Movies: Drug addiction

Nadia and Sophie, two young woman around thirty, share a common uneasiness. One tries escaping using drugs; the other ends up in a relationships that never last long....

Heroin anti-drug educational film...

Robert Mitchum narrates an anti drug propaganda film....

This documentary by Leo Regan follows the life of his friend, photographer Lanre Fehintola, as he becomes part of the hard drug scene through researching it for his book ("Charlie Says: Don't Get High On Your Own Supply"). It shows Lanre as he become...

World famous comedienne Carol Burnett recounts her years as a working mom, trying to raise her daughter Carrie....

In this film titled “From Candy to Cocaine” from 1986, the “Teens Kick-Off” performance group, a performance group recovering from alcohol and drug abuse, perform a modern theater piece on their personal stories of addiction and recoveries. The film ...

Eli Johnson struggles through high school challenged by his self-loathing and the pressure to be "normal". The recent passing of his mother due to terminal cancer leaves Eli and his father disconnected and in the dark. Bullied by his peers, Eli turns...

Dario, a young electronics enthusiast, decides in the late evening to take a trip down the street to throw out the garbage to kill time - waiting for his "freeze-dried tart" to finish ...getting ready - but his return to home is hindered by many biza...

Two heroin-addicted couples lead hard and stressful lives on the streets of New York....

A story of two men who become heroin addicts, what they must do to support their habit and how it affects their lives....

Join Louis Theroux as he investigates the affect crystal meth addiction is having on the local community of Fresno in California's Central Valley....

A man's life is about to change when he wakes up in a motel room and discover the body of a dead woman....

In this honest and deeply personal account of living with addiction, a young man talks about the realities and challenges of living in the Anishinaabe community of Kitcisakik and the hope he still harbours for himself and his people....

Ibogaine is a plant extract that stops drug addiction. In this documentary, a 34-year-old heroin addict undergoes ibogaine therapy with Dr Martin Polanco at the Ibogaine Association, a clinic in Rosarito, Mexico. In Gabon, where use of the iboga root...

Documentary on drug use in America...

Wayward London youth Jason, seduced by the lure of fast money and unlimited cocaine, becomes a gangster's runner who struggles to survive within London's criminal underworld where his only escape hinges on whether he can kill another to save himself....

A coroner reunites with a great love from the past, realizing that the memories are more vivid than ever....

This documentary, set in the Lower East End of Vancouver's downtown core, is a pretty honest account of life on the streets in urban Canada. It is aimed at educating high school kids on the dangers of addiction to hard drugs and is the brainchild of ...

After volunteering for an experimental medical trial, a schizophrenic man confronts his past actions....

A privileged young man is content with his life and is on track for a bright future, until a measly year thrusts him into a much different situation....