Bibliograph

Addiction, a 14-part series, HBO Documentary Films in association with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ; The National Institute on Drug Abuse ; The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcholism ; produced by John Hoffman, Susan Froemke ; directors, Jon Alpert ... [and others], Discs 1 & 2., Fullscreen

Type

Label

Addiction, a 14-part series, HBO Documentary Films in association with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ; The National Institute on Drug Abuse ; The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcholism ; produced by John Hoffman, Susan Froemke ; directors, Jon Alpert ... [and others], Discs 1 & 2., Fullscreen

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: TV14

Main title

Addiction

Oclc number

85847145

resource.otherEventInformation

Originally broadcast on HBO in March, 2007

Responsibility statement

HBO Documentary Films in association with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ; The National Institute on Drug Abuse ; The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcholism ; produced by John Hoffman, Susan Froemke ; directors, Jon Alpert ... [and others]

Runtime

388

Sub title

a 14-part series

Summary

Strives to break through the myths and explain what addiction really is, what causes it, and how to get the best available treatments

Table Of Contents

Disc 1. Saturday night in a Dallas ER. A mother's desperation. The science of relapse. The adolescent addict. Brain imaging. Opiate addiction: a new medication. Topiramate: a clinical trial for alcoholism. Steamfitters Local Union 638. Insurance woes -- Disc 2. The supplementary series. What is addiction? Understanding relapse. The search for treatment: a challenging journey. The adolescent addict: multi-systemic therapy: a new outpatient approach. Phoenix academy: a profile of residential treatment

Technique

live action

resource.version

Fullscreen

Classification