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Alcohol and tobacco Core curriculum video libraries (Cambridge educational (Firm)) Core curriculum video library Drug dangers (New York, N.Y.) Guidance & mental health collection Health news and interviews Substance abuse (Princeton, N.J.) Total health (Princeton, N.J.) Video clip collection Young addictsSummary: In this program, famous adult children of alcoholics speak out about childhood nightmares and adult behavior that continues to reflect the problem of a parent's alcoholism: some chose alcoholic partners, others developed drug, gambling, or other addictions. All speak of the difficulties of coping with the damage inflicted by an alcohol-centered childhood.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Alcohol is pervasive in our society; its use is accepted and encouraged. Alcoholism, on the other hand, is a disease which must be recognized and treated. This program analyzes the signs of alcoholism and shows how a family member, coworker, or friend can help break the chain of alcoholism; demonstrates how one family dealt with the problem and discusses the impact of alcoholism on the children...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Whether smoked or chewed, tobacco is a delivery system for a very potent drug: nicotine. "It's actually the level of nicotine in the blood stream that the body is responding to.. We see the same kind of thing with, for example, the addiction to heroin or the addiction to cocaine," says Ben Jones, of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. In this program, teens Nate, Kay, Joy,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This program discusses the effects and repercussions of smoking on the body. Subjects covered include why teens smoke cigarettes; the health risks; smoking and peer pressure; dealing with peer pressure; the chemicals found in cigarettes; addiction; tobacco products; and resources to help stop smoking. After completing the program, students will have a better understanding of the reasons teens...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: You can lecture until you’re blue in the face about the horrible effects of cigarettes, but with tobacco companies spending tens of millions of dollars every day on marketing, even the most forceful teachers and counselors need all the help they can get. This video focuses on the illusions and misconceptions surrounding teen smoking, exposing the faulty reasoning that leads kids to start or...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Everyone knows the statistics. Tobacco is the leading contributor to thousands of deaths and debilitating illnesses. So why do teens continue to smoke? The first part of this program explores not only why teens start, but also why it's so hard to stop, why our society allows tobacco companies to promote a lethal drug utilizing state-of-the-art media persuasion techniques, how tobacco is...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: What we do, and what we put into our bodies, has a direct impact on the way we feel. To prove the point, Rick, a health enthusiast, is contrasted with his friend Tina, a nightclubbing, smoking, convenience-food junkie. Over the course of this video, Rick combines kind concern and tough love to help get Tina eating better and exercising. A strong anti-substance abuse message is also included....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: How do individual drinking habits affect health and well-being? Divided into two segments, this program first examines the growing trend of binge drinking in women and then provides insight into the physical benefits and risks of moderate drinking. Kathleen Parks and Kate Miller of the Research Institute on Addictions define binge drinking and explain its negative consequences. Then, experts...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Alcohol, the most widely used psychoactive drug in the United States, contributes to approximately 100,000 deaths annually-fatalities that could very likely be prevented through education and treatment. This program is designed to promote a deeper understanding of the drinking problem in America, particularly among students on college campuses. The immediate and long-term behavioral and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program discusses the effects and repercussions of drug abuse physically and mentally and educates teens on the dangers of drug addiction. Subjects covered include the dangers of drug abuse; peer pressure and drug abuse; stimulant drugs and depressant drugs; physical and mental addiction; prescription drugs; the side effects of dangerous drugs; and where to turn for help with drug...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This program discusses the effects and consequences of drinking alcohol. Subjects covered include the effects of alcohol; the risks involved with alcohol; alcohol use and peer pressure; the long-term health risks involved with alcohol; the parts of the body responsible for breaking down alcohol; alcohol abuse and dependency; the warning signs of alcohol dependency; and organizations that help...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Hard-hitting, graphic footage and interviews with people stricken with tobacco-related illnesses-lung cancer, emphysema, heart disease, and vascular disease-stand in stark contrast to teen testimony that reflects dangerously blasé attitudes toward smoking. Explicit operating room scenes of portions of a lung being removed drive home the serious results of smoking and are bound to stir up...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Utilizing hard-hitting, dramatic footage with insightful interviews, this program graphically illustrates why alcohol is so widely used and abused by both adults and teens. From its role as an important commodity in our economic system, to its role as a deceptive escape from personal problems..from the enormous media campaigns promoting alcohol to its role as a major contributing factor in the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Drink spiking has become a social and health problem of alarming proportions. This program explains what drink spiking is and helps students recognize situations that may increase vulnerability to drink spiking and date rape. Highlighting the growing prevalence of the crime, the video uses case studies to illustrate when and where the offense is likely to occur and profiles the type of people...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: A rising number of American children under the age of 18 are experimenting with methamphetamines. In Montana, meth addiction has become the No. 1 drug problem. This ABC News program reports on the Montana Meth Project, an organization undertaking an aggressive plan to "unsell" meth-with an ad campaign designed to frighten Montana's youth into avoiding the drug. Highlighting the campaign's...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Although marijuana is often considered a "soft" drug, recent studies suggest that it is anything but safe-especially for young people. This program examines cannabis in the same context as harder drugs and reveals the devastating consequences of becoming addicted in childhood or adolescence. Stories from teenagers and young adults provide an unflinching look at how a user gets hooked and grows...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: How addictive is cannabis? Does it lead to harder drug use, or is it an underappreciated herbal medicine? Can it cause mental illness? This program explores the science and the public debate surrounding the world's favorite illegal drug. Tracing the birthplace of the humble plant to Kazakhstan in Central Asia, addiction specialist Dr. John Marsden guides viewers through several topics and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Spanning the realms of science, law enforcement, and drug addiction, this program exposes a hazard that is spreading through cities and crossing international borders: methamphetamines. Viewers meet meth users with ruined lives, ride along with cops as they raid meth labs, and discover the brain science behind the drug's potent rush. Graphics vividly portray the chemical warfare raging within...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Using sophisticated 3-D animation, this program, divided into two parts, takes viewers on a journey deep into the brain to study the effects of the three substances. The first part illustrates the major functions of the brain and shows how its principal cells, the neurons, communicate with each other through electrical and chemical signals. In the second part, animated molecules of nicotine,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Kat grew up in an alcoholic home. John made drinking the center of his life at a young age. Rene's parents divorced when he was five, while Chris and Dante both seemed to have everything they wanted-but all became substance abusers. Through detailed, candid conversations, this program goes inside the childhood memories and emotional lives of recovering addicts who started their habits at, or...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This collection of 18 video clips (1 minute to 2 minutes 30 seconds each) takes a close look at alcohol and tobacco and at addiction. A variety of topics is covered, such as the short- and long-term health risks of binge drinking, fetal damage due to alcohol, brain cell regrowth in recovering alcoholics, DNA damage from smoking, smoking-cessation failure, the DNA of addiction, and cocaine detox...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Banning alcohol on college campuses to curb binge drinking-periodic episodes of excessive alcohol consumption-has sparked violence and debate around the country. This ABC News program visits trouble spots such as Michigan State University as anchor Forrest Sawyer talks with the President of the University of Iowa about community coalitions, alcohol education programs, alternative activities,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: It leads to bad breath, yellow teeth, and black lungs-so why is smoking such a popular pastime? What enables the tobacco companies to snare young consumers so effectively? How do advertising, Hollywood imagery, and peer pressure fit into the equation? This program explores the cold, hard facts about cigarette smoking, including legal issues surrounding it and the impact it can have on both...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Aimed at young people as well as teachers, counselors, and parents, this program explores the threat of party drugs in a nonjudgmental way, encouraging young people to make responsible choices. It looks at a range of popular party drugs-including alcohol, marijuana, ecstasy, amphetamines, and LSD-and contrasts their medical applications with their typical recreational uses and abuses. Young...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009