NCJ Number
108563
Date Published
1987
Length
0 pages
Annotation
This video presents accounts by successful and upwardly mobile people of how their cocaine and crack addiction derailed their careers and family lives.
Abstract
Larry Coryell, world-famous jazz guitarist, tells how his recording and concert career collapsed due to his cocaine addiction. Bonnie started using cocaine to enter the 'jetset' lifestyle but eventually lost all she had. She is now successfully involved in the business world due to her recovery through a self-help group. Ted, a successful college student and a rising star in advertising, started using and dealing cocaine; he is now serving 6 years to life in a State prison. Selma, an aspiring model, had her dreams collapse under a cocaine addiction, but she is now recovered. A group of school-age youth at the Renaissance Project drug recovery center tell how cocaine affected their lives and give some advice to their peers. A teacher's manual accompanying the film provides background information on cocaine and cocaine addiction, a program summary, review questions, discussion questions, activities, and a bibliography and additional resources. (Publisher abstract modified)