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  1. Opium (2011)

    Subject
    Medical sciences; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £10.00

    Opium is a drug with two faces. It causes violent disputes, wars and crime, but can make life worth living for those with terrible illnesses. Before opium was synthesized into heroin, medical use of the drug...

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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. Dealing in Death (1997 Video)

    Producer
    Jeremy Britton
    Subject
    Social welfare
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    John Sweeney reports on the horrors of the heroin trade and the people it destroys. Large quantities of heroin are being imported via the Thames, creating a new generation of addicts.

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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. Battle Against Heroin, The (1984 Video)

    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 55 min.

    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...

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  9. Heroin Barons, The (1983 Video)

    Producer
    Stuart Prebble
    Subject
    Sociology
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 26 min.

    Examines the illicit heroin trade in Britain. Police, addicts and dealers are interviewed. Claims that Britain will follow America and the problem will increase. Some think that the way it is dealt with is...

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  10. 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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