Heroin new high school high /
This ABC News Turning Point examines the increasing prevalence of heroin among today's teenagers and its devastating effects on users, their families, and their communities. Focusing on youths in Orlando, Florida, the program follows the lives of two teenage friends, both heroin addicts. One, a...
| Other Authors: | ABC News Productions., Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase. |
|---|---|
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2009], c1997.
|
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (42 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
This ABC News Turning Point examines the increasing prevalence of heroin among today's teenagers and its devastating effects on users, their families, and their communities. Focusing on youths in Orlando, Florida, the program follows the lives of two teenage friends, both heroin addicts. One, an honor student, dies of a heroin overdose. Drug counselors discuss the difficulties in treating addicts because of the extreme euphoria produced by the drug. Families of addicts reveal how the drug destroys family life. Failure to stem the tide of heroin sale and use among teenagers is discussed by frustrated law enforcement officials. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: |
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Jan. 09, 2009. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Heroin: Chic Drug (3:48) -- Parents of Teen Drug Users (3:00) -- Heroin: Drug of Convenience (3:41) -- Heroin Task Force (4:56) -- Teens Out of Control on Drugs (2:55) -- Heroin Addiction (3:13) -- Heroin Addiction and the Mind (3:36) -- Heroin Addiction and Rehab (2:15) -- Teen Heroin Death (4:13) -- Drug Counselor's Story (3:34) -- Honor Student: Drug Overdose (4:31) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. This ABC News Turning Point examines the increasing prevalence of heroin among today's teenagers and its devastating effects on users, their families, and their communities. Focusing on youths in Orlando, Florida, the program follows the lives of two teenage friends, both heroin addicts. One, an honor student, dies of a heroin overdose. Drug counselors discuss the difficulties in treating addicts because of the extreme euphoria produced by the drug. Families of addicts reveal how the drug destroys family life. Failure to stem the tide of heroin sale and use among teenagers is discussed by frustrated law enforcement officials. 11 & up. Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (42 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
| Format: |
Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
11 & up. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |