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  1. 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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  2. Boy George speaks on ITN about heroin (1986)

    Genre
    Interview

    Singer, Boy George (aka George O’Dowd) speaks on ITN about heroin. He denies being an addict, and indeed taking any drugs, and talks about the press allegations made against him. We hear him moving through...

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  3. Maureen Paleschi jailed for heroin smuggling (1988)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with a tearful Marion Arnold, sister of Maureen Paleschi who’s been sentenced to 25 years hard labour in Egypt, for smuggling £3million worth of heroin into Cairo. She says her sister won’t...

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  4. Sandra Gregory jailed in Thailand (1996)

    Genre
    Press conference

    A British woman, 30-year-old Sandra Gregory, speaking to reporters apologises to her family following being sentenced to 25-years in a Thai jail for trying to smuggle heroin out of the country.

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  5. Rachel’s Story (2003)

    Subject
    Health Education
    Distribution
    Sale Hire, VHS (PAL, 20 minutes), £10.00 (hire), £25.00 (sale).

    The story of Rachel Whitear’s death from heroin sparked one of the world’s biggest ever anti-drug campaigns. Rachel’s mother, step-father, sister and close-friend describe her life and she is shown...

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  6. Patricia Cahill admits stupidity over drug smuggling (1993)

    Genre
    Interview

    British woman Patricia Cahill talking about how stupid she was to get arrested for heroin smuggling in Thailand. She received a royal pardon last week after intervention by Prime Minister John Major and is...

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  7. Jimmy Boyle on drug work (1983)

    Genre
    Interview

    Former gangster and writer Jimmy Boyle on his work with drug addicts, and the heroin addiction of his own son in Glasgow. Male interviewer not identified.

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  8. Junkies (3 Parts) (1985 Video)

    Subject
    Social welfare
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 70 min.

    An insight into heroin addicts and their families in three linked films. In part 1 four young addicts explain how and why they became addicts. Part 2 examines one of them in greater depth involving her...

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  9. 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.

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  10. Brother of Boy George on death of Michael Rudetsky (1986)

    Genre
    Interview

    David O’Dowd, the brother of pop singer Boy George, on the effect the death of Michael Rudetsky has had on his brother. He talks about how he does not take heroin any more, the ongoing battle against...

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