DAY IN THE DEATH OF DONNY B.

• NCJ Number: 17755
• Author(s): K FICK
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 0 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Sale Source: National Audiovisual Ctr; National Medical Audiovisual Ctr; Not Available Through National Institute of Justice/NCJRS Document Loan Program
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. 15 MINUTES, B&W, 1975 PREVENTION

Annotation

DESCRIBES A TYPICAL DAY OF A DRUG ADDICT AND ALL THE ACTIVITIES IN WHICH HE MUST INVOLVE HIMSELF TO GET A DOSAGE OF HERION TO SUPPORT HIS HABIT.

Abstract

THE LIFE OF A YOUNG HEROIN ADDICT IN HARLEM IS DRAMATICALLY PRESENTED IN BLACK AND WHITE AND IN DOCUMENTARY STYLE. THE FILM EMPHASIZES THE SPECTACLE OF FUTILITY AND WASTE THAT IS DONNY B.'S AND THE DEGREE TO WHICH ADDICTION HAS CUT HIM OFF FROM HIS PARENTS AND FRIENDS. THE FILM SHOWS HOW HE IS FORCED TO STEAL TO SUPPORT HIS HABIT. THIS FILM WAS PRODUCED FOR USE IN URBAN BLACK COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY BY HIGH SCHOOL AGED PEOPLE. ITS PURPOSE IS TO DEAL WITH YOUNG PEOPLE'S ATTITUDES CONCERNING THE ABUSE OF NARCOTIC DRUGS AND TO PROVIDE DRUG INFORMATION. FOR A PRINTED SUPPLEMENT TO THE FILM, SEE NCJ-002331.