Our free Lending Library has resources for addiction counselors, parents, educators, faith-based organizations and others interested in promoting healthy behavviors, and consists of films in two formats:
- Streaming
- DVDs
Films are available for you to borrow if you live or work in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. You can request materials online, call, or stop in.
Borrowing limits are 3 streams or DVDs at one time. DVDs can be picked up at our Lancaster offices at 1891 Santa Barbara Dr, Suite 104, Lancaster, PA 17601.
Lending Library Directory
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Alcohol
Format: DVD | Length: 00:17:00 | Audience: Age 14+“Alcohol isn’t a drug.” “A cup of coffee will sober me up.” “I’m always a safe driver, even after a couple of beers.” These statements are only a…
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Alcohol, Drugs and the Brain
Format: Streaming | Length: 00:41:00 | Audience: AdultsA complete overview of how alcohol and drugs affect the brain by University of Texas professor of pharmacology, Dr. Carlton Erickson. The difference between abuse and dependence is…
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Alcohol, Drugs, Body & Mind: The Medical Consequences
Format: Streaming | Length: 00:43:00 | Audience: Age 16+What happens to our bodies when we abuse alcohol and drugs? What is the effect on our brain chemistry? How do drugs actually produce the effect of feeling…
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Alibi vs. Denial
Format: Streaming | Length: 00:42:00 | Audience: AdultsDelbert Boone explores denial and discusses how many healthcare professionals often say that addicted people are in “denial.” According to Boone, if that were true, they would have…
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Bed Ridden
Format: Streaming | Length: 00:27:00 | Audience: Age 16+The absurd lengths people go to in pursuit of their addictions before they finally seek help are well-known. Based on a true story, Bed Ridden chronicles the last…
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Choices
Format: Streaming | Length: 00:32:00 | Audience: Age 16+Robert Kent tells the heart wrenching story of how his son, Brandon, and 2 friends were killed by an impaired driver on Christmas morning. His story illustrates the…
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Cocaine and Crack
Format: DVD | Length: 00:19:00 | Audience: Age 14+The pleasure of a cocaine high doesn’t last long, but the damage cocaine causes can last a lifetime. This video explores the history of cocaine; the effects of…
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Domestic Violence & Substance Abuse: Part 1
Format: Streaming | Length: 00:32:00 | Audience: AdultsPart 1: The Abusers Four former abusers, men and women, tell their stories of substance abuse and how it lead to violence. What they learned about themselves during…
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Domestic Violence & Substance Abuse: Part 2
Format: Streaming | Length: 00:31:00 | Audience: AdultPart 2: From Victim to Survivor Five real men and women tell about the abusive relationships they were in and how it made them feel about themselves. In…
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Facing Fears in Recovery
Format: Streaming | Length: 01:00:00 | Audience: AdultsThis film is a discussion with 7 recovering people and family members in recovery. They discuss the fears associated with being new to 12-step meetings, finding a higher…
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Fear. . . The Anger Trigger Series: Part 1
Format: Streaming | Length: 00:38:00 | Audience: AdultsPart 1: I Think, Therefore I Act When we are confronted, often we feel threatened, disrespected, rebellious, vindictive, scared or defensive. Our actions are framed by our thoughts….
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Fear. . . The Anger Trigger Series: Part 2
Format: Streaming | Length: 00:38:00 | Audience: AdultPart 2: Fear is an Ally If I am aware of what the fear is, the fear becomes my ally. Instead of acting on the fear, I recognize…
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Fear. . . The Anger Trigger Series: Part 3
Format: Streaming | Length: 00:37:00 | Audience: AdultPart 3: Expectations When unrealistic expectations are not met, remember, F-E-A-R: False Expectations Appearing Real. Expectations II Reversing the Fear/Anger Spiral Change around anger is possible. If we…
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Freedom From Prison and Drugs
Format: Streaming | Length: 00:34:00 | Audience: AdultsThis film shows five men who have been incarcerated due to their behavior while using alcohol and drugs. They have since found sobriety using the 12-step program and…
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Good Intentions: Bad Choices
Format: Streaming | Length: 02:34:00 | Audience: AdultsResearch shows that most people who are released from jails and prisons have the most problems in the first year. Those problems are mainly in three areas: the…
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Marijuana: The Medical Consequences
Format: Streaming | Length: 00:43:00 | Audience: AdultsIn this dynamic presentation, Dr. Keppler invites the audience to look past their own personal views of the drug marijuana, and to look instead at marijuana’s effects and…
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Maslow’s Heirarchy of Needs
Format: Streaming | Length: 00:42:00 | Audience: AdultsDelbert Boone discusses Dr. Abraham Maslow’s theory that human beings are motivated by unsatisfied needs and that certain lower, basic needs must be satisfied before higher needs can…
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Men in a Box
Format: Streaming | Length: 00:28:00 | Audience: Age 16+A historical thriller starring Kurtwood Smith as famed psychologist B.F. Skinner as he conducts a chilling experiment into the nature of addiction in his Harvard University lab. Why…
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Meth: Recovery is Possible
Format: Streaming | Length: 00:48:00 | Audience: AdultsIn this film, Earnie Larsen, famed author and lecturer, brings together an assorted group of people in recovery from meth of all ages and backgrounds. In a group…
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Narcotics: Heroin, Opium, Codeine, and Morphine
Format: DVD | Length: 00:20:00 | Audience: Age 14+Strictly speaking, the term “narcotic” refers to opium, opium derivatives, and their synthetic substitutes. This video delves into the history of narcotics such as heroin, opium, codeine, and…
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Overcoming Early Life Trauma
Format: Streaming | Length: 01:00:00 | Audience: AdultsDr. Cardwell Nuckols addresses why early childhood neglect or abuse is a consistent finding in criminal justice offenders and people with addiction who chronically relapse. He explains how…
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Pills and Pain
Format: Streaming | Length: 00:45:00 | Audience: AdultsThis installment in the Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson video library discusses the current issue of opioid abuse in America. Beautifully filmed. Thomas has been in recovery since 1983, but…
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Plan B
Format: Streaming | Length: 00:28:00 | Audience: Age 16+In this comedic romp, a determined financial advisor is convinced life works best when he’s in charge–until he tries to return a fax machine to a local electronics…
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Pleasure Scale: Craving Identification & Management
Format: Streaming | Length: 02:14:00 | Audience: AdultsCravings Identification and Management (CIM) is based on the addiction treatment model developed by Dr. Alex Stalcup. Craving is broadly defined as the desire to use alcohol or…
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Pleasure Unwoven
Format: DVD | Length: 01:10:00 | Audience: AdultsThis high-definition video essay explores addiction as a disease, reviewing the latest neuroscientific research about addiction along the way. Using the spectacular landscape of Utah’s state and national…
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Prisoners of Addiction
Format: Streaming | Length: 00:33:00 | Audience: AdultsThis film shows 4 women incarcerated due to their behavior while using alcohol and drugs, then found sobriety and have not had to return to substance abuse or…
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Stages of Family Recovery
Format: DVD | Length: 00:36:00 | Audience: Age 16+For families, the pain of living with a loved one’s addiction can lead to shame, secrecy, and isolation. Stages of Family Recovery is an encouraging, empowering video that…
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Straight Talk: Heroin and Opiates
Format: Streaming | Length: 00:49:00 | Audience: AdultsTwo award winning presenters have joined forces in Straight Talk, Heroin and Opiates. David Ohlms, M.D. and Delbert Boone, both icons in the field of addiction and recovery…
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The Cat Who Drank and Used Too Much
Format: Streaming | Length: 00:12:00 | Audience: Ages 6-96Winner of 24 major awards, this delightful tale stands the test of time, and deals with addiction in a positive, non-threatening way. It can be used with people…
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The Roots of Addiction 2011 Update
Format: DVD | Length: 00:32:00 | Audience: Age 16+A highly visual film that examines the biological and environmental reasons that people become addicted to substances such as legal drugs, e.g., alcohol, tobacco, and prescription medications; illegal…
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The Rules of Recovery
Format: Streaming | Length: 00:45:00 | Audience: AdultsDelbert Boone outlines the “rules of recovery,” emphasizing the importance of getting dry so that one can begin to realize what addiction has taken from their life, and…
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The Truth About AD/HD
Format: Streaming | Length: 00:45:00 | Audience: AdultsWendy Richardson addresses many of the myths surrounding attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) and outlines its characteristics and common symptoms. She graphically explains how brain function is effected by AD/HD…
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The Twelve Steps with Delbert Boone
Format: Streaming | Length: 02:30:00 | Audience: AdultsDelbert Boone explores the road to recovery through the use of the Twelve Steps- each step can be shown as a separate clip. He addresses how most addicted…
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Therapy Games
Format: Streaming | Length: 00:46:00 | Audience: AdultsIdeally, therapy should be a rewarding experience where a person can focus on personal issues. However, may who enter therapy choose to “play the game” focusing on how…
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Understanding Bipolar Disorder & Addiction
Format: DVD | Length: 00:19:00 | Audience: AdultsExplains the different aspects of bipolar disorder, such as mania and depression, and explores how the disorder interacts with chemical dependency. Examples illustrate the importance of medication, abstinence,…
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Who’s Foolin’ Who? Relapse & the Family
Format: Streaming | Length: 00:34:00 | Audience: AdultsAlthough some signs of relapse are very obvious, other signs are subtle and tend to knock us off our feet. Counselor Rosetta Oliver explains the relapse process, identifying…
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Your Body and Your Health
Format: Streaming | Length: 00:36:00 | Audience: AdultsDr. Carlos Tirado, addiction psychiatrist, leads us through a compelling look at the other diseases and negative effects of the risky behaviors drug and alcohol users so often…