Solvent Abuse: The Adolescent Epidemic?

Synopsis

Re-Solv is the Society for the Prevention of Solvent and Volatile Substance Abuse. Two young people talk about what sniffing feels like and a policeman talks about his experiences as beat policeman on a large housing estate. Dr Joyce Watson was first faced with solvent abuse as a school medical officer in Scotland in the early 1970s and has since become an expert in the field.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 15 min.

Year of production

1986

Availability

Sale

Documentation

Reference: ‘Solvent abuse: the adolescent epidemic?' by Dr Joyce Watson (Croom Helm, 1986).

Uses

Doctors, teachers, community workers.*

Subjects

Social welfare

Keywords

addiction; solvent abuse

Credits

Cast

David Emmett
Joyce Watson

Production Company

Name

British Medical Television

Distributor

Name

Re-Solv

Phone

01785 817885

Fax

01785 813205

Address

30a High Street
STONE
Staffs
ST15 8AW

Notes

cat req 2/94, rec’d 2/94