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Length
of Program:
24
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Format:
VHS / DVD |
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Audience:
Middle School -
Adult |
Catalog #
V9801
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Drug Wars:
One Family's Battle |
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How drug abuse affects more than just the user.
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This is a
compelling true story of love and courage. Listen as Linda Couch
describes her relentless battle to save the life of her brother,
Eric, from an addiction to heroin. Linda emotionally involves
her audience by painting the real picture of what a family with
an addiction goes through. She graphically relates how her
family was torn apart by Eric’s addiction that started as
casual use, progressing to harder drugs, sickness and ultimately
death.
This video also
shows that there are other victims of drug abuse: sisters, fiancées,
parents, friends and kids. We see clearly that the claim "I’m
not hurting anyone but myself" is nothing but a lie.
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In many cases the user's
loved ones suffer as well. |
Discover what "gateway"
drugs are. |
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Addiction to hard core
drugs can happen fast. |
Not all drug abuse
victims
are users. |
How to
use this video:
Show it to that one person who says, "I’m only hurting myself."
Prevention
Programs:
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Show it as part of a
community watch, neighborhood watch, or block meeting.
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Show it at school assemblies and PTO meetings.
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Show it to civic, health care, and community organizations, and
county health agencies. |
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Counseling/Treatment Centers:
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Show it to users and former users.
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Show it to parents and friends of those at risk.
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Use as part of on-going treatment/recovery curriculum.
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Broadcast it on your local cable station.
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Review:
"This film tells a heartbreaking story
of Eric, a bright, promising young man who, in the course of three days, smoked a
marijuana joint laced with heroin, got hooked and became a serious addict. Within months,
Eric was mainlining, and then went through numerous withdrawals, dragging his friends and
family into an emotional abyss from which they have scarcely recovered. As the testimony
of Eric’s sister, Linda Couch, builds to a conclusion, we begin to realize that Eric
is not around to give his side of the story (we later learn that Eric has died of a heroin
overdose). Using home movies, re-enactments and moving testimonials, the Drug Wars
series effectively manages to demonstrate the horrors of addiction without ever coming
across as corny or preachy. Most tragic in this video is the effect of Eric’s death
on the 7-year-old son of his fiancée, a young boy who looked up to Eric as a role model -
proof once again, that drug abuse is not a victimless crime. Like its predecessor,
Drug
Wars - Crank County, this is highly recommended."
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-Video Librarian
What
people are saying:
"This video needs to be seen by
everyone in treatment."
Dick Cortwright - Addictions Recovery Center
"...a moving and
informative piece."
Percy Brown - Arkansas Dept. of Health
"This video takes
the war on drugs to a very personal and emotional level. It had a strong impact..."
Capt. Ed Mayer - Jackson County Sheriff's Dept.
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