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How did Alcoholics Anonymous begin? What influences shaped it into the worldwide, support-focused organization it is today? And what goes on inside a typical AA meeting? This program follows a quest for answers undertaken by two filmmakers-Orly Yadin, an Israeli-born animator and archival film specialist who questions the idea of genetic alcoholism, and Eleanor Lanahan, a documentarian whose family tree suggests a different perspective (she's the...
5) ADHD and Me
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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder has long been seen as just another name for bad behavior. But we now know that ADHD is as real as autism and dyslexia. It's the most common--and fastest growing--childhood disorder. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Many adults are now being diagnosed too, having struggled with chaotic lives for years without knowing why. This timely investigation looks at the causes and effects of ADHD. Do behavior therapies...
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Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, killing more people each year than alcohol, AIDS, car accidents, illegal drugs, murder and suicide combined. Follow health policy expert Mitch Zeller into the murky depths of the tobacco industry as he details the sordid history of nicotine addiction -- and invites us to imagine a world where policy change helps stop people from becoming addicted in the first...
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Riveting real-life television, Intervention explores the lives of people dependent on drugs, alcohol, or other destructive behaviors and the people who intervene to save them. This episode examines the influence of early trauma on addictions. Heidi seems to have it all: a fulfilling social life, good health, and an attractive appearance. However, she is obsessed with plastic surgery and shops compulsively. She believes that her rape at age 16 influenced...
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People find that almost every aspect of their life is uprooted and disrupted once they begin recovery, and these changes can be radical and far-reaching. Being well prepared during this transition dramatically increases the odds of a successful recovery. This program helps to smooth the transition by equipping those in recovery with the strategies and tools they need, when small choices can have big consequences. Mental health expert Amanda Klinger,...
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Seductive and "intriguing" are two words that describe the effects of a wide range of dangerous substances. So are "addictive" and "lethal. This program examines some of the most commonly abused substances, explaining their effects and the problems they can cause. The substances covered include stimulants (MDMA, cocaine, amphetamines, nicotine, and caffeine), depressants (barbiturates, benzodiazepines, alcohol, and solvents); hallucinogens (LSD, cannabis,...
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David Graham Scott has been addicted to drugs for nearly 20 years, or as he puts it, "four on heroin and the rest on methadone." Filmed by Scott himself over a five-year period, this emotionally charged documentary follows his double life as a heroin abuser and filmmaker, his pattern of deceit with his family, his battle to conquer methadone, and the fight to finally beat his addiction. His desperation to overcome drugs causes him to risk all on an...
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Part dramatization, part documentary, this engrossing study of crack cocaine makes a powerful statement on the drug's highly addictive nature. The docudrama profiles "Daniel Preston," an upwardly mobile user of recreational drugs who gets high on crack as part of an experiment and finds he cannot shake his craving for it. Interspersed throughout this program, a drug counselor, a psychiatrist, and crack addicts talk about how it feels to get high on...
13) Chasing Life
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This Telly Award-winning documentary focuses on recovery from addiction, highlighting resources for those suffering from America's worst-ever opiate addiction crisis.
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The demands involved in trying to balance work with family responsibilities, as well as other causes of stress related to modern living, are taking their toll on women. Many are turning to alcohol to make it through their days ... and nights. In this program, women speak candidly about their addiction and what caused them to become alcoholics. The program discusses patterns of addiction, enumerates its symptoms, and examines its effects on children...
16) MonaLisa Story
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This is a film about love, struggles, and heroin--eight dramatic years in the life of a drug addict. MonaLisa's days were like most people's: She would take care of her kids, cook meals for her family, and spend time at the playground with them. She would go to work as a teacher and she loves music. But one day all that changes. She sinks into a deep depression, loses the will to live and starts self-medicating... with heroin. Her world falls apart....
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Riveting real-life television, Intervention explores the lives of people dependent on drugs, alcohol, or other destructive behaviors and the people who intervene to save them. Anthony had worked in his family business since he was a child. He excelled at sports and was recruited by colleges. However, his sister died from a heroin overdose, which affected his mother's emotional health. Anthony learned to cope with cocaine and now relies on methadone...
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Once confined to the inner city, heroin addiction is on the rise in suburban and rural communities. This ABC News program shows how a growing number of teens and young adults are getting hooked on heroin through gateway drugs like OxyContin. After a suburban father describes the prescription drug habit and heroin overdose that took his daughter's life, a young mother in rural Ohio explains how she began that same perilous journey and can't quit. In...
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In this informative program, recovering young people reveal what it takes to confront and overcome the risk of relapse. Speaking from experience, and straight from the heart, they tell viewers how to spot the danger signs; how to identify the self-destructive thoughts and actions that can derail recovery; and how to deal with all of these. With tips and tactics for getting through cravings, breaking off risky relationships, and turning down offers...
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Made up of several concise segments, this program deals with a wide range of drugs, addiction issues, and case studies. Viewers will enter a chaotic Dallas ER, where the majority of injuries are drug- and alcohol-related, and meet a desperate middle-aged woman who finally turns in her heroin-addicted daughter to police. Other segments focus on opiate addiction, drug abuse in adolescence, the reasons for relapse, the science of brain imaging, a potential...
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