This program presents what those in recovery most need to know in order to avoid relapse, including: High risk situations to avoid, Overconfidence, The defeatist reaction, Memory loss, Handling cravings, The desire to test control, And more.

This two-part training video is designed for the therapeutic staff working with today's addicted population. The dynamics surrounding today's addict are different from those of twenty years ago. Michael Johnson provides helpful strategies for counselors.

Part 3: Anger Reduction and Long Term Changes
How to become a less angry person! Recovering addicts present practical, specific, proven strategies they use successfully, such as:

Reconstructing faulty beliefs
Healing the wounds of childhood
Assertive conflict resolution and expressio...

Part 2: Tools for Managing Anger
The “nuts and bolts” of anger management! If you can only buy one of this set, we recommend starting with Part Two. Recovering addicts present practical, specific, proven strategies they use successfully, such as:

Identify “triggers” – and avoid them when pos...

Part 1: Understanding Your Rage
Even clients in denial about their anger problem will identify with these true stories exploring:

When is anger a “problem”?
Anger “blackouts” and the “high” from anger
How anger and drug/alcohol use are connected
The “roots” of anger
How trigg...

Despite widespread denial about the hazards of marijuana, research is now conclusive: chronic marijuana use, especially at today’s potency, can cause addiction and impair the physical, psychological and social functioning of the user. This ground-breaking program presents recovering marijuana add...

Instead of telling kids “just say no”, this program takes the approach of showing them the problems, the path to those problems, and asking them to decide. For teens already smoking pot or at very high risk for starting, this 2-part program is highly effective at cutting through denial that marij...

Whether the viewer has a sole marijuana addiction or has used marijuana as part of a polydrug abuse pattern, MARIJUANA AND RECOVERY presents information crucial to successful recovery. First, marijuana’s unique biochemical nature induces long term negative effects that are difficult to recognize,...

Instead of telling kids “just say no”, this program takes the approach of showing them the problems, the path to those problems, and asking them to decide. For teens already smoking pot or at very high risk for starting, this 2-part program is highly effective at cutting through denial that marij...

More than half of all teenagers have had sex before the age of 18. Every ten seconds in America, another teenager contracts a sexually transmitted disease, and over 3,000 teens become pregnant each day. Parents and teens are often too uncomfortable to discuss the risks associated with sex. With 2...

A timeless classic! Educates about substance abuse and the sexual dysfunctions it can create, in a humorous way.

At first, alcohol and other drugs seem to improve sex for our animated characters, young Romeo and Juliet. Fear and guilt disappear. He feels more masculine; she feels more feminine...

Compulsive sex as a substitute for intimacy is an issue for over half the men and women in drug and alcohol recovery. Dual addiction to sex and drugs has often gone unnoticed and untreated, creating a setup for relapse. This program presents crucial information for patients and staff, including: ...

The Living Sober Series is a unique tool for treatment professionals to support their programs with guidance on specific coping skills needed by their clients during recovery. Designed for Alcohol/Drug and Mental Health programs, each edition is divided into clear segments with each segment focus...

The Living Sober Series is a unique tool for treatment professionals to support their programs with guidance on specific coping skills needed by their clients during recovery. Designed for Alcohol/Drug and Mental Health programs, each edition is divided into clear segments with each segment focus...

The Living Sober Series is a unique tool for treatment professionals to support their programs with guidance on specific coping skills needed by their clients during recovery. Designed for Alcohol/Drug and Mental Health programs, each edition is divided into clear segments with each segment focus...

The Living Sober Series is a unique tool for treatment professionals to support their programs with guidance on specific coping skills needed by their clients during recovery. Designed for Alcohol/Drug and Mental Health programs, each edition is divided into clear segments with each segment focus...

The Living Sober Series is a unique tool for treatment professionals to support their programs with guidance on specific coping skills needed by their clients during recovery. Designed for Alcohol/Drug and Mental Health programs, each edition is divided into clear segments with each segment focus...

The Living Sober Series is a unique tool for treatment professionals to support their programs with guidance on specific coping skills needed by their clients during recovery. Designed for Alcohol/Drug and Mental Health programs, each edition is divided into clear segments with each segment focus...

The Living Sober Series is a unique tool for treatment professionals to support their programs with guidance on specific coping skills needed by their clients during recovery. Designed for Alcohol/Drug and Mental Health programs, each edition is divided into clear segments with each segment focus...

The Living Sober Series is a unique tool for treatment professionals to support their programs with guidance on specific coping skills needed by their clients during recovery. Designed for Alcohol/Drug and Mental Health programs, each edition is divided into clear segments with each segment focus...

The Living Sober Series is a unique tool for treatment professionals to support their programs with guidance on specific coping skills needed by their clients during recovery. Designed for Alcohol/Drug and Mental Health programs, each edition is divided into clear segments with each segment focus...

The Living Sober Series is a unique tool for treatment professionals to support their programs with guidance on specific coping skills needed by their clients during recovery. Designed for Alcohol/Drug and Mental Health programs, each edition is divided into clear segments with each segment focus...

The Living Sober Series is a unique tool for treatment professionals to support their programs with guidance on specific coping skills needed by their clients during recovery. Designed for Alcohol/Drug and Mental Health programs, each edition is divided into clear segments with each segment focus...

The Living Sober Series is a unique tool for treatment professionals to support their programs with guidance on specific coping skills needed by their clients during recovery. Designed for Alcohol/Drug and Mental Health programs, each edition is divided into clear segments with each segment focus...

The Living Sober Series is a unique tool for treatment professionals to support their programs with guidance on specific coping skills needed by their clients during recovery. Designed for Alcohol/Drug and Mental Health programs, each edition is divided into clear segments with each segment focus...

The Living Sober Series is a unique tool for treatment professionals to support their programs with guidance on specific coping skills needed by their clients during recovery. Designed for Alcohol/Drug and Mental Health programs, each edition is divided into clear segments with each segment focus...

The Living Sober Series is a unique tool for treatment professionals to support their programs with guidance on specific coping skills needed by their clients during recovery. Designed for Alcohol/Drug and Mental Health programs, each edition is divided into clear segments with each segment focus...

Delbert Boone delivers basic information about alcohol and drug addiction to a group of troubled teens with a checkered history of drug use. In this video, teens share how peer acceptance, coupled with curiosity about drugs has resulted in troubling effects in their school and home life. Boone fo...

The DVD includes classic NFL footage, intimate speeches from the Silver Anniversary Event with Thomas' family, friends and colleagues, and a speech by Thomas Henderson himself, as he shares the "25 Things That Have Changed My Life in the the Last 25 Years." Features the renowned addiction speci...

Danny Trejo, a former convicted felon, who is now a noted Hollywood character actor, has been featured in such films as From Dusk Till Dawn, The Salton Sea, Spy Kids, 6 Days and 7 Nights, XXX, and Machette. From the time he was 14-years old, he was a professional criminal. It took ten years of li...

During this fast paced video, Guy Wheeler discusses the trickery of not knowing how or when to say no. He discusses the hooks that so-called friends or family members use to manipulate, trick and con you into using drugs or getting involved in criminal activity. He provides the viewer with tool...

With a group of residents at Crossroads Adult Correctional Center in Chicago, Illinois, Michael Johnson challenges the group to take a serious look at their alcohol, drug, and criminal lifestyle. He explains that when you look at the lifestyle associated with alcohol, drugs, and criminal activi...

Chapter 5: Pebbles Around the Boulder
The group learns concrete tools to use as "pebbles" to place around the "boulder" of relapse, to prevent it from rolling downhill. "Pebbles," such as sponsorship, groups, and a deep relationship with a higher power, are discussed. These "pebbles," the group...

Chapter 3: Separation: Breaking the Relapse Cycle
In this section, the group distinguishes between their "junkie mind" and their "spiritual mind." They realize the importance of intercepting the negative "junkie mind" to avoid relapse. Larsen reminds the group that they can choose which mind dr...

Chapter 1: Understanding Relapse
The group explores the specific situations of their relapse experiences. The men uncover feelings of fear, inadequacy, and over-confidence, which ultimately led to relapse. In this section, the group discusses the concept that relapse does not just happen at onc...

Boone talks openly and candidly with a group of recovering heroin addicts about the issues surrounding heroin use. He discusses how it effects the user mentally, emotionally and physically. Speaking from personal experience, Boone explains why people use heroin and the places the drug takes them ...

Part 4: Breaking Patterns of Criminal Thinking & Acting Habits,

both good and bad, are acquired through repetition. Being willing to face the presence and power of this habit, and choosing another course, can only accomplish breaking the habit of abuse. Concrete structures and models are provi...

Part 3 : How Abusers Create the Next Generation

Violence and abuse are generational. The fact of this generational conditioning to violence and abuse is stressed in this program. The point is strongly made that the next generation of abusers, with all the negative consequences that apply, is b...

Part 2: How Abusers Think:

Violence is a habit. At the heart of every habit is a truth learned by harsh experience. This program leads the client to identify the source of this criminal, cognitive impairment. Using the client's own experience of abuse as a starting point, they are led logicall...

Part 1: Where the Abusers Come From:

This program speaks directly to the client's heart. A life long habit of violence dulls recognition of violence and abuse. Violence and abuse simply become normal. This program takes the client back to the time when they were the victims of abuse and forcef...

Part III- Practical Skills: Aggression can become a habit; we can invite anger even when we don't intend it. Our habitual body language and manner of speaking can take us down an all-too-familiar path. Learning practical skills for "keeping things cool" - for being assertive instead of aggressive...

Part II- Catch it Early: Jealousy and revenge are examples of feelings which can create pictures in our minds. These visual thoughts drive us to actions like "checking up" on the suspected person. Allowing these actions to continue feeds our anger, and can easily lead to aggression out of control...

Part 1- A Closer Look: Does rage come "out of nowhere?"

A Closer Look reveals that many things happen before we get angry: thoughts, beliefs and feelings all play a crucial role. Becoming aware of what happens before we get angry - discovering that we do have time to do something different - is ...

Filmed before high school and college students, Thomas educates on the pitfalls that come from the use of alcohol and drugs and encourages individual empowerment. An excellent educational, prevention, intervention and training tool geared towards a youthful audience. Says Henderson, "I know first...

Delbert Boone explores denial and discusses how many healthcare professionals often say that addicts are in "denial." According to Boone, if that were true, the addict would have no idea that their life is falling apart due to their drug use. Addicts know they are in trouble and they fight desper...

Approaching chemical dependency in a down-to-earth manner, "Street Talk" describes what addiction is and how it effects behavior, performance and judgment. Crucial, basic concepts on addiction are discussed including: denial, rationalization, and loss of control

Brother Earl discusses the vital subject of spirituality with sensitivity and conviction. "The Lord's Prayer" is broken down into a practical day-to-day guide to help the recovering addict embrace spirituality and manage life.

According to Dr. Keppler, alcohol is the most accessible and commonly used and abused drug by people of all ages. In terms of being harmful to your health, it is also the substance that people think of least. But the reality, as shown in this series, is that alcohol is far from harmless. Comput...

According to Dr. Keppler, alcohol is the most accessible and commonly used and abused drug by people of all ages. In terms of being harmful to your health, it is also the substance that people think of least. But the reality, as shown in this series, is that alcohol is far from harmless. Computer...

Most people, when asked, admit that they would like to experience good communication in their relationships. Sadly, these much desired experiences elude many in our society, especially those who have not had the opportunity to learn effective relationship skills. In this program, audience membe...

Early childhood trauma profoundly affects recovery. If childhood trauma is part of a recovering person's "experience" then they must take that into account to finding serenity. And then to offer "strength and hope" to those coming along behind them.

Program means practice. Connecting the dots between understanding "the solution" and creating a 'spiritual awakening' are important elements in establishing the kind of recovery as the Founders saw it.

Emotional management is a key element of quality recovery. It's important to understand that "sometimes feelings lie." Knowing the difference between the 'old lie' and the 'new truth' is critical to the kind of recovery the Founders envisioned.

Understanding "working the Steps" in the context of how the Founders saw both the problem and the solution adds a dimension to the steps often missed today. Learn the connection between "working the Steps" and 'having a spiritual awakening.

Part One: The Basics
The Founders had very clear ideas about what the Problem was, what the Solution to the Problem was and how to work the Steps. Have we lost their vision?

Have you ever felt out of control, like you just can't get enough food, gambling, sex, or alcohol? Have you ever been diagnosed with or suspected that you might suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder? If so, AD/HD could be fueling your addiction. Even more serious, undiagnosed or un...

This program will help companies in the transportation industry comply with DOT guidelines on alcohol. Core material deals with the impact of alcohol on job skills, performance and the human mind and body. Dr. Ohlms also discusses the importance of proper documentation and effective intervention ...

What happens to our bodies when we abuse alcohol and drugs? What is the effect on our brain chemistry? How do drugs actually produce the effect of feeling high, and what is the price we pay? Issues related to tolerance, dependence and craving are discussed, and illustrated visually through the us...

During this fast paced video, Carl Reddick makes a clear distinction between anger and violence. He explains a continuum of beliefs, emotions and behaviors, which when driven by fear will often escalate to stress, anger, range and ultimately violence.

In this final section of this program, viewers learn specific strategies to successfully work a program, in order to get well and stay well. What is a "program?" It is not simply a 12-step program. A program is a series of small behaviors that, if done consistently, create new life options. A 1...

Part 3 expresses to the viewer that enjoying life to its fullest (which is the basis and goal of Stage II Recovery) always comes down to intimacy / relationships. To live the fullest life possible, one must not only break primary addiction, but they must also learn how to truly love them self, th...

The theme of this section is "what you live with you learn, what you learn you practice, what you practice you become, what you become has consequences." We all need to love and to be loved, and to feel that we are worthwhile. So, to feel worthwhile, we learn early on in life to do certain thin...

Life Beyond Addiction

This section discusses the second crucial stage of recovery: "Life Beyond Addiction." It dismisses the myth that full recovery requires only the breaking of the primary addiction. Instead, it allows the viewer to realize that the target of full recovery is to deal with se...

Dr. David Ohlms answers often asked questions about the dangers of methamphetamine, known by the street terms: speed, crystal, crank, ice and meth. He addresses the powerful addictive nature of the drug, explaining how it stimulates the central nervous system, giving the user a "rush" before cras...

High Cost of Low Living Darryl Turpin examines the high cost of low living by addressing not only the financial cost of addiction, but the loss of family, lack of education, no employment skills, emotional and spiritual bankruptcy and in some cases criminality. This thought provoking video will...

Two powerful videos about dual disorders, "Double Trouble" I & II, examine the complicated relationship between chemical dependency and mental illness. The two-part program addresses the most common psychiatric disorders found in combination with chemical abuse. Recovery issues and positive copin...

Two powerful videos about dual disorders, "Double Trouble" I & II, examine the complicated relationship between chemical dependency and mental illness. The two-part program addresses the most common psychiatric disorders found in combination with chemical abuse. Recovery issues and positive copin...

The story of Olympic Gold Medalist and heavy-weight contender, Tyrell Biggs. Biggs rose from the mean streets of Philadelphia to international fame in the ring, when his addiction to drugs and alcohol put him down for the count. However, he did recover, and went on to win again--in the ring, as w...

Dr. Ohlms clearly and cogently describes alcoholism as a chronic,progressive,incurable disease characterized by a train of signs and symptoms

A complete overview of how alcohol and drugs affect the brain by University of Texas professor of pharmacology, Dr. Carlton Erickson. The difference between abuse and dependence is explained, who is at risk, and how to get help. This title is a MUST HAVE for all treatment education and DUI programs.

This DVD is a demonstration of how to do a 4th step inventory in AA, Al-Anon, or any 12 step program.

A brief summary of Steps 1, 2, and 3 is given by Joy E, over 40 years sober. Joy then shows examples of how to do each of the 4 columns right out of the AA Big Book and also uses examples from...

Recovery from Depression
* Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder
* Recovery from Bipolar Illness

* Recovery from Anxiety / Panic Disorder
* Recovery from Schizophrenia
* Recovery from Eating Disorders

* Understanding Psychiatric Illness and Recovery
* How to use Therapy and Counseling
* The Role of Medication in Recovery
* Developing a Release Plan
* Psychiatric Illness and the Family

Dwight Bradford and Sandra Wohlers, who have both worked with addicts in the correctional setting, take us step by step through the evolution of relationships. They discuss how people meet and communicate, problematic areas in a relationship, and how the shift of focus occurs in the relations...

Dr. Nuckols addresses how angry people can be compared to the alcoholic or addict new to treatment, most are in denial about their anger.

The absurd lengths people go to in pursuit of their addictions before they finally seek help are well known in recovery circles. Based on a true story, Bed Ridden chronicles the last score of a young addict and alcoholic named "Jay," who decides he can still navigate the streets of Los Angele...

Reverend Steve Little explains the 12 Steps in a way that even the most hardened and cynical agnostic can accept.

Family: Discusses breaking through the denial that comes from the guilt, shame and pain of broken family relations. In this program, Earnie offers the group a balance between keeping one's head in treatment and developing the skills to rebuild family relationships and make them healthy and la...

In this dynamic presentation, John Bradshaw, one of the leading figures in the fields of addiction/recovery and family systems and a three-time bestselling author, establishes the role of 'shame' in the addictive person and provides the shame-based individual with guidelines for total recover...

The best motivational film ever made for alcoholism/chemical dependency counselors! Father Martin, in his inimitable style, defines the qualities that will assure a good counselor. He also gives his views on the use of both recovering alcoholics and non-alcoholics in that vital role. This program...

Disc 3
Expectations I. When unrealistic expectations are not met, remember, F-E-A-R: False Expectations Appearing Real

Expectations II. Seeing life as it is can help us do the best we can and avoid fear, anger, and irritation.

Reversing the Fear/Anger Spiral. Change is possible. If we work...

Unresolved Anger: Sparks fly when we look at the hurt and rage that has victimized us in the past. If unresolved anger is not dealt with during recovery, relapse often occurs. Working with this video program will ultimately bring release from the bondage that creates the want to abuse one's se...

Seeking & Finding Your Higher Power: Earnie emphasizes the importance of Steps 1, 2 and 3 and the ability to turn our lives over to a power greater than ourselves. Not having had the experience of trusting or counting on someone being there for us becomes the primary spiritual obstacle. Earni...

Doing a 4th & 5th Step: Earnie calls the 4th and 5th steps the "freedom" steps. He shares the methods of doing the best possible 4th and 5th steps.

Relapse: Earnie makes it abundantly clear that although "slips" or "relapses" are serious, they are not fatal. Relapse will not occur if we work a tight, effective program. Earnie shows how to do the 10th step and stay accountable for behaviors that could result in relapse.

Disc 2
Fear is an Ally. If I am aware of what the fear is, the fear becomes my ally. Instead of acting on the fear, I recognize it, and that leads to a change in thinking.

Cost of Anger. When we write down what the cost of anger is, we see that the price is too high. This is a first step towa...

Some attitudes make it hard to keep a job. Can people change? The final installment of a four-part series, Working explores issues on the job for those re-entering the workforce. Success requires being clear about what to expect on the job, developing expertise in dealing with issues on the job p...

In "Staying Sober and Staying Free," Thomas Henderson uses his charismatic style and his willingness to share his experiences, in order to inform others of lifestyle changes that he has made in order to stay sober and free. Focus is on the criminal justice system and life rebuilding.

Directed to everyone in treatment, this film identifies the common relapse precipitants and dramatically illustrates how specific " high risk" factors can be managed.

Is it possible to succeed in the workforce with a background of felony convictions, prior problems with drugs and alcohol, and a lack of people skills, job skills and education? The third of a four-part series, Getting Ready to Work assists those who have aspirations of the "new life," but feel i...

Anger is a destructive force. It impacts others...and ourselves. If we discover what fuels anger, we can learn non-destructive ways to express it, sparing ourselves and those we love the anguish of living with its wreckage. In this DVD series, we explore the key element leading to the anger respo...

The second of a four-part series, Where to Live...For a New Way of Life provides inmates, recently released individuals, and those in recovery with viable housing options to help them determine which living situation is best for them, for a new way of life.

What does it take to successfully leave prison - for the last time? The first of a four-part series, Recovery: The Road to Success provides inmates, recently released individuals, and those in recovery with the tools to find help for their problems with drugs, alcohol and crime - both in the comm...

Two award winning presenters have joined forces in Straight Talk, Heroin and Opiates. David Ohlms, M.D. and Delbert Boone, both icons in the field of addiction and recovery offer a comprehensive look at the growing problem of heroin and opiate addiction.

This thought provoking DVD defines spirituality as a force greater than the individual and a very powerful tool capable of impacting and restoring ones life

Delbert Boone explores the road to recovery through the use of the Twelve Steps. He addresses how most alcoholics and addicts want to make sobriety an event, when in fact it is a process, and he explains how each of the Twelve Steps is an important part of the process.

This engrossing, two part DVD was recorded from a training session that Dr. Stalcup conducted with at-risk youth at the Butte County Public Health Facility.

A comedic drama that exemplifies when you stop giving directions, you might actually find some.

The third film in the Trilogy of Recovery Series offers counselors, facilitators and therapists the powerful medium of entertainment education, a leading-edge tool to help clients and patients addre...

Michael Johnson addresses the struggles many offenders face when returning to their old neighborhood and friends.

In this program, Henderson stresses personal empowerment and positive life changes, as he speaks to a group of inmates about his experiences with addiction and subsequent incarceration. While he says, "you are the problem," he says also, "you are the solution." He discusses how those behind bars ...

"When you are alone...do the right thing." In this film, Thomas Henderson lays the responsibility of change on the individual. He speaks to incarcerated women about substance abuse, family, and responsibility.

Revealing some universal truths about the indelible impact a father has on his children, Bad Dads focuses on an unusual parenting program at a federal penitentiary. Dramatic role playing bring to the surface the pain and anger that children and parents suffer, and helps the father to get to the r...

Kim Bouldin-Jones dramatically illustrates the fact that having a substance abuse problem puts you at a higher risk for contracting HIV. Substance abuse compromises and weakens the immune system and attacks vital organs in the body putting you at risk. Substance abuse also causes you to make unhe...

Prescription drugs like OxyContin, Ritalin, Vicodin, Xana , and codeine based cough syrup are making headlines around the nation as teens continue to abuse these "legal" drugs by crushing the pills and snorting or injecting the powder or drinking the liquid.

Part 1: What are Errors in Thinking? Provides a vivid introduction to the basic concept: The way we think has powerful influence on our lives. The opening captures viewer interest as it portrays the "high" of crime and drug abuse, followed by the inevitable, painful consequences.

In the newest installment, Accepting Responsibility In a Finger-Pointing World, renowned expert in criminal thinking, Dr. Stanton Samenow, explores the concepts of justification thinking errors with a group of ex-offenders who are currently in recovery.

Session 6 of the series deals with the attempt to control others. Errors in thinking such as, "If I'm not in control, I'm a nobody," and, "I make the money, so I'm in control," are looked at. The effect of our control over others can only be damaged relationships and pain for everyone.

Session...

Session 10 of the series presents a power-charged roleplay of a recently released husband and his wife, revealing an error in thinking: "My point of view is right. Period." What is the result of failing to see another's point of view?

Session 11 looks at coming home from prison and com...

Prescription drugs like OxyContin, Ritalin, Vicodin, Xana , and codeine based cough syrup are making headlines around the nation as teens continue to abuse these "legal" drugs by crushing the pills and snorting or injecting the powder or drinking the liquid.

Studies continue to offer evidence ...

Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson, former NFL star for the Dallas Cowboys, and a convicted felon, like you have never seen him before.

Henderson addresses a group of recovering individuals dealing with the same issues that he deals with everyday, as well as covering new topics such as marijuana, ni...

With approximately 28,000 overdose deaths a year it's very clear that America has a serious opioid problem. Add to that the recent sudden death of megastar, Prince to a Fentanyl overdose and the dimensions of the problem only seems to get worse.

This video looks at opioid epidemic through the ...

According to Guy Wheeler, the topic of spirituality as it relates to addiction, is controversial, ambiguous, and rarely discussed due to the separation of Church and State. In this DVD, he makes the distinction between religion and spirituality, defining religion as the set of particular beliefs ...

Overcoming Errors in Thinking Parts I, II, III Research shows that most people who are released from jails and prisons have the most problems in the first year. Those problems are mainly in three areas:

(1) the pressure of not finding or not keeping a job
(2) personal conflicts with family an...

Confronting Drunk Driving features the true story of Mike Poverno, a young man who killed his two best friends in a drunk driving car accident when he was a teenager.

In addition to interview segments that recount Mike's hard-hitting story, viewers also hear from law enforcement officers who e...

During this video, Darryl Turpin discusses the true meaning of attaining manhood with a group of men in recovery at Dismas Charities. He begins by addressing the misconceptions and mixed messages young men often receive from their peers on the street, such as being a real man means having mone...

The combination of prescription medicine, non-prescription medicine, alcohol & tobacco frequently lead to mental states that are confused with senility, dementia and Alzheimer's. This film tells the pitfalls of such chemical combinations and how to prevent, intervene and treat such problems.

An estimated six million women in the U.S. are alcoholic. They are grandmothers, teenagers, housewives, professional women, poor women, rich women, women from every religion and race. Social stigma and intense shame inhibit many of these women and their families from admitting that they have ...

An essential resource for families coping with adolescent substance abuse. Stephanie Ballmer, Psy.D. interviews parents speaking honestly about their experience in dealing with their child's chemical dependency. The disappointment, broken trust and helplessness are real. Feelings of guilt, anger...

A historical thriller starring Kurtwood Smith as famed psychologist B.F. Skinner as he conducts a chilling experiment into the nature of addiction in his Harvard University lab.

Why do people with additive disorder continue to return to the very substance or behavior that's destroying their li...