Heroin & other opiates /

Students learn how highly effective pain relievers such as morphine and codeine work in the brain and body, while getting a look at the dangers of one of the most widely used illegal drugs in the world: heroin. Uses graphics and animations to illustrate the immediate physiological effects of abuse,...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Center City Film & Video (Firm), Schlessinger Media
Other Authors:	Isely, Brian
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English Spanish
Language Notes:	Soundtracks: English and Spanish. Closed-captioned.
Published:	Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Media, [2004]
Series:	Drug education for teens (DVD videodiscs)
Subjects:	Heroin > Juvenile films. Heroin abuse > Juvenile films. Opium > Juvenile films. Opium abuse > Juvenile films. Narcotics > Juvenile films. Teenagers > Substance use > United States > Juvenile films. Youth > Drug use > Prevention > Juvenile films. Drug abuse > Prevention > Juvenile films. Educational films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Summary:	Students learn how highly effective pain relievers such as morphine and codeine work in the brain and body, while getting a look at the dangers of one of the most widely used illegal drugs in the world: heroin. Uses graphics and animations to illustrate the immediate physiological effects of abuse, and contains a mix of expert interviews and first-person testimonies.
Item Description:	Teacher's guide also available online at libraryvideo.com. Special feature: Discussion questions. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (23 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 teacher's guide.
Format:	DVD.
Audience:	Grades 7 & up.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Alberto Santiago ; music, Rick Hall.
ISBN:	1572257849