Drug Addiction – 1951 Drug Abuse & Social Guidance / Educational Documentary
Drug Addiction – 1951 Drug Abuse & Social Guidance / Educational Documentary – The following movie synopsis courtesy the Prelinger Archives. The movie can also be downloaded from the archives at archive.org Marty, a “good boy,” experiments with marijuana and experiences “profound mental and emotional disturbances.” As in all anti-drug films of this vintage, marijuana leads straight to “H,” and Marty’s decline continues until he is busted, rehabbed and reformed. Drug Addiction’s stilted view of the urban drug culture and unrealistic portrayals of stoned slackers make it entertaining viewing today. It belongs to that little-known “second wave” of anti-drug films, the postwar scare stories about middle-class kids overcome by junkiedom. What this wave of films reveals is that drugs were an issue for white adolescents long before the psychedelic Sixties, and that the official response to the threat expressed a general, not specifically targeted paranoia. Ken Smith sez: This film chronicles the decline and fall of “Marty” (see Are You Ready For Marriage?), a “good boy” who becomes a junkie. Marty’s experimentation begins with marijuana, which produces “profound mental and emotional disturbances.” Marty then goes straight to “H,” which he buys from Louie, the local dealer (who keeps his stash in a lamp base). Marty is caught, sent to a drug rehab center (where he cuts down dead corn stalks and plays checkers), and reforms. The scene where Marty and some of his stoned friends drink out of broken Pepsi bottles is memorable. As in all drug films, the …
A Creative Approach to Managing Substance Abuse
Filed under: drug abuse
Alcohol and drug use are leading causes of morbidity and mortality in young people in the United States. To help address the problem, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that substance use guidance be incorporated into routine pediatric …
Read more on Medscape
Winning the Fight Against Drug Abuse Among the Youth
Filed under: drug abuse
What is most important, is to note that the commissioning of the report was by itself an acknowledgment that drug abuse among the youth was indeed a serious problem that deserves policy attention and action which wouldn't be based on mere anecdotic …
Read more on AllAfrica.com
From Twitter:
Man so many artist were meant 2 spread the word of god…drug abuse. .fame,alcoholism..clubs. .money is really killing em..&we still listen – by jazzi_superstar (Jasmine Monique )
From Twitter:
Drug Misuse/Abuse-Related ED Visits Involving Nonmedical Use of Pharmaceuticals Vary by Gender among Older Adolescents http://t.co/V8liI8Ch – by MAGFTAI (MAG Foundation, Inc.)
From Twitter:
@shitlondon Shame, because I was going to put in a vote for Brixton (outside Barclays), where massive drug abuse meets poor street layout. – by LaDonde (Maria Donde)