Sixteen residents of the California Rehabilitation Centre relate how they were introduced to pills, glue, marijuana, and heroin - what it was like and the hopes they hold for the future. These former addicts give telling extemporaneous statements as to what traffic in drugs and narcotics means.
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ACMI Identifier
007446
Language
English
Subject categories
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Crime
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drug addiction
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drugs - Physiological effect
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Narcotic addicts
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Narcotics
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Rehabilitation centers
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)