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This timely video highlights several recent cases of teens that became addicted to prescription drugs and the resulting consequences.

This program highlights kids' false beliefs about these drugs and the all too common belief that because these drugs are prescribed they are therefore safe.

This 38-minute introductory program teaches the viewer to turn former street skills into "street smarts" for staying clean and sober. Seven recovering addicts from urban neighborhoods who are now doing well describe the real situations they face every day-- and how they deal with them so that they don't pick up. They stress 8 essential skills:

* Accepting disappointments without resorting to drug use

* Coping with chronic stress

* Resisting the lure of "easy money"

* Avoiding going back to the old spot

* Resisting the pull of the street life

* Planning to handle offers

* Maintaining complete abstinence

* Using a support system.

Using computer-generated medical diagrams and interviews with numerous family members, Dr. Schneider thoroughly describes the nature and scope of the illness of codependency. He explains the physical and emotional strains that a drug or alcohol abuser places on family, friends and co-workers.

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Alcohol, Drugs and the Brain is a complete overview of how alcohol and drugs affect the brain by University of Texas professor of pharmacology, Dr. Carlton Erickson. The difference between drug and alcohol 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.

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Part 1 of a 5 part series