Addiction
starring: Courtney Madison, Keanna Bradley, Mark Davis, Wendy Knight, Jewel Valmont
directed by: Quasarman
directed by: Quasarman
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Audience Rating: X (Mature Audiences Only)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0026359403224
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Hbo Home Video
Manufacturer: Hbo Home Video
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Hbo Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 20, 2007
Running Time: 90 minutes
Sales Rank: 6476
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
The feature length documentary film ADDICTION brings together the nation's leading experts on drug and alcohol addiction with a collection of award-winning filmmakers to shed light on addiction its causes and the latest and most prominent developments in treatments. Its focus is on case studies and new medical treatments. A supplementary series of 13 short films delves deeper into the various dimensions of addiction.Running Time: 86 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 026359403224 Manufacturer No: 94032
Amazon.com:
This groundbreaking HBO series teams some of America's foremost experts on the vexing problem of addiction with some of the most talented documentary filmmakers working. The result, Addiction, is a riveting pastiche of short spotlights on the deep wounds, scars, and battles affecting the growing numbers of people plagued with addictions, especially to drugs and alcohol. In A Mother's Desperation by Grey Gardens co-filmmaker Albert Maysles and Susan Froemke, a Pittsburgh mom is wrung nearly dry in her frantic attempt to keep her daughter alive through her horrifying addiction to opiates. At one point, she resorts to having her arrested: the ultimate in tough love. Other segments look at the devastation wreaked by alcohol, that most sanctioned of social drugs, and how people in varying social and economic strata have tried (and in some cases, failed) to overcome their heart-breaking diseases. A lot of emphasis is given to medical solutions and research, and less to some methods with very established success records (notably, Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step groups). But the filmmakers may have felt the work of A.A. has been explored deeply over the years, and also doesn't necessarily work as a film subject. The ones they have chosen to focus on, including struggling teens, insurance lapses, workplace stigma, etc., are gripping enough.
The set comes with even more intense and deeply reported footage (more than four hours' worth of extras) including interviews with addiction experts, and fascinating brain research that shows how the flawed addict brain reacts. There's also a helpful paper guide to the series, with talking points, which can make the series a useful tool for health professionals, teachers, 12-step groups, and even families who are desperate to understand this often baffling condition. It's not a breezy experience, but watching Addiction will surely change hearts and minds of those touched by one of the most destructive conditions in modern life. --A.T. Hurley
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- addictionGreat ......gives a lot of insight and hope for those wishing to stop their addiction.
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- Great education tool!This DVD set was recommended to me by a treatment provider who came to speak in my class on substance ... Read More
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- Essential Watching for All AmericansThis documentary is a detailed and comprehensive look at addiction, its causes, effects, and the types ... Read More
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- Just not very goodI think there are better programs on the subject. Nothing profoundly bad about the series, it is just ... Read More
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- If you don't buy it, at least rent it, if you or anyone you know has dealt with addiction.Although there are a few parts that are a little slow, this is a great series and HBO deserves a big thank ... Read More
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