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Understanding alcohol: use and abuse

Australia, 1979

Film
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Discusses the physical, mental and social effects of alcohol and describes the four stages of inebriation. Examines the various factors which may lead to the use and abuse of alcohol. Narrated by Ralph Story.

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Credits

producer

Tad Stones

production company

Walt Disney Educational Media Company

Duration

00:11:05:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

506363

Language

English

Subject categories

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Alcoholism - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alcohol in the body

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

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

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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