Stresses recognition and treatment of drug abuse emergencies, accurate identification of symptoms, and immediate clinical procedures. Presents scenes of actual cases in the emergency room and adjoining physician's offices of Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. Viewers observe emergency treatment of patients in the major classes of drugs commonly abused, opiates, depressants, stimulants, and hallucinogens. The film demonstrates to health professionals that successful management of drug overdoses can save most lives and avert additional organic and psychiatric complications.
The Richardson Olmsted Campus, a former psychiatric center and National Historic Landmark, is seeing...
A documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States who's main goal is to make p...
Megacities is a documentary about the slums of five different metropolitan cities.
Edeltraut Hertel - a midwife caught between two worlds. She has been working as a midwife in a small...
Naomi Kawase's documentary about Nishii Kazuo, a photo critic. He is the last chief editor for the C...
A student's increasingly intimate line of questioning causes his interview with a local horror host ...
Henry Rollins narrates Lilly Scourtis Ayers' no-holds-barred profile of volatile Bay Area punk legen...
In 1998 Marco Pantani, the most flamboyant and popular cyclist of his era, won both the Tour de Fran...
A documentary on the once promising American rock bands The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy W...
Like it or not, porn is here and it is harmful. In this controversial film, award-winning filmmaker ...
An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation ...
A poetic look at the life and legacy of legendary author Philip K. Dick (1928-1982), who wrote over ...
Documentary about the nurses' strike in Finland on autumn 2007.
Shot over the course of 18 months in New York City's Lower East Side, METHADONIA sheds light on the ...
The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy La...
A documentary juxtaposing the events of the 20th century with the commentary of stand-up comedians.
A stunning and provocative look at Mark Kerr's career from late '99 through the 2000 Pride Grand Pri...