Battle Against Heroin, The

Synopsis

Attempts to answer questions about the scale on which heroin is being used and supplied, how the authorities are coping with addicts, and about the devastating effects it is having on users and their families. Sequences show police surveillance of drug dealers, searches conducted at Customs & Excise, a detailed account of how dealers divide small portions of heroin for sale on the streets and the ritual of ‘chasing the dragon’ (inhaling rather than injecting) which is being suggested as one of the main reasons for the massive increase in the illegal use of heroin.

Series

Panorama, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 55 min.

Year of production

1984

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Uses

General audiences but particularly health/social workers, youth groups and those personally concerned with this problem.*

Keywords

drug abuse; heroin

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’