Heroin

Synopsis

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 made at St Clement’s Hospital where the medical director describes the administration of the addiction unit and stresses the importance of maintaining links with the addicts’ families. Nurses working in the unit describe their relationship with the patients and talk of the difficulty of effecting cures.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 50 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1971

Availability

Hire

Subjects

Social welfare

Keywords

drug abuse; heroin addiction; rehabilitation - medical

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

Sideline Productions

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email

sales@concordmedia.org.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

Notes

A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.