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.
A portrait of musician and artist Peter Doherty as he tries to pursue his musical career while battl...
In 1998 Marco Pantani, the most flamboyant and popular cyclist of his era, won both the Tour de Fran...
KOMO Anchor Eric Johnson takes an in-depth look at the impact the drug and homelessness problem is h...
Shot over the course of 18 months in New York City's Lower East Side, METHADONIA sheds light on the ...
Provocative, funny and profoundly moving, Bastardy is the inspirational story of a self proclaimed R...
Italian-born Laura Huxley, a teenage violin virtuoso, played for European royalty and made her Ameri...
The Way of the Psychonaut explores the life and work of Stanislav Grof, Czech-born psychiatrist and ...
He lived the junkie's life as a heroin addict. Triathlon transformed him. Biopic of the record break...
Dock Ellis pitched a no-hitter on LSD, then worked for decades counseling drug abusers. Dock's soulf...
An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation ...
Filmmaker JJ Martin explores Gia Carangi's life through rare home movies and photos, previously unse...
Nobody captured the atmosphere of 1990s Berlin better than German photographer Daniel Josefsohn, who...
An examination of the notorious high priest of LSD Timothy Leary through the eyes of his famed lover...
The 60s equivalent of Reefer Madness and all those other 30s drug exploitation flicks. Apparently, d...
A documentary on the once promising American rock bands The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy W...
The small regional hospitals of Vevey, Montreux, Aigle and Monthey are closing in favor of the new, ...
Robert Mitchum narrates an anti drug propaganda film.