Heroin Hits Home

Driscoll, Emily V. (Added Author). Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Added Author). Films Media Group (Added Author).

Summary: 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 takes us to South Boston, where OxyContin - a painkiller and trendy drug - is the drug of choice for kids. But when this use became an expensive addiction, a cheaper and more deadly replacement was found: heroin. This documentary details the heartbreaking and dangerous effects heroin has on users and their families.

Record details

Physical Description: electronic resource (video)
remote
1 streaming video file (45 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2011], c2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on November 30, 2011. Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	Heroin in South Boston (2:45) -- From OxyContin to Heroin (2:16) -- Peter's Story of Addiction (2:33) -- Drugs: Sense of Belonging (2:05) -- From OxyContin to Heroin (1:28) -- Heroin: OxyContin Alternative (2:31) -- High School Seniors Graduate to Heroin (2:56) -- Desperate Robbery Attempt (1:30) -- Stealing to Support Drug Addiction (1:40) -- When Heroin Is Life (3:46) -- Clean and Sober (2:31) -- Death of a Heroin Addict (2:18) -- Death Sparks Investigation (2:07) -- Community Reaction (1:34) -- Relapse and Arrest (2:40) -- Lost Generation? (0:46) -- Steps Toward Recovery (4:11) -- Newspaper and Support Group Team Up (2:02) -- Clean at Last (0:43) -- Film Conclusion and Credits: Heroin Hits Home (1:23)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions: NLC students and staff only. Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Target Audience Note:	10 and up.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description.