DRUG PREVENTION

With 141,000 new users under age 26 in 1995, heroin has become the fastest growing addiction among today's young people.  Now, as the heroin supply in the U.S. increases and its prices drop, it's time to educate a new generation of potential users to heroin's unparalleled addictive power.

In this compelling two-part program, young junkies provide an unflinching look at the horrors of heroin addiction and withdrawal. 

In Part 1, heroin abuse and its consequences are described in vivid detail.  Two young junkies shoot up and talk about losing everything - their friends, families, and dreams, to heroin.  A brother shares the pain of losing a family member to a heroin overdose.

In Part 2, a substance abuse counselor shows how heroin use permanently affects the brain.  A dealer describes in chilling detail how he gets young users addicted.  Junkies share their stories of addiction.  Recovering addicts offer advice to at-risk student on how to resist peer pressure and make healthy choices.   Explicit language and graphic images contribute to the program's realistic look at a very dangerous drug.

Grades 9-Adult, 55 min.
©1998  2 VHS videos & Guide $95
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