Crackhead university / Natural Prod.

The experts in this eye-opening program don't have PhDs or high-paid teaching positions, but they know firsthand-and express in vivid language-the overpowering highs and punishing lows of crack cocaine addiction. Exploring the crumbling streets of inner-city Newburgh, NY, the program lets streetwise...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Films on Demand.
Corporate Authors:	Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) Infobase Natural Prod
Language:	English
Published:	New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2006], ©1999.
Series:	Films on Demand.
Subjects:	Addicts. Crack (Drug) Drug abuse and crime. Substance abuse > Treatment. Educational films. Internet videos.
Genre:	Educational films. Internet videos.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (70 min.) : sound, color, digital file.
Format:	Electronic Video

Contents:

Why Did You Start Using Drugs? (3:24)
Addicts Do Anything to Get Crack (Graphic Language and Topics) (3:55)
Death by Crack Cocaine (5:31)
Crack Community (4:11)
Misconceptions About Drugs in the Inner-City (4:01)
Spiral of Addiction (4:36)
Addicts Need Help, Not Jail (2:56)
Drug Use and Unsafe Sex (1:34)
Community Programs Provide Insufficient Alternatives for Youth (5:27)
The Reality of Crack Addiction (5:08)
Finding Strength in Family and Religion (3:21)
Scenes of Newburgh, NY Neighborhoods (1:53)
Speaking Out About Newburgh's Drug Problem (1:26)
Community Members Descibe Characteristics of Crack Use (1:44)
One Account of Addiction to Recovery (5:02)
Escaping the Taste for Crack (5:03)
Fighting the Drug Epidemic in Newburgh and Worldwide (5:47)