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Psychology of Addiction, The (1991 Video)

Producer

Hugh Phillips

Subject

Psychology

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 2000 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at the contribution psychology makes to the understanding of addiction. Uses heroin addiction as its example within the work of Merseyside’s drug dependency clinics. Considers both a chemical...

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Boy George on his heroin addiction (1986)

Genre

Interview

Boy George, interviewed following a drugs conviction, discusses his heroin addiction, the effect it has had on his family, his road to recovery, and his future plans for making music. Male interviewer not...

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Duffy meets Tom Magraugh (1984)

An interview with Tom Magraugh, a playwright, poet and musician. He talks about his life and his last play, which he describes as a black comedy about heroin addiction, based on a true story.

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Smack - A Night in (2002)

Subject

Social welfare

Distribution

Sale Hire, VHS (PAL, 25 minutes), £10.00 (+VAT +p&p) hire £25.00 (+VAT +p&p) sale

A hard-hitting documentary account of the real-life consequences of heroin addiction in areas of inner-city Portsmouth. The video maps the pathways from casual multi-drug use - alcohol and cannabis - to the...

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Richard Branson on Boy George’s drug addiction (1986)

Genre

Interview

Richard Branson, head of Virgin Records, talks about pop singer Boy George and his addiction to heroin. Male interviewer not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Heroin (1971 Film)

Subject

Social welfare

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Former addicts speak of the physical and psychological effects of the use of heroin and describe the circumstances which led to their drift to and dependence on hard drug use. The second part of the film was...

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Latest drug addiction figures (1984)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on a rise in official figures relating to heroin addiction amongst young people. Home Office Minister David Mellor and Liberal MP David Alton comment on the causes of the problem and speculate on what...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Addict Alone, The (1967 Film)

Director

David Hodgson

Subject

Medical sciences; Sociology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

A heroin addict talks about himself. His brother, who shared the same background and is not an addict, also speaks. See also HALF A LIFETIME.

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Making ‘Junk’ (1999 Video)

Subject

Drama; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min., 1999 sale: £19.50 (inc. VAT +p&p)

A video-based teaching pack on Barry Purchese’s adaptation of ‘Junk’, the Melvin Burgess novel of teenage heroin addiction. Includes: interviews with Burgess, the production team and cast of...

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Half a Lifetime (1969 Film)

Subject

Medical sciences; Sociology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Shows the heroin addict filmed in THE ADDICT ALONE some two-and-a-half years later. He is still on drugs in spite of a year in Borstal, and his condition is worse. The life of other addicts in London is...

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