Moses Greeley Parker Memorial Library (Dracut)

Hooked., illegal drugs and how they got that way, Tera Media for the History Channel ; executive producer and writer, Tom Yaroschuk, Fullscreen

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Hooked.

256916035

Tera Media for the History Channel ; executive producer and writer, Tom Yaroschuk

185

illegal drugs and how they got that way

There has been a "drug culture" since the dawn of civilization. Sumerian cuneiform tablets from 3000 BC show a poppy harvest, as do ancient Egyptian scripts and Greek statues adorned with poppy crowns. Far more recently, Freud sung the praises of cocaine, which was included in the original recipe for Coca-Cola. But since the industrial revolution, drug use has changed dramatically, and society's response to this - particularly in America - has been to demonize users and make drugs illegal. HOOKED explores the world of illegal drugs, meeting with pharmacologists and scientists to learn exactly what effect they have on us and exploring the social and legislative changes that have transformed (and, some would argue, created) the drug culture of the 20th century. Outspoken advocates on both sides of the "war on drugs" illuminate this polarizing issue, and fascinating accounts and artifacts illustrate the role of drugs throughout history. - Publisher

Disc 1 : Marijuana and methamphetamine [title in credits : Marijuana: assassin of youth] (ca 46 min.) -- Opium morphine & heroin [title in credits: Dope fiend's paradise] (ca. 45 min.) ; Disc 2 : Cocaine [title in credits : Cocaine: the third scourge] (46 min.) -- LSD, ecstasy and the raves [title in credits : LSD, ecstasy & the raves] (45 min.)

adolescent

live action

Hooked, illegal drugs and how they got that wayIllegal drugs and how they got that way

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