NCJ Number
16911
Date Published
1972
Length
0 pages
Annotation
EXPLAINS HOW DRUGS AFFECT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND THE SERIOUS DISRUPTION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM CAUSED BY NARCOTICS, STIMULANTS, AND BARBITURATES WHEN ABUSED.
Abstract
THIS FILM EXPLAINS HOW DRUGS AFFECT MANY DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BODY BY WORKING INDIRECTLY ON THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. ASPIRIN IS USED TO ILLUSTRATE HOW A COMMON DRUG ACTS TO REDUCE PAIN AND FEVER. IT IS ALSO USED TO SHOW THE DANGER OF TAKING DRUGS WITHOUT A DOCTOR'S INSTRUCTIONS. THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE FILM EXPLAINS THE SERIOUS DISRUPTION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM CAUSED BY NARCOTICS AND SUBSTANCES TAKEN FOR 'KICKS'. COMMENTS ARE MADE ON THE POISONOUS FUMES BREATHED INTO THE BODY BY INTOXICATING INHALANTS, SUCH AS AIRPLANE GLUE, AND THE RESULTING HEADACHE, NAUSEA, AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE. HIGHLIGHTS ARE PRESENTED OF THE EFFECTS OF STIMULANTS, I.E., AMPHETAMINES. MARIJUANA AND PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS SUCH AS LSD ARE ALSO DISCUSSED IN THIS CATEGORY. THE DISCUSSION ALSO FOCUSES ON THE DEPRESSANT EFFECTS OF CODEINE AND MORPHINE, AS WELL AS ON THE ADDICTING EFFECTS OF HEROIN. REASONS CITED FOR TAKING DRUGS INCLUDE PEER ACCEPTANCE AND 'KICKS'.