Videos on the Social Sciences

Addiction c2007

John Hoffman, Susan Froemke, Jon Alpert, HBO Documentary Films, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (U.S.), and HBO Video (Firm)

Strives to break through the myths and explain what addiction really is, what causes it, and how to get the best available treatments. 4 videodiscs (388 min.)

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Afghanistan's opium trail 2008

Mehran Bozorgnia, Paul Gilmore, Journeyman Pictures (Firm), and Filmakers Library, inc

Explores the opium industry in Afghanistan: cultivation, processing, smuggling and heroin use. 1 videodisc (43 min.)

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Be here to love me c2005

Townes Van Zandt, Sam Braumbaugh, Margaret Brown, Palm Pictures, and RakeFilms (Firm)

"As a musician, Townes Van Zandt was legendary, perhaps one of the greatest who ever lived, inspiring artists from Bob Dylan to Norah Jones to Steve Earle. As a man, a husband, and a father his life was as tragic and as beautiful as the songs he wrote. Townes was an enigma to his family, pinned between a deep longing for home and nomadic lifestyle that was necessary for his livelihood. " -- Container. 1 videodisc (100 min.)

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Blank canvas creating a new life c2007

Ashley Phelps, Renaee Bergan, Aquarius Health Care Media (Firm), and Halibut Girl Productions

"Portraits of women artists in recovery from substance abuse. The women ... have embraced the very element that may have led them into addiction--creative sensitivity--as a lifeline to pull themselves through. Through the eyes of the filmmaker, who tells of her own battle with alcohol abuse, we discover an inspirational community of artistic support that grows around six women, each on her own transformational journey, a journey that not everyone survives"--Container. 1 videodisc (27 min.)

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Crank made in America c2003

Eames Yates, David F Musto, William Asa Hutchinson, Films for the Humanities (Firm), and Home Box Office (Firm)

The number one drug problem in rural America, methamphetamine, or "crank", is cheap, easy to make, and has the lowest recovery rate for addicts. By looking at a number of people in Iowa who are struggling with methamphetamine, this program lays bare the drug's tragic results. Chilling computer graphics illustrate how the drug works on the brain. Discusses the history of the drug and explains its wildfire spread in rural areas. 1 videodisc (56 min.)

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Grass c2002

Film utilizes footage from U.S. Government propaganda films and animation from underground artist Paul Mavrides. 1 videodisc (78 min.)

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The greying elephant in the room substance abuse in older adults c2009

Portraying encounters between social work interns and substance abuse by older adults. 1 videodisc (42 min.)

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Like it is 2010

The generation that went to pot is profiled in this kaleidoscope of 60s drug culture! Its a cross between a serious documentary and drive-in exploitation. 1 videodisc (72 min.)

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The meth epidemic c2006

Oregon Public Broadcasting, Oregonian (Firm), and PBS Home Video

Investigates the meth rampage in America: the appalling impact on individuals, families and communities, and the difficult of controlling an essential ingredient in meth - ephedrine and pseudoephedrine - sold legally in over-the-counter cold remedies. 1 videodisc (60 min.)

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Spin the bottle sex, lies and alcohol c2004

Ronit Ridberg, Jackson Katz, Jean Kilbourne, and Media Education Foundation

"By exploring the college party scene, Spin the Bottle shows the difficulties students have in navigating a cultural environment saturated with messages about gender and alcohol"--Container. 1 videodisc (92 min.)

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The world of abnormal psychology 2013

A video series that covers the spectrum of psychological disorders from simple stress to paranoid schizophrenia. In documentary style, therapists, physicians, and researchers weave their commentary on causal factors, treatments and prognoses around the patients' own stories. "See how people with diagnosed psychological disorders actually behave. Case studies, enriched with commentary from experts, help demystify the biological, psychological, and environmental causes of dysfunctional behavior. The series explores theory and practice in the treatment of the mentally ill, covering multiple approaches."--Container. 7 videodiscs (ca. 780 min.)

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