs & violence of secondary school students in Lancaster County. Presents findings in 3 sections: 1. risk & protective factors 2. drug use 3. anti-social behaviors... Details >>
Status:Available 2003 Pennsylvania Youth Survey Report
Published: 2003
A report on the behavior, attitudes & knowledge concerning alcohol, tobacco, drugs & violence of secondary school students in Lancaster County. Presents findings in 3 sections: 1. risk & protective factors 2. drug use 3. anti-social behaviors... Details >>
Status:Available Executive Summary Forum on Mentoring Youth
Published: 2000
This November 6, 200 forum brought together agencies who offer mentoring programs, as well as interested agencies, to garner feedback about best practices, challenges being faced, & opportunities for collaboration... Details >>
Status:Available Executive Summary Forum on Mentoring Youth
Published: 2000
This November 6, 200 forum brought together agencies who offer mentoring programs, as well as interested agencies, to garner feedback about best practices, challenges being faced, & opportunities for collaboration... Details >>
Status:Available Safe and Secure: Guides to Creating Safer Schools
Published: 2002
Part 1: Creating Schoolwide Prevention & Intervention Strategies. Part 2: School Policies & Legal Issues Supporting Safe Schools. Addresses why safety policies are important and how to implement them... Details >>
Status:Available Stages of Family Recovery
Published: 2005
For families, the pain of living with a loved one's addiction can lead to shame, secrecy, and isolation. This is an encouraging, empowering video that lets families know they're not alone- and that recovery is possible. Teens, parents, and grandparents sh.. Details >>
Status:Available Getting Out of the Game: The Trap of Drug Dealing (DVD)
Published: 2004
In Getting Out of the Game, a group of ex-dealers grapple with real-life issues and share techniques that have helped them stay out of drug dealing. DVD includes facilitator's guide with reproducible worksheets. .. Details >>
Status:Unavailable (Estimated Availability: 03/02/2010) Drinking & Driving Music video by Simple Plan
Published: 2005
This moving and well-produced music video depicts the impact on family & friends of a teen girl being hit by a drunk driver... Details >>
Status:Available Secondhand Smoke: A Matter of Life and Breath
Published: 2002
Shows how dangerous secondhand smoke can be for nonsmokers. Covers asthma, bronchitis, heart disease , cancer and other serious diseases. Offers tips on how to avoid secondhand smoke. Features teens' thoughts on how it feels to hang out around smokers... Details >>
Status:Available @24/7.com: Teens Talk About Drugs
Published: 2001
Part of a series of education videos created from the television series. This video features real teens discussing the problem of drug use in a spontaneous unscripted style. It is designed for use with teens ages 14-17 in a facilitator-led group settin.. Details >>
Status:Available Poisoning Your Children:The perisl of Secondhand Smoke-Spanish Language
In SPANISH - Video shows parents, grandparents, educators and others the importance of not smoking around children. Dr. Nancy Snyderman, former ABC News medical correspondent presents disturbing facts on the harmful effects of secondhand smoke on children.. Details >>
Status:Available Conquering Cocaine: Life Without Cocaine
Discusses in documentary style how the recovery process works, w/ emphasis on 12-step programs. Addresses relapse warning signs & strategies, and where to go for help. Interviews w/ addicts, counselors & physicians provide good insights... Details >>
Status:Available Conquering Cocaine: Cocaine and Young People
Published: 1986
During recovery from cocaine addiction, young people must fight its high potency & easy availability while they develop a new inventory of feelings, form new relationships and start new activities. A teen describes her own addiction & recovery. .. Details >>
Status:Available Conquering Cocaine: Mind & Body in Crisis
Describes physiological & psychological consequences of excessive cocaine use. Provides a checklist to help viewers determine if they're at risk for addiction. A recovering addict makes clear that work, school, money, food, hygiene, family & friends don't.. Details >>
Status:Available Marijuana and Human Physiology
Published: 1986
Dispels the belief that marijuana is harmless recreation and shows its effects on the mind and body... Details >>
Status:Available Marijuana and Human Physiology
Published: 1986
Dispels the belief that marijuana is harmless recreation and shows its effects on the mind and body... Details >>
Status:Available Medical Aspects of Co-Dependency
Published: 1986
Covers the physical & emotional effects that a chemically dependent person has on family, friends, and co-workers. Addresses family roles, sexuality, medical diseases, and what happens to the family system when even one member seeks help. Great informatio.. Details >>
Status:Available Picking Up the Pieces
Shows how each family member is affected when one member is an alcoholic... Details >>
Status:Available About AIDS
Published: 1987
Helps dispel myths about HIV/AIDS and gives an overview of issues such as transmission, testing, and prevention of exposure. NOTE: Viewer discretion is advised, since the film contains some frank discussion of sexual practices... Details >>
Status:Available Lo que hizo Ramon
Published: 1989
**What Ramon Did** Ramon, a former I.V. user, returns from jail and his friends and family are afraid he may have AIDS. Includes hard-hitting testimony from C. Everett Koop... Details >>
Status:Available Substance Abuse and Pregnancy: The Effects and Management, Part 2
Part 2 of 2... Details >>
Status:Available Back to Reality
Published: 1988
Hugh Downs presents information on addition, enabling, and intervention. Vignettes depict workplace and family situation. Helps family & friends see that they aren't alone in their feelings and enabling behaviors... Details >>
Status:Available Smokeless Tobacco
Based on a true story about Sean Marsee, a high school athlete who died of oral cancer, believed to be directly related to his use of snuff... Details >>
Status:Available DUI: The Price is Too High
Vignettes show the stories of three young first-time offenders and how being arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs led to expense, embarrassment, and other negative consequences... Details >>
Status:Available Bulking Up : The Dangers of Steroids
Published: 1990
The illegal use of anabolic steroids has reached epidemic proportions among both athletes and the general population. Host Bruce Jenner describes the devastating and possibly life-threatening results of using these dangerous drugs, & the psychological ef.. Details >>
Status:Available Children of Alcoholics
Published: 1989
Vignettes show the points of view of a 12 year old and a 17 year old growing up in an alcoholic family... Details >>
Status:Available When Your Parent Drinks Too Much
Published: 1987
Alan Thicke hosts this program which features kids discussing family problems in a support group, and vignettes of home life. Encourages children to seek help and reminds them that they cannot cure or control their parents' illness... Details >>
Status:Available Medical Aspects of Mind Altering Drugs
Published: 1980
Mental and physical effects of drugs and their withdrawal symptoms are explored. Six major categories are discussed: marijuana, sedative hypnotics, narcotics, inhalants, hallucinogens, and stimulants... Details >>
Status:Available Together: Families in Recovery
Published: 1980
For the whole family of the addicted person, this video shows possible warning signs of relapse and helps the family cope with problems experienced in the early stages of recovery... Details >>
Status:Available Coming Down: The Aftermath of Doing Drugs
Published: 2003
We hear from teens who are trying to come back from serious alcohol and drug problems and why they got involved, why their habit increased, why they crashed, and how they are recovering. Theme song titled: Carnival in Hell; this is the only profanity, tho.. Details >>
Status:Available La mariguana y la mente: Adiccion e intoxicacion
Published: 1991
**Marijuana and the Mind: Addiction & Toxicity** Reports on current research into the drug's effects on the brain and new evidence of the danger of marijuana use... Details >>
Status:Available Psychoactive Prescription Drugs and Human Physiology
Published: 1991
This program describes the types of prescription drugs and shows how they work in the body. The dangers of abusing these medications are then explored, and recovering people tell their stories... Details >>
Status:Available Over-the-Counter Drugs and Human Physiology
Published: 1991
This program shows how even drugs viewed as safe can be dangerous if misused. Viewers will be better informed about the nature and potential effects of the medicines they use... Details >>
Status:Available Know the Score: The Dangers of Performance Enhancing Drugs
Published: 2002
Closed Captioned* Reveals the truth about steroids, creatine, HGH, diuretics, doping hormones, & stimulants. Investigates "nutritional supplements" that claim to build muscle, but actually set the stage for many physical ailments. Promotes "competing clea.. Details >>
Status:Available Drugs in Black and White
Published: 1990
Reveals that drug use among suburban white teens in Atlanta is far more widespread than is commonly reported. Also examines how black and white teenagers and their families are harmed by false assumptions and stereotypes about drug use... Details >>
Status:Available Recovery and Human Physiology: Alcohol
Published: 1992
This program esplains the common problems, including mood changes, stress and physical complaints, that recovering alcoholics often face... Details >>
Status:Available Recovery and Human Physiology: Drugs
Published: 1992
Offering up-to-date medical information, explanatory visuals and testimonials from former addicts, this video documents the common after-effects, both mental and physical, experienced by those in recovery... Details >>
Status:Available Recovery and Human Physiology: Drugs
Published: 1991
Prepares people in early recovery for the physical and mental discomforts ahead, emphasizing that the process takes time... Details >>
Status:Available Back to Reality
Hugh Downs presents information on addition, enabling, and intervention. Vignettes depict workplace and family situation. Helps family & friends see that they aren't alone in their feelings and enabling behaviors... Details >>
Status:Available It Starts With a Phone Call
Published: 1990
A very moving story told by Jim Mintor and Jim Solomon about the tragic drunk driving accident that killed Jim Minter's son and Jim Solomon's best friend. Jim was the driver that evening... Details >>
Status:Available The Art of Setting Limits
How to defuse verbal exchanges before they become confrontations... Details >>
Status:Available Straight Up (Closed Captioned)
A television series of three 30-minute programs for high school students. Each 30 minute program is divided into two parts. The first program looks at knowledge and facts. Program two is about attitudes and perceptions. Program three covers self-image.. Details >>
Status:Available The Aftermath
Interviews with family and friends of Bruce Kimball who killed two teenagers and injured three while driving under the influence. Also, interviews with friends of the victims. Very moving... Details >>
Status:Available Elephant in the Living Room
Dramatization of the denial and secrecy that pervades life in an alcohol home and other type of dysfunctional family... Details >>
Status:Available Family Violence in America
Links substance abuse to domestic violence and explains the cycles of violence. Reveals myths related to domestic violence,including that the victim "deserves" it. Discusses related legal matters: viewers hear from victims, as well as legal officials and.. Details >>
Status:Available Sons & Daughters: Parents and Problems
Addresses common conflicts between parents and adolescents. Helps them to communicate... Details >>
Status:Available Family Issues for the Chemically Dependent
Family issues clients commonly face after treatment such as: gaining trust, communication, setting boundaries, coping, forgiving, etc... Details >>
Status:Available It Won't Happen To Me
Portrays a teenage problem drinker who is forced to confront his problem in an intervention group. .. Details >>
Status:Available Sex, Lies, and Profits
Looks critically at the advertising practices of the alcohol industy through the eyes of young people who were disabled in D.U.I. crashes... Details >>
Status:Available Straight Talk
Profiles four teenagers from inner city neighborhoods across the U.S. - three who have chosen not to use alcohol and other drugs and one who is a recovering addict. Emphasizes goal setting and staying in school... Details >>
Status:Available The Performance Edge
Teaches young people about the dangers of drinking and smoking. It promotes a no-use message through athletics, classroom, or on the job activities... Details >>
Status:Available Soft is the Heart of a Child
Classic video from the 1970s depicting the effects of an alcoholic father on his three small children... Details >>
Status:Available The Glitter: Sex, Drugs and the Media
Using a fast-paced documentary style, this video looks at the influence of the media and the importance of viewing advertising messages critically... Details >>
Status:Available Don't Say Yes (When You Really Mean No!)
The story of 12 year old Jodie, who wrestles with her conscience over a party she wants to attend that she knows will involve alcohol and other drugs... Details >>
Status:Available Heroin: The Street Narcotics
Gives information on heroin's devastating effects on the user and society. Also discusses historical background... Details >>
Status:Available Amphetamines: Danger in the Fast Lane
Discusses the dangers posed by amphetamine use and the effects on the user and society... Details >>
Status:Available The Party's Over
Published: 1990
Shows three real-life interventions, recreated by the actual families involved. Deals w/ roles that family, friends & co-workers play, methods used by professionals in the intervention, and the impact confrontation mixed w/ love has upon the addict. Power.. Details >>
Status:Available Drugs in Black and White
Published: 1990
Reveals that drug use among suburban white teens in Atlanta is far more widespread than is commonly reported. Also examines how black and white teenagers and their families are harmed by false assumptions and stereotypes about drug use... Details >>
Status:Available Cancelled Lives: Letters from the Inside
A portrait of the Criminal Justice system as seen through the eyes of the incarcerated. Detailed letters exploring their experience in prison... Details >>
Status:Available The Last Dance
Published: 1994
Examines the life-altering consequences of driving while impaired; follows a teenage couple from the first moment of a horrifying accident to desperate attempts to save their lives in the emergency room... Details >>
Status:Available Marijuana: Why and How to Say "No"
Published: 1996
Discusses the long and short-term effects of marijuana, and reasons not to use. High school & college kids talk to younger viewers about how to say no... Details >>
Status:Available Stop the Sale : Prevent the Addiction
This video underscores the magnitude of the problem of tobacco use among young people and the importance of stopping the sale of tobacco to minors... Details >>
Status:Available Stop the Sale - Prevent the Addiction
This video underscores the magnitude of the problem of tobacco use among young people and the importance of stopping the sale of tobacco to minors... Details >>
Status:Available Ad-Libbing It
An irreverent look at how advertisers try to hook young people on cigarettes & alcohol. Exposes these advertising practices and shows viewers how they are being manipulated to smoke and drink. Viewers are encouraged to be critical of ads and to take respo.. Details >>
Status:Available Alcohol: Crisis for the Unborn
This video, by the March of Dimes, depicts children with the effects of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)... Details >>
Status:Available All Bottled Up
Animated stories about children of alcoholics encourage teens to tell a friend or any adult they trust if they have an alcoholic parent, and not to keep feelings ALL BOTTLED UP... Details >>
Status:Available In Control
Shows teens how they can avoid trouble in many situations, especially those that put them at risk for unwanted pregnancy, AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases... Details >>
Status:Available Keeping Out of Trouble, Staying in Control
This program shows teens what can happen when they lose control and go along with something they know is wrong. Several teens talk about their experiences with getting into trouble, from shoplifting to an alcohol-related traffic accident... Details >>
Status:Available Keeping Out of Trouble, Staying in Control
This program shows teens what can happen when they lose control and go along with something they know is wrong. Several teens talk about their experiences with getting into trouble, from shoplifting to an alcohol-related traffic accident... Details >>
Status:Available Negotiation Skills
Five parts. Shows how to replace conflict with compromise and improves problem-solving skills. It promotes the understanding of others' views, and fosters active listening... Details >>
Status:Available Not Worth the Risk
Shows pre-teens and young teens how to be responsible, particularly when their friends ask them to do something that puts them at risk for contracting HIV... Details >>
Status:Available Stand Up!
Published: 1995
Explains skills used by people who want to express different types of limits to their friends. Two different scenarios are presented, in which the characters present their limits in a way that keeps their friends, and avoids hostility... Details >>
Status:Available Taking a Stand
Shows teens how to communicate sexual limits and deal with other relationship issues. The video shows viewers how to make a decision, explain the decision to others, give reasons for the decision, and solve any problems without changing their decision... Details >>
Status:Available Talking Helps
Four parts. Shows teens how to help their friends and themselves work through problems... Details >>
Status:Available Over-the-Counter Drugs and Human Physiology
Published: 1991
This program shows how even drugs viewed as safe can be dangerous is misused. Viewers will be better informed about the nature and potential effects of the medicines they use... Details >>
Status:Available The Truth About Alcohol
Published: 1997
Intended to prevent underage drinking and to curb the abuse of alcohol by presenting the facts in a clear, easy to understand format. Covers immediate and long-term effects of usage, including the legal consequences of drunk driving. Fast paced to hold ki.. Details >>
Status:Available The Truth About Tobacco
Published: 1997
This award winning live action video uses state-of-the-art graphics and special effects to explore the history of tobacco use, its effect on the body, the dangers of passive smoke, and the reasons why young people become addicted to nicotine... Details >>
Status:Available Heroin
Published: 1997
This powerful video explores the many devastating effects of heroin. We watch family & friends share their devastation at the death of a loved one from overdose, a toxicologist explains heroin's effects, and recovering addicts offer their experiences with.. Details >>
Status:Available Close to Home- Moyers on Addiction: The Next Generation
Published: 1998
Focuses on prevention efforts based on community & family. Shows parents addicted to heroin being taught how to repair the damage to the family and how to raise strong, resilient children. The second part goes into the schools and looks for kids at risk.. Details >>
Status:Available Drugs, Alcohol and Pregnancy: What You Should Know
Published: 1992
This video reinforces that any drugs or alcohol a pregnant woman consumes go directly to the fetus, where consequences range from low birth weight to serious heart disease, physical deformities, and even mental retardation... Details >>
Status:Available Acquaintance Rape, Drugs and You
Published: 1997
This video discusses what circumstances lead to date rape, the dangers that drugs and alcohol add to a situation, and what to do if you or a friend is date-raped. Impactful. NOTE: Contains mature content.. Details >>
Status:Available Pack of Lies: Targeting You for Tobacco
A physician explains the many ways and reasons that tobacco companies target their products to teens... Details >>
Status:Available Don't Even Try It
Published: 1997
Realistic vignettes illustrate self-control and refusal skills. A teen boy avoids chewing tobacco with his friends, a young adult tells his friend not to drink beer in his car, and a teen girl stops herself from smoking a cigarette. All manage to avoid.. Details >>
Status:Available The Teen Files: The Truth About Drugs
Published: 2000
Leeza Gibbons hosts this powerful program which graphically demonstrates to teens the effects of various types of drugs on their self, friends, babies, and family. It illustrates the dangers of drugs, such as rape, homelessness, suicide, jail time, and t.. Details >>
Status:Available The Teen Files: The Truth About Drinking
Published: 1998
Teens who are current drinkers see firsthand the potential consequences of alcohol use when they are "flipped," and put in make-believe circumstances that mimic what would happen if they were in an alcohol-related car crash. Very effective... Details >>
Status:Available The Teen Files Flipped: Drug Use & Addiction-DVD
Published: 2001
*DVD* MTV "flips" 4 teens who use marijuana and other drugs regularly and don't want to stop. When set up, each teen must confront his/her drug use in a different way. The teens react strongly to the dramatized situations, vowing they want to avoid real-.. Details >>
Status:Available The Teen Files Flipped: The Reality of Drug Use- DVD
Published: 2001
*DVD* MTV "flips" 4 teens who use marijuana and other drugs regularly and don't want to stop. When set up, each teen must confront his/her drug use in a different way. The teens react strongly to the dramatized situations, vowing they want to avoid real.. Details >>
Status:Available The Teen Files Flipped: The Reality of Drug Use
Published: 2001
MTV "flips" 4 teens who use marijuana and other drugs regularly and don't want to stop. When set up, each teen must confront his/her drug use in a different way. The teens react strongly to the dramatized situations, vowing they want to avoid real-life co.. Details >>
Status:Available The Teen Files Flipped: Drug Use & Addiction
Published: 2002
Two teens who use drugs are "flipped" by MTV for the day. Put into scenarios they don't know are pre-arranged, both confront the frightening side of drug use & the damage it inflicts on people's lives. Both swear off drugs and reconcile with their familie.. Details >>
Status:Available The Teen Files Flipped: The Reality of Drug Use
Published: 2001
MTV "flips" 4 teens who use marijuana and other drugs regularly and don't want to stop. When set up, each teen must confront his/her drug use in a different way. The teens react strongly to the dramatized situations, vowing they want to avoid real-life co.. Details >>
Status:Available Marijuana
Published: 1997
Delbert Boone speaks to prison inmates about the real life dangers of marijuana. Boone discusses how chemicals in pot collect in brain cells, resin accumulates in the lungs, and users make bad choices which may result in incarceration. As always, a fresh.. Details >>
Status:Available In the Know: Tobacco, Alcohol & Marijuana
Published: 2001
Four young narrators present the social, physical and mental effects of each substance using graphics and expert testimony. These gateway drugs dramatically increase the odds that a user will go on to abuse cocaine or heroin... Details >>
Status:Available In the Know: Party Drugs
Published: 2001
Expert testimony and 4 teen narrators educate viewers about the tremendous damage that club drugs do. Details the social & biological effects, short and long term, that club drugs have. Also contains an in-depth look at "date rape" drugs with advice to vi.. Details >>
Status:Available In the Know: Cocaine and Crack
Published: 2001
Graphics, expert testimony, and teen narrators work together to educate viewers about the effects cocaine, in all its forms, have on abusers' social functioning & physical & mental health. Details cocaine's long and short term effects, whether it's sniffe.. Details >>
Status:Available Alcohol: Drug Undercover
Published: 2003
Exposes the truth about alcohol's effect on young people, as they are even more susceptible to it's health hazards and to the disease of alcoholism. Teens narrate, role-play and offer testimonials about the danger of alcohol, and discuss the manipulations.. Details >>
Status:Available Tobacco: Smash It!
Published: 2003
Raises awareness about nicotine's deadly effect to the audience most targeted by tobacco companies- young people. Teen narrators recount tobacco's historic rise, studies that uncovered it's health risks, chewing tobacco, second- hand smoke, and ways to.. Details >>
Status:Available Don't Drain Your Brain: How Alcohol Damages the Brain
Published: 2003
Illustrates to youth the importance of the body's most vital organ: the brain. Using interviews w/ scientists and lively graphics, the video shows teens how the brain functions & the damage that alcohol has on it. Uses MRI testing and a animated demonstra.. Details >>
Status:Available What Is Alcoholism?
Published: 2003
This video emphasizes that teens should not be alone with an alcohol problem. Lists indicators of alcoholism, dispels myths, and interviews teen alcoholics, who stress the positives of choosing not to drink. Teachers' guide included... Details >>
Status:Available Libre Quiero Ser
Published: 1994
*I Want To Be Free* Introduces preteens & teens to the negative social and health consequences of tobacco use. Demystifies the image of tobacco that advertisers promote, and viewers learn that it's actually a poison. Presented in music video format inter.. Details >>
Status:Available Step 1 for Adolescents
Published: 2004
Teens in recovery candidly share their triumphs & setbacks in working Step One, struggling with powerlessness, recognizing unmanageability, and overcoming secret-keeping. Video guide included... Details >>
Status:Available Step 2 for Adolescents
Published: 2004
Teens in recovery candidly whare their triumphs and setbacks in working Step 2: defining a higher power, overcoming negative perceptions about religion, and developing a spiritual connection. Discussion guide included... Details >>
Status:Available Step 3 for Adolescents
Published: 2004
Teens in recovery candidly share their triumphs & setbacks in working Step 3, maintaining conscious contact with a higher power, finding a sponsor, and learning to have fun sober. Discussion guide included... Details >>
Status:Available Cross-Addiction: The Back Door to Relapse
Published: 1999
Cross-addiction is the single greatest relapse factor. Firsthand testimony from addicts and professionals dispel the myth that there is any such thing as a "safe" substance for people in recovery. Ends with a message of hope for the recovering individual... Details >>
Status:Available Club Drugs: When the Party is Over
Published: 2003
Tragic, first-hand accounts of the depths of six young adults' addictions, including frantic emergency room visits, broken relationships, and run-ins with the police. Viewers also hear from 2 clinicians who describe the effects of club drug use, and the b.. Details >>
Status:Available Cocaine and Crack: Back From the Abyss
Published: 1998
Testimony from recovering addicts is interwoven with that of chemical dependency counselors and physicians. Part I explains the complex effects of cocaine, and why relapse rates are so high. Part 2 gives viewers the practical tools to get thru cravings, i.. Details >>
Status:Available Cocaine and Crack: Back From the Abyss
Published: 1998
Testimony from recovering addicts is interwoven with that of chemical dependency counselors and physicians. Part I explains the complex effects of cocaine, and why relapse rates are so high. Part 2 gives viewers the practical tools to get thru cravings, i.. Details >>
Status:Available Heroin: What Am I Going to Do?
Published: 1997
Part 1 describes the powerful allure of heroin, the initial control over the drug, and the inevitable fall into a life of coping & using. In Part 2 addicts reveal feelings of helplessnes & desperation that drove them to treatment, and the ultimate rewards.. Details >>
Status:Available Marijuana: The Escape to Nowhere
Published: 1999
Personal stories are interwoven with interviews with treatment providers & researchers to uncover the devastating effects of long-term pot use on the body, mind, and spirit. Ends w/ a message of hope as recovering addicts share their progress since breaki.. Details >>
Status:Available Methamphetamine: Deciding to Live
Published: 1998
Through documentary-style interviews w/ recovering addicts & professionals, the devastating consequences of meth are revealed. Part 1 begins w/ an explanation of the effects of meth on the brain. Part 2 offers hope for those in recovery, revealing the spi.. Details >>
Status:Available Oxycontin & Other Prescription Drugs: Killing the Pain
Published: 2002
Whether prescribed by a doctor or purchased on the street, painkillers are extremely effective at eliminating distress, and are exdeedingly addictive. Individuals in recovery talk about how they got clean, and what they learned about surrender, willingnes.. Details >>
Status:Available Prescription Drugs: Recovery From the Hidden Addiction
Published: 1998
Recovering addicts & treatment professionals share their perspectives on this addiction which is often overlooked & underreported, especially among the elderly. Part 1 explains the biochemics of combining Rx drugs w/ alcohol. Part 2 shows the challenges &.. Details >>
Status:Available Club Drugs: What You Should Know
Published: 2002
Real kids talk about club drugs, including ketamine, ecstasy, GHB, meth and LSD, raves, and parties. It's emphasized that alcohol is the #1 date rape & club drug, & that combining alcohol & drugs is extremely dangerous. Social norms are used, and safe par.. Details >>
Status:Available Suicide Prevention
Published: 2003
Students will learn the key points of suicide prevention, characteristics of students who may be at higher risk, why any threat of suicide should be taken seriously, steps to take if a friend is suicidal, & problem-solving tips & effective communication s.. Details >>
Status:Available Alateen Tells it Like it Is
Published: 1987
This video, created with artwork by a teenage girl, features a young narrator and two other teenagers who share what growing up in an alcoholic home is like, how they found Alateen, and why they stayed... Details >>
Status:Available Al-Anon Speaks for Itself
Published: 1986
Offering a glimpse of the help and hope available in the Al-Anon fellowship, this docu-drama captures the essence of its program; members sharing their stories, going to a meeting, getting better, getting to know the program, and getting on with life... Details >>
Status:Available Binge Drinking Blowout: The Extreme Dangers of Alcohol Abuse
Published: 1998
Explores drivers' understanding of the relationship between unsafe behaviors and physical well-being. Shares insights into the risk factors of binge drinking, the role of peer pressure in this behavior, the dangers of mixing alcohol with other drugs and d.. Details >>
Status:Available Alcohol and Human Physiology
Published: 1984
Explains the ill effects of alcohol on the digestive, circulatory, muscular, skeletal, urogenital, and nervous systems are demonstrated, and are interwoven with interviews with 6 recovering alcoholics who briefly recount the physiological damage to their.. Details >>
Status:Available Addiction: The Problems, The Solutions
Published: 1991
Examines the whys and hows of addictive behavior using interviews w/recovering addicts & addiction professionals. Explores concept of addictive personality, myths, & cross-addiction, & advises people to ask themselves: Am I doing something repetitive and.. Details >>
Status:Available Alateen Tells It Like It Is
This video, created with artwork by a teenage girl, features a young narrator and two other teenagers who share what growing up in an alcoholic home is like, how they found Alateen, and why they stayed... Details >>
Status:Available 99 Bottles of Beer
Published: 1972
Teenage addiction is described by recovering people. From the 70's- message is good... Details >>
Status:Available Al-Anon Speaks for Itself
Offering a glimpse of the help and hope available in the Al-Anon fellowship, this docu-drama captures the essence of its program- members sharing their stories, going to a meeting, getting better, getting to know the program, and getting on with life... Details >>
Status:Available Bulking Up: The Dangers of Steroids
Professional athletes explain why they started using steriods and how they came to regret their decision. Risks, problems, and severe psychological effects are also described. Program emphasizes taht there are no short cuts to a well-developed body. Bruce.. Details >>
Status:Available Downfall: Sports and Drugs
Profiles junior high, high school and professional athletes whose careers either never began or were destroyed by drugs and alcohol. Good segment on steroids especially side effect of road rage, anger and violence by athletes using steroids. Includes, alc.. Details >>
Status:Unavailable (Estimated Availability: 03/09/2009) Alcohol, Drugs and Kids
Four teenagers in a hospital drug and alcohol rehabilitation unit share their experiences. The film dramatizes their stories in flashbacks while the teenagers talk about why they started. The teenagers in this film stress that help is available... Details >>
Status:Available Designer Drugs and Human Physiology: PCP, Ecstasy, Fentanyl
Published: 1989
PCP, Ecstasy and fentanyl are clinically described as concentrated synthetics devastating to the body's cardiovascular and nuerological systems... Details >>
Status:Available Designer Drugs and Human Physiology: Crack Cocaine, Methamphetamine
Published: 1989
Program traces the destructive capabilities of crack and speed from physical damage to complete interruption of person's normal lifestyle... Details >>
Status:Available Cocaine and Human Physiology
Published: 1987
Documents damage done to the body by cocaine whether snorted, injected or smoked. Includes testimonials and statistics... Details >>
Status:Available Conquering Cocaine: Cessation- Early Stages of Recovery
Published: 1986
The early stages of recovery described by medical professionals and recovering addicts including detox, withdrawal, and counseling, along with emphasis on the necessity of outside support groups. Shared experiences of treatment and subsequent recovery by.. Details >>
Status:Available One For My Baby
Published: 1983
Film does an excellent job of defining dangers of maternal alcohol consumption for unborn child; interviews with parents of FAS children, physicians and other health care professionals... Details >>
Status:Available Conquering Cocaine: The Mind and Body in Crisis
Published: 1988
Describes physiological and psychological consequences of excessive and continued cocaine use; provides a checklist for viewers to determine if they're at risk; concludes with psychological profile of abuse by a recovering cocaine addict... Details >>
Status:Available Drug Dependency: The Early Warning Signs
Published: 1984
Helps break through the wall of denial. Illustrates 10 early warning signs which indicate an individual has crossed the line from using a drug of choice to dependence on a drug. Emphasizes that drug abuse is reversible and offers practical advice for gett.. Details >>
Status:Available Epidemic! Kids, Drugs & Alcohol
Published: 1982
Addresses the issue of youthful drug abuse; the deadly combination of teenage drinking and driving; and the influence of music television, motion pictures and peer pressure in America's drug culture... Details >>
Status:Available Friday Night Five
Each weekend night, as many as one out of every seven drivers is legally intoxicated. This video provides important information on the difference between alcohol & drug misuse and dependency, including behavioral symptoms... Details >>
Status:Available The Karate Kids in Goldtooth
Published: 1995
The true story of children living on the streets where drugs, alcohol and solvents are used every day. Many of them use substances for their own personal reasons and needs, and what happens to some is deadly. Also in Spanish, #718... Details >>
Status:Available The Gang's All Here
The first video to feature interviews with white gang members in suburban communities and exclusive interviews with educators, community leaders, ex-gang members, convicted gang members, private citizens, and a variety of law enforcement personnel from th.. Details >>
Status:Available It's Your Right to Say No!
Music video about not drinking with the opinion of teenagers about the subject... Details >>
Status:Available Go For It! Natural Highs
Shows students that one can say no to drugs and still experience transcendent feelings simply by going for natural highs. Interviews with young people make viewers aware of the different kinds of natural highs that are within their grasp. Motivational and.. Details >>
Status:Available Positive Action Steps for Parents of Drug-Abusing Kids
Focuses on effective ways that parents can respond to a child abusing alcohol & other drugs. Communication, discipline, confrontation, caring and parental examples are all addressed, as well as how parents can get support from other parents, the school,.. Details >>
Status:Available My Father's Son
Published: 1970
Dramatic portrayal of the way vulnerability to addiction, alcoholism in particular, is genetic. When a father finds his son's drugs in the basement, he remembers his painful upbringing w/ an alcoholic father & co-dependent mother. He tries to prevent his.. Details >>
Status:Available My Name is Kate
Published: 1994
Donna Mills stars as a woman who comes to terms with her alcoholism. Co-stars Daniel Trevanti. (1994 ABC production.).. Details >>
Status:Available Pregnancy on the Rocks
An excellent film which discusses deformity and mental retardation of a baby that can result from drinking during pregnancy. It leaves viewers with a strong positive motivation to avoid drinking during pregnancy... Details >>
Status:Available Lots of Kids Like Us
Published: 1998
Two young men discover they once attended camp together at a very important time in their lives. This touching video can help reach children of alcohol and let them know they are not at fault, that they are not alone, and they can get help... Details >>
Status:Available Street Drugs
Published: 1989
This video hosted by Jimmy Smitts, talks and informs on drugs, their characteristics and effects with the input of professionals on the subject... Details >>
Status:Available Under the Influence
A story about a couple that died due to a man driving under the influence. It shows all the legalities that the killer had to go through in court before a judge and jury for murder. It also shows other stories and situations around the USA... Details >>
Status:Available Drug Free Kids
Hosted by Ken Howard, this program helps parents identify and deal with the urgent problem of drug abuse. Synopsis of who does drugs, what drugs are available, and what signs to look for in your child. Role plays Give suggestions on how to confront child.. Details >>
Status:Available Los Ninos Karatecas en Diente De Oro
Published: 1995
**The Karate Kids in Goldtooth** This is a story about children who are on the streets where, drugs, alcohol and solvents are used every day. Life is hard for these kids. Many of them use substances for their own personal reasons and needs. .. Details >>
Status:Available Assets Happening Here
Published: 1999
A video made by teens, for teens, about growing up healthy, caring and responsible. Based on the 40 Developmental Assets... Details >>
Status:Available Conquering Cocaine: Cocaine and Young People
Published: 1986
During recovery from cocaine addiction, young people must fight its high potency & easy availability while they develop a new inventory of feelings, form new relationships and start new activities. A teen describes her own addiction & recovery... Details >>
Status:Available The Power of Choice: Alcohol and Drugs
Published: 1980
Counselor/Comedian Mike Pritchard talks with teenagers about alcohol, drugs, decisions, consequences, and the power of choice. From the 1980's... Details >>
Status:Available Devil's Playground
Cinemax's Reel Life series on Amish teens on Rumspringe, a period starting at age 16 when they are free to explore the outside world before joining their church as adults. Includes the story of Faron, who struggles w/ an addiction to drugs & the choice.. Details >>
Status:Available Close to Home: Moyers on Addiction (Complete Collection)
Published: 1998
Bill Moyers' 5-part series on addiction. 1. Portrait of Addiction 2. The Hijacked Brain 3. Changing Lives (about successful treatment programs) 4. The Next Generation (about how children are affected by addiction) 5. The Politics of Addiction Excel.. Details >>
Status:Available Ecstasy: What's All the Rave About?
Published: 2003
Former ecstasy users join experts to examine facts, discuss raves, and dispel myths about this dangerous and illicit drug. Study guide included... Details >>
Status:Available Heroin: What's the Real Dope?
Published: 2003
Covers facts and myths about this illicit drug from former users and experts. Addresses treatment, including methadone and buprenorphine programs. Includes study guide, which has a list of recent movies featuring heroin use... Details >>
Status:Available Meth: What's Cooking in Your Neighborhood?
Published: 2002
Provides useful information on what methamphetamine is, what it does, and why it seems appealing and is dangerous. Covers how meth is made and how communities can prevent its use. Study guide included... Details >>
Status:Available Faces of Addiction
Published: 1997
Contains adult language. Presents firsthand accounts of how addiction devastates lives through interviews with recovering addicts, who detail their former drug use habits and the interventions that changed their lives. The first in the HBO series of the s.. Details >>
Status:Available Jam: The Performance Edge
Published: 2002
Part of a program that includes a 14 page magazine, this video asks teens to say 'Yes' to peak performance- in athletics, the classroom, or at a job- instead of the usual 'No' to drugs. Addresses peer pressure, second-hand smoke, and alcohol advertising... Details >>
Status:Available I Can't Breath: A Smoker's Story
Published: 2001
Temporarily unavailable.. Details >>
Status:Available Slam!
Leslie Nuchow started Slam! concerts to protest tobacco advertising after being offered a lucrative music recording contract from Phillip Morris. The only way fans could obtain the compilation CD was to buy 2 packs of Virginia Slims cigarettes. This is Le.. Details >>
Status:Available The Real True & False About Club Drugs, Prescription Drugs and Street Drugs
Published: 2004
High schoolers explain to younger viewers the consequences of drug use and support a choice for a drug-free lifestyle. Engaging and informative, the video's social norms message comes through loud and clear: the vast majority of teens don't use drugs- not.. Details >>
Status:Available Urban Improv: Violence & Conflict Resolution
Published: 2004
The Urban Improv troupe dramatize the consequences of arguments erupting into physical violence, the traumatic results of revenge, and the dangers of abusive relationships. Classroom activities include role-plays and discussions of anger management & conf.. Details >>
Status:Available Sex, Drugs and HIV
Published: 2004
A treatment provider speaks to an at-risk audience with the message that your risk for HIV depends on what you do- you are in control. Giving up drugs is the best defense, along with frequent testing, being honest with your doctor, refusing to share needl.. Details >>
Status:Available Crossing the Line
Published: 1995
Compelling true stories show the consequences of driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, or being a passenger in theses cases, including effects on family, legal situations, and life-long guilt and regret. Dispells the myth that "it can't happen to m.. Details >>
Status:Available Heroin Kids: Dying for Help
Published: 2000
Captures the pain and anguish of heroin addiction for younger audiences, including physical, emotional, and mental losses. Interviews with recovering teens, families, and ER doctors, and what to do if a loved one is experimenting with drugs... Details >>
Status:Available Ice Beyond Cool
Published: 2002
A very visual film taking us into the life & mind of Sara, who contemplates suicide because of complex social & personal pressures. Sara learns to share her troubles and begin to understand how talking can lead to solutions. An innovative and unusual film.. Details >>
Status:Available Choke!
Published: 1996
Escalating conflicts among adolescents too often lead to violence. Choke! dramatizes this issue, teaching pro-health, conflict resolution skills which can de-escalate a situation that may seem out of control. Danny and his soccer team illustrate the point.. Details >>
Status:Available Soulforce: The Power of Non-Violence
Published: 1999
This historical look at non-violence empowers youth by focusing on positive strategies used by leaders of the nonviolence movement. Interspersed are stories of formerly at-risk teens who have used nonviolence to resist violence in their own schools and ne.. Details >>
Status:Available Ruined Lives II: The Dangers of Methamphetamine
Published: 2003
Interviews with users who's lives have been altered by meth and a dramatic story of a teen who tries meth for the first time lend a peer group reality to this program... Details >>
Status:Unavailable (Estimated Availability: 03/02/2010) P.O.W.E.R.: The Eddie Matos Story
Published: 1994
Eddie Matos grew up on the tough streets of Brooklyn. Although a bright student, he succumbed to the pressures of the inner city and became a drug dealer. At age 17, he was shot in the back by an angry associate and was left a quadriplegic... Details >>
Status:Available Club Drugs: Dancing With Danger
Published: 2002
This forceful documentary reveals the underbelly of the rave scene and the danger of club drugs- unregulated substances with often lethal ingredients... Details >>
Status:Available Psychology of Addiction
Published: 1998
Delbert Boone explains how drugs move through the body to the brain, where psychological effects include denial, rationalization, minimization, and projection of the addict's problems. Addiction is cunning, baffling, power- ful, chronic, progressive and p.. Details >>
Status:Available L-Evated: The Blunt Truth
Published: 1999
Geared toward urban youth, this film uses vignettes and interviews with young marijuana users and doctors to illustrate how destructive and debilitating pot is. Addresses unprotected sex, armed robbery, and other dangerous outcomes of marijuana use... Details >>
Status:Available L-Evated: The Blunt Truth
Published: 1999
Geared toward urban youth, this film uses vignettes and interviews with young marijuana users and doctors to illustrate how destructive and debilitating pot is. Addresses unprotected sex, armed robbery, and other dangerous outcomes of marijuana use... Details >>
Status:Available Ecstasy: The E-Street Blues
Published: 2002
An integral part of the rave scene, ecstasy use has doubled every year for the past 5 years, causing memory loss, depression and brain damage in users. A pulsating soundtrack and colorful graphics bring an immediacy to this powerful documentary on ecstasy.. Details >>
Status:Available Let It Not Be in Vain
Published: 1999
The true story of a teen's suicide resulting from alcohol abuse is told by his family & friends. Viewers learn how to recognize the symptoms of alcohol poisoning and what to do when a friend exhibits them, and the warning signs for suicide and depression... Details >>
Status:Available Overcoming Gangs and Prejudice
Published: 1998
Based on the experiences of a former Latino gang member, viewers glimpse the rivalry andhardships that come with gang life. Detention center cellmates of different races find common ground as they discuss fear, lonliness, and absent parents... Details >>
Status:Available Sobriety: Straight Up
Published: 2000
This encouraging video features Delbert Boone addressing recovering addicts in prison. While using, most addicts develop skills such as creativity, consistency, dilligence, and determination, which could be used in a positive way to maintain sobriety... Details >>
Status:Available The Truth About Teen Alcohol Use 101: A Social Norms Approach (DVD)
Published: 2002
**DVD** The social norms approach of this groundbreaking video shows teens that- regardless of what they assumed- most of their peers do not drink. Interwoven with facts about alcohol poisoning, student interviews reveal surprise and relief that their abs.. Details >>
Status:Unavailable (Estimated Availability: 12/18/2009) The Real True & False About Alcohol, Marijuana, & Inhalants
Published: 2002
Uses a social norms approach to correct misinformation students have about drug use. "Most kids DON'T use alcohol or drugs!" Hosted by a multi-ethnic group of teens, this engaging program uses a lively "pop quiz" format. Excellent!.. Details >>
Status:Available Gangs: It's Your Life (Part A)
Published: 2002
*CONTAINS MATURE MATERIAL* Explores the reasons youth join gangs: the need for support & belonging, to feel protected & powerful, the desire for status or respect, peer pressure, the absence of supportive family, feelings of anger & alienation, & the prom.. Details >>
Status:Unavailable (Estimated Availability: 11/30/2009) Gangs: It's Your Life (Part B)
Published: 2002
Portrays the hidden consequences of gang involvement: fear, violence, trauma, abuse, manipulation, addiction, prison, death, and tragedy for loved ones. Former & current gang members take a no-holds barred approach in recounting the horrors they have witn.. Details >>
Status:Available Gangs: It's Your Life (Part C)
Published: 2002
Focuses on the anger & hurt that underlie much of the negative behavior of at-risk youth. Outlines contemporary programs & approaches that are constructive & viable alternatives to gang membership. Former gang members who are now mentors show that it's ne.. Details >>
Status:Available No Ifs, Ands, or Butts: Smoking Kills
Published: 2002
This hard-hitting video presents the facts about tobacco in a clear & dynamic way. Addresses chew, herbal cigarettes & bidis in addition to regular smokes, and shows the terrible effects of emphysema, Buerger's Disease, cancer, etc... Details >>
Status:Available How I Quit Smoking and Saved My Life
Published: 2002
Developed as part of the TAP program, this video reinforces teens' awareness of the effects of tobacco & reasons for quitting (& for having started!) The quitting program teaches techniques for dealing w/ withdrawal & cravings, refusal skills, & strengthe.. Details >>
Status:Available Rehab: Tough Love in Harlem
Published: 1996
From the series Investigative Reports... Details >>
Status:Available The Roots of Addiction
Published: 1999
A highly visual video that examines the biological & environmental reasons people become addicted to legal & illegal drugs and behaviors such as eating & gambling. Covers levels of use, signs, susceptibility, and explains the relationships betwn. risk fac.. Details >>
Status:Available Marijuana: The Gateway Drug
Published: 1999
Multi-cultural, mixed gender teens relate stories lost friends, families, jobs, possssions, and the ability to think and concentrate, all from their use of marijuana. Good music and graphics with a convincing prevention message. Also in DVD... Details >>
Status:Available Alejate de la Hierba (Keep Off the Grass)
Published: 1997
Interviews with teens in recovery from marijuana & their counselors are contrasted with the pro-use beliefs of one young man who suffers from severe complications of marijuana use as this film is being finished. We hear from his mother and other loved one.. Details >>
Status:Available Keep Off the Grass
Published: 1997
Interviews with teens in recovery from marijuana & their counselors are contrasted with the pro-use beliefs of one young man who suffers from severe complications of marijuana use as this film is being finished. We hear from his mother and other loved one.. Details >>
Status:Available Smoking: The Toxic Truth
Published: 2002
Ethnically diverse teens present the pros and gruesome cons of smoking. From a teen with burned skin puffing away, to a girl aged by makeup to show smoking's affects on the skin, this video stresses that smoking can kill you. Grim footage of a cancer vict.. Details >>
Status:Available Life Sentences: Confessions About Smoking
Published: 2001
Produced by a doctor who interviewed his own patients for the program, this straightforward investigation into smoking bridges the gap between smokers at the beginning and end of their addictions, and graphically shows why one should never start... Details >>
Status:Available Why Can't We Be a Family Again?
Published: 2002
This documentary follows the lives of a teenager & his younger brother as they cope with their mother's battle w/ addiction. She continues to relapse despite rehab attempts, and soon her legal parental rights are threatened. Through it all, the brothers s.. Details >>
Status:Available When a Man Loves a Woman
Published: 2000
Meg Ryan and Andy Garcia star. The story of a once-stable marriage rocked by the wife's increasing dependence on alcohol... Details >>
Status:Available No Kinda Life
Published: 2003
A stark documentary filmed inside a penitentiary; prisoners "tell it like it is" about losing their freedom while still in their teens due to drug-related crimes. Includes compelling advice to seek help before turning to drugs and crime, and to make right.. Details >>
Status:Available Alibi vs. Denial
Published: 2001
Delbert Boone presents an innovative treatment approach, noting that therapists accuse clients of being in denial, while clients often desperately attempt to create alibis for their behavior. Boone shows how addicts how these alibis can be broken down thr.. Details >>
Status:Available Anger
Published: 2002
Anger is an emotion, not a behavior. When it's transformed into the behavior of aggression & violence it can lead to tragic consequences. This video encourages personal responsibility & presents a step-by-step process to curb agressive behavior... Details >>
Status:Available The Teen Files: Smoking: Truth or Dare?
Published: 1998
Students' understanding of the risks of tobacco use is reinforced as they learn that smoking is the #1 killer. Demonstrates exactly what this deadly habit is doing to their bodies- it's not just something intangible they may have to face 40 or more years.. Details >>
Status:Available Secrets Through the Smoke
Dr. Jeffrey Wigand risked his career when he became the tobacco industry's highest ranking executive to publicly acknowledge the dangers of smoking. Here he shares his experiences, including his testimony for the tobacco settlement trials. Can be viewed i.. Details >>
Status:Available Riding High
Published: 1993
This high energy, non-confrontational prevention video features young athletes on roller blades, skateboards, and bicycles presenting a strong and clear message- stay away from alcohol and other drugs. Encourages kids to undertake the journey of setting g.. Details >>
Status:Available Under the Influence: The Science of Drug Abuse
Published: 1999
Medical experts discuss how drugs dramatically affect the body, particularly the brain. Emphasizes the sneaky way that drugs, primarily alcohol, nicotine, marijuana & cocaine, trick the brain into feeling good w/out earning it. Addresses fetal effects, b.. Details >>
Status:Available Are You Addicted?
Published: 1992
Addresses addictions, including eating, gambling, etc. from a psychological standpoint, stressing that addiction is a progressive process that ends in sickness, homelessness, death, OR recovery; the process continues until it gets you or you get help. Exc.. Details >>
Status:Available Marijuana: The Gateway Drug-DVD
Published: 1999
**DVD** Multi-cultural, mixed gender teens relate stories lost friends, families, jobs, possssions, and the ability to think and concentrate, all from their use of marijuana. Good music and graphics with a convincing prevention message. Also in VHS... Details >>
Status:Available Smoking: The Toxic Truth-DVD
Published: 2002
DVD**Ethnically diverse teens present the pros and gruesome cons of smoking. From a teen with burned skin puffing away, to a girl aged by makeup to show smoking's affects on the skin, this video stresses that smoking can kill you. Grim footage of a cancer.. Details >>
Status:Available Think Twice: Marijuana and Cancer (DVD)
Published: 2002
Student relate myths about marijuana & experts refute them, drawing on their extensive experience treating pot smokers with cancer. "Most people who get lung cancer die from it." Unusual angle- very impactful... Details >>
Status:Available Dying High: Teens in the ER (DVD)
Published: 2003
A valuable opportunity to see what goes on inside an emergency room as teens are treated for drug overdoses, alcohol poisoning, & traumas from drunk driving. This video reminds teens that taking risks w/ drugs & alcohol can lead to serious injury or deat.. Details >>
Status:Available Ecstasy: The Facts (DVD)
Published: 2001
Students learn medical facts vs myths, warning signs of overdose, skills for avoiding peer pressure, the role of seratonin & other neurotransmitters in regulating emotional well-being, and the consequences of ecstasy use... Details >>
Status:Available Methamphetamine: The Hard Facts (DVD)
Published: 2003
Hard-hitting & serious, this video provides students with simple, straight-forward info about the physical effects & legal consequences of using this powerful stimulant. Provides teens with the knowledge needed to make fact-based choices about drugs & the.. Details >>
Status:Available Getting Stupid: How Drugs Damage Your Brain-DVD
Published: 2003
**DVD** Researchers show & tell us how drugs & alcohol permanently damage the brain in this stimulating & visual video. Kids will enjoy watching real brains being poked & prodded and the amazing swimming rat experiment! Uses teen sarcasm to hold interest.. Details >>
Status:Available Don't Drain Your Brain: How Alcohol Damages Your Brain (DVD)
Published: 2003
Illustrates to youth the importance of the body's most vital organ: the brain. Using interviews w/ scientists and lively graphics, the video shows teens how the brain functions & the damage that alcohol does. Uses MRI testing and an animated demonstration.. Details >>
Status:Available No Ifs, Ands, or Butts: Smoking Kills (DVD)
Published: 2002
This hard-hitting video presents the facts about tobacco in a clear & dynamic way. Addresses chew, herbal cigarettes & bidis in addition to regular smokes, and shows the terrible effects of emphysema, Buerger's Disease, cancer, etc... Details >>
Status:Available Secondhand Smoke: A Matter of Life and Breath (DVD)
Published: 2003
We learn about the 2 kinds of smoke; sidestream (exhaled) & mainstream (from the cigarette tip.) Teens reflect on what it's like to hang around with smokers, and discuss the power of advertising & how they're fed up with being targeted by Big Tobacco... Details >>
Status:Available The Teen Files: The Truth About Hate
Published: 1999
Explores the origins of hate through the eyes of teens as they come face to face w/ their own racism, ethnic bigotry, religious hatred & religious discrimination. Through inter- action w/ others different from them, the students face the destructive reali.. Details >>
Status:Available The Teen Files: The Truth About Drinking
Published: 1998
Students' understanding of the risks of drinking are expanded as they experience how alcohol impairs driving ability, how organs suffer lasting damage, how families lives are devastated, and that prison is one consequence for drunk driving. Very impactful.. Details >>
Status:Available The Teen Files: Surviving High School
Published: 2001
11 teens exemplify the problems of isolation, extreme dieting, steroid use, depression, & suicidal thoughts in high schools. Teens are motivated to face the gruth about modern-day pressures & make positive changes in how they perceive themselves & treat o.. Details >>
Status:Available The Teen Files: Smoking: Truth or Dare?
Published: 1998
Demonstrates to teens who use tobacco exactly what this deadly habit is doing to their bodies- it's not just some- thing intangible that will occur 40 years down the road. A great prevention video... Details >>
Status:Available The Teen Files: The Truth About Sex
Published: 1999
Forces teenagers to face the hard-hitting realities of having sex too young, including unwanted pregnancies and STDs. Viewers are introduced to several sexually active teenagers, many of whom are having unprotected sex. They learn from their peers how ris.. Details >>
Status:Available The Teen Files: The Truth About Violence
Published: 2000
Students' understanding of the correlation between risky behavior, violence and their personal well-being is reinforced when seen through the eyes of eight Los Angeles teens who become instrumental in pulling their shattered school back together... Details >>
Status:Available The Teen Files: The Truth About Body Image
Published: 2001
This program shows teens how popular ideas of beauty damage teens physically and psychologically. Teens comparing themselves to the proportions of Barbie and Ken dolls illustrate the connection between such idealized images and student consumption of ster.. Details >>
Status:Available The Truth About Drugs
Published: 2000
Leeza Gibbons hosts this powerful program which graphically demonstrates to teens the effects of various types of drugs on their self, friends, babies, and family. It illustrates the consequences of drug use, such as rape, homelessness, suicide, jail tim.. Details >>
Status:Available Milton Hershey School
An overview of the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, PA. It provides a cost-free education for children from families of limited income. Grades K-12, it is a residential program... Details >>
Status:Available Just for Today: Narcotics Anonymous
Published: 1994
This video explains what NA is by recreating NA meetings and following an addict, Mary, from her introduction to NA through her recovery process. In the meetings, many other stories about addicts, their addiction, and their recovery with NA are shared... Details >>
Status:Available Bobby Petrocelli: 10 Seconds Can Change Your Life Forever (DVD)
Famed motivational speaker Bobby Petrocelli tells the story of his wife's death by a drunk driver to illustrate the destructive power of alcohol. His message to teens is a positive one- it's never too late to make changes for yourself because you are wort.. Details >>
Status:Available Marijuana: Weeding Out the Hype!
Published: 2000
Teleconference for adults deals with marijuana facts, current trends, changes in potency, documented effects, and treatment. Includes interviews w/ teens in recovery and tips for parents. Emphasis is on behavior modification, with examples of risk & prote.. Details >>
Status:Available Brandon Tells His Story
A true story, Brandon crashed into a tree while driving drunk, and keeps on paying a terrible price for a choice he made when 17. He tells us what it's like to fight every day to get his life back where it was, and to watch his friends get through college.. Details >>
Status:Available C2 H5 OH (Alcohol)
Published: 2003
As a teen arrives at a party & starts to drink, a box in the corner of the screen registers her heart rate and blood alcohol content(BAC). Shows how the BAC continues to rise even after she stops drinking. Trauma doc covers the signs of alcohol poisoning.. Details >>
Status:Available The Science of Methamphetamine: An Informed Recovery
Published: 2005
Separates the facts from fiction about meth treatment. Former users speak honestly about their meth experiences. Great for clients and clinicians both who have been told that recovery from meth is almost impossible; offers insight, experience and hope... Details >>
Status:Unavailable (Estimated Availability: 03/17/2010) Methamphetamine: A Prevention Trilogy
Published: 2006
3 films: Meth...The Great Deceiver provides insight from teens into how meth damages young lives. Where Meth Goes... Violence & Destruction Follow looks at how communities are responding to the meth epidemic. Hidden Dangers: Meth Labs offers tips for spot.. Details >>
Status:Available Sex, Teens, AIDS: Take 'Em Serious
Published: 2005
African-American teens grapple w/ safe sex, abstinence, HIV & STDs, pregnancy, and other common issues. Both good & poor decisions are depicted realistically, and conflict resolution is modeled... Details >>
Status:Available Tobacco: Something to Chew On
Published: 1999
This video outlines the dangers and consequences of "chew" in an entertaining fashion by a youthful cast, who confront not only the medical facts but also the ugly social effects of chewing... Details >>
Status:Available Marijuana and the Mind: Intoxication and Addiction (Spanish)
Published: 1991
**Spanish** Dispells the common perception that there are no adverse effects from marijuana use. Lab demonstrations, interviews w/ healthcare professionals & experiences of recovering addicts reveal that memory, learning, movement & thinking abilities are.. Details >>
Status:Available Methamphetanime on Oprah
Published: 2005
Oprah Winfrey's November 28, 2005 show on teenage methamphetamine users... Details >>
Status:Unavailable (Estimated Availability: 02/19/2010) College Binge Drinking & Sober Reflections
Published: 1995
Non-fiction; a college student videotapes a friend who is drinking and interviews him along the way about his partying habits. The drinker becomes very drunk & ends up laying on the floor. When sober, the drinker is shown the tape, is embarrassed, and vow.. Details >>
Status:Available Thug Life in D.C.
Published: 1998
A hard-hitting documentary features a look at the case of the youngest incarcerated black male in Lorton Prison's maximum security wing. Exposes a deeply rooted social malaise and the consequential emotional toll that it takes on African-American men... Details >>
Status:Available Troop 1500: Girl Scouts Beyond Bars (DVD)
Published: 2005
**DVD** Focuses on 10 of the 48 girls in Troop 1500 as they make their monthly trip to the Gatesville Hilltop Prison, about 90 miles northeast of Austin. The girls were trained in media production & then interviewed their mothers about whey they ended up.. Details >>
Status:Available Lung Cancer Through the Eyes of My Children (DVD)
Published: 2005
**DVD** Susan DeWitt, when diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer, decided to produce a documentary starring her children. Speaking directly into the camera they tell their story of losing their mother and urge their peers to stop or never start smoking... Details >>
Status:Available Way to No!
Published: 2003
Short vignettes depict situations where adolescents use refusal skills, with questions afterward for discussion. Primary message is: Most kids don't drink. Ethnically diverse cast... Details >>
Status:Unavailable (Estimated Availability: 03/17/2010) Prescription for Trouble (DVD)
Published: 2003
Adolescents are abusing prescription & over-the-counter drugs in record numbers. Here, teens in recovery come clean about which meds they used, when & why they started, and how their addictions severely damaged their lives. Other experts discuss the impac.. Details >>
Status:Available Clean Break: A Gambling Prevention Docudrama (DVD)
Published: 2006
Clean Break was developed specifically to capture the attention of high-risk youth while still being compelling to all teens. Uses vignettes depicting real-life situations & encourages viewers to fill in the blanks in understanding & making sense of the s.. Details >>
Status:Available Addiction (DVD)
Published: 2007
*DVD* HBO's critically acclaimed documentary is aimed at helping Americans understand that addiction is a brain disease. Four 30-minute discs and 5 hours of extra materials feature stories from addicts and loved ones as well as authorities on addiction.. Details >>
Status:Available The Teen Files Flipped: Bullies, Loners and Violence
Published: 2001
Two real-life bullies are "flipped" into a situation where they themselves are the victims, and realize the devastating impact of bullying. Also shows an after-school vigil for students from Columbine & Santana High School. Powerful... Details >>
Status:Available I Quit: How to Stop Smoking
Published: 2000
Can be shown to educate viewers about the effects of tobacco on the body, about how to quit smoking, or as a motivational tool to be used again & again. World-renowned expert Dr. Fred Bass covers the various methods of quitting, and how to use these to th.. Details >>
Status:Available Mouseology
Published: 1996
Amusing yet highly effective animated video exposes the impulses that manipulate those addicted to cigarettes. Represented as a mouse, addiction is revealed as a programmed desire that arrests the mind and forces the body to act contrary to common sense... Details >>