Summary

Description	(Critical) This program gives a timely, relevant presentation of the progressive elements inherent in heroin addiction. The interview of a woman heroin addict in her twenties, a mother of young children, highlights the increasing disturbance in the parenting role as well as the dichotomy between street lifestyle and a more acceptable lifestyle. The discussion of treatment is limited to the drug-free community. The content is presented with a clear developmental design, and discussion and interview segments are integrated as well. The program shows the addict as a real person instead of as a stereotype and demonstrates the potential for understanding that can be achieved through treatment. It is capable of engaging an audience and retaining involvement and interest throughout. This video presents a study of the increasingly serious drug epidemic in the seventies. A detailed interview with an addict reveals that she essentially lives two lives: one as a respectable housewife and mothe
Source	collections.nlm.nih.gov
Author	Kiev, Ari, 1933-, Psychodynamic Research Corporation., Medi-Tel Communications.

Licensing

Public Domain

Attribution: Kiev, Ari, 1933-, Psychodynamic Research Corporation., Medi-Tel Communications.