HOOKED: The Addiction Trap, part 1

The film uses the testimony of young addicts, as well as resilient youth, who have developed good coping skills, and the information of experts in the field of addiction research and that contribute to addictions both to substances and behaviors, and the life skills necessary to avoid or escape an...

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THE HIJACKED BRAIN

500-22, part 2, 57 minutes – 1998 Aided by powerful new diagnostic tools, scientists are making dramatic discoveries about how addiction affects the brain.  Researchers engaged in charting an “image of desire in the brain”.  Moyers observes a genetic researcher as he monitors a variety of factors that may determine...

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CHALK TALK ON ALCOHOL

400-32, 65 minutes, 2009 In 1972, the United States Navy filmed “Chalk Talk.” It was used throughout the U.S. military and Father Martin emerged as a leading figure in the addiction treatment field. Now, enjoy the widely celebrated film, still thought to be one of the most effective presentations on alcoholism...

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WHAT MADE ME STOP DRINKING

400-33, 32 minutes, 2012 Four very different individuals tell their stories … a lawyer who wanted to stop his kids from being afraid of him; a First Nations man, who wanted the pain of belonging to an underprivileged part of our population to stop and to feel strong; a young woman...

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HARD TRUTHS ABOUT ALCOHOL

400-35, 16 minutes, 2008 This documentary follows three university students who candidly discuss their alcohol consumption, part of a growing trend among young women. As two addiction researchers from SUNY Buffalo report, heavy drinking can lead to an increased risk of sexual victimization for young women. The second segment sifts through...

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