Featured DVD’s
Life Support
(Inspired by a True Story)
“HBO Films presents Queen Latifah in a heartbreaking story of one woman’s journey to the brink of self-destruction and despair, and her inspirational fight to regain her dignity and her family. Ana is an HIV-positive former drug addict from Brooklyn desperately struggling with her past and passionately trying to make things right with her involvement in an AIDS outreach group, Life Support.”
Rated TV-MA
Think Twice
Marijuana & Cancer
This program points out new research that links marijuana smoking with head and neck cancers in addition to the already known risk of developing lung cancer. It tells the story of a young man, whose chronic marijuana smoking developed cancer of his tounge, neck and jaw and who is now permanently disfigured. Other Physicians share their research regarding the link between marijuana and different cancers.
ICE & Life or Meth
These two locally produced videos show and explain the realities of ice use in Hawai`i. People in the law enforcement community, medical community and treatment community are interviewed for their perspectives. The videos also include interviews with people in recovery from ice use, and we see that ice affects people from all walks of life.
Addiction
Why Can’t They Just Stop?
“Several of the nation’s leading experts on drug and alcohol addiction, together with a group of accomplished filmmakers, have assembled to create ADDICTION, an unprecedented documentary aimed at helping Americans understand addiction as a treatable brain disease. One in four Americans has a family member who is struggling with addiction. The documentary addresses different aspects of the disease in order to shed light on the most current, promising developments in the field. Through personal stories from addicts and the loved ones who struggle to help them find treatment, common misconceptions are replaced by insight into addiction’s complexity.”
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