One way ticket: a film about the abuse of drugs

United Kingdom, 1971

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A dramatised documentary on the subject of drugs in modern society. Discusses some of the more important effects of cannabis, LSD, amphetamines, barbiturates, and, to a lesser extent, heroin. Intended as part of a teaching program for children aged 14-17 years.

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Credits

director

Edmund Marshal

producer

Denham Wright

production company

Magpie Film Productions

Duration

00:22:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1971

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

007905

Language

English

Subject categories

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 12+

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Drug abuse - Social aspects

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Drug abuse - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Amphetamine drugs

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cannabis

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drug abuse

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drug abuse - Social aspects

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drug abuse - Study and teaching

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drugs

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drugs - Physiological effect

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drugs - Psychological aspects

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drugs - Side effects

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drugs, Nonprescription

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hallucinogenic drugs

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Heroin

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Lysergic acid diethylamide

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Lysergic acid diethylamide

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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