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Addiction Among Teenagers (1957-00-00)
About this film
Dr. Edmund Shimberg, clinical psychologist, joins the Sheriff to discuss the tragic effects of drug addiction among the very young. Captain Boone interviews a drug addict, then Dr. Shimberg and the Sheriff talk of the deep-seated problems that cause young men and women to resort to drugs. Film illustration shows a girl who induces her boyfriend to take marijuana, thus starting him on the habit. In a matter of a few months, the boy is at the point where he steals to obtain money for heroin the final form of narcotics that the confirmed addict turns to for his necessary lift. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Directors & creators
WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Drug addiction, Juvenile delinquency, Teenagers, 1950s, Chicago (Ill.), Heroin, Marijuana, Narcotics, Cook County (Ill.), Law enforcement, Criminology, Psychology, Social problems, Public health, Educational television programs, Joseph D. Lohman, Drug abuse -- Treatment, Criminal justice, Administration of, Mental health, Youth -- Drug use, Drug addicts, Searchlights on Delinquency (Television program), Medical care, Drug tolerance, Sociology
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