Summary
A series of short segments, each produced by a prominent filmmaker, presenting various aspects of the causes and treatment of substance abuse.Contents
Saturday night in a Dallas ER / filmmaker, Jon AlpertA mother's desperation / filmmakers, Susan Froemke and Albert Maysles
The science of relapse / filmmakers, Eugene Jarecki and Susan Froemke
The adolescent addict / filmmakers, Kate Davis and David Heilbroner
Brain imaging / Liz Garbus, director ; Rory Kennedy, producer
Opiate addiction : a new medication / filmmakers, D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus
Topiramate : a clinical trial for alcoholism / Alan Raymond, director ; Susan Raymond, producer
Steamfitters Local Union 638 / filmmaker, Barbara Kopple
Insurance woes / filmmaker, Susan Froemke. Supplementary material: disc 2. Understanding relapse. The search for treatment : a challenging journey. The adolescent addict : multi-systemic therapy : a new outpatient approach. Phoenix Academy : a profile of residential treatment
disc 2. An interview with Nora Volkow, M.D.. An interview with Mark Willenbring, M.D. An interview with Kathleen Brady, M.D., Ph. D. An interview with Michael Dennis, Ph. D.
disc 4. Getting an addict into treatment : the CRAFT approach. Treating stimulant addiction : the CBT approach. Opiate addiction : understanding relapse. South Boston Drug Court. A mother's desperation.
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Substance abuse.
Substance abuse -- Treatment. Drug addiction. Alcoholism. Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | [New York?] :HBO Video,2007 |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Addiction, the supplementary series. |
| Contributors |
Hoffman, John,
1959- Froemke, Susan. Cormier, Micah. Nevins, Sheila. Dennis, Michael L. Brady, Kathleen, 1952- Willenbring, Mark. Volkow, Nora D., 1956- O'Brien, Charles P. Riggs, Paula. Madden, Lynn. Farnum, Scott. HBO Documentary Films. Home Box Office (Firm) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. National Institute on Drug Abuse. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (U.S.) HBO Video (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
Featured experts, Michael Dennis, Kathleen Brady, Mark Willenbring, Nora Volkow, Charles O'Brien, Paula Riggs, Lynn Madden, Scott Farnum. |
| Audience |
TV parental guidelines rating: TV-14 (parents strongly cautioned); Canadian home video rating: 14A (suitable for people 14 years of age or older). |
| Language |
English Spanish Closed-captioned. In English with optional Spanish audiotrack. |
| Notes |
Documentary. Subtitle on container: Why can't they just stop? "HBO original programming." Program content: c2006. Supplementary material identified on menu screens (discs 2-4) as: Addiction, the supplementary series. |
| System Details |
DVD; Region 1; full screen presentation; 2.0 stereo. |
| Description |
4 videodiscs (87 min) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (11 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm) |
| Other | Classic View |