Strong and safe

A program focusing on IV users and HIV issues in the prison environment. Presents information on cleaning needles/syringes, obtaining new needles and syringes, and safe sexual practices by using humorous narrators - “Bleachman” and “Condomware Woman”! Messages are promoted in a positive, simple and practical manner and are geared to reinforcing safe injecting and sexual practices as they relate to IV drug use and the potential transmission of HIV within a prison oriented context.

Credits

director

Alison Tilson

Duration

00:12:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1990

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324389

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → AIDS (Disease)

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

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1990

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