Psychoactive

Surveys the effects of psychoactive drugs on the nine systems of the human body, and demonstrates how each system functions and how a drug intended for one body system throws the others into disequilibrium. Based on research and practical experience at the San Francisco Drug Detoxification and Rehabilitation Project.

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Credits

director

William E. Cohen

co-producer

Paul Steinbroner

William E. Cohen

Duration

00:28:48:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1976

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013358

Language

English

Subject categories

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Body, Human

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

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

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

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1976

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