ORDER CODE: FMS0570DVD

Running Time: 35 minutes

This film examines the powerful stimulant cocaine and its smokeable form, crack. The program looks at cocaine's effect on the body's energy supplies and the reward reinforcement center, the neurochemical effects of chronic and high-dose use, the reasons compulsion and addiction develop, and treatment strategies when users want to recover. Precise computer animation of neurochemical processes in the brain, compelling interviews with practicing and recovering abuses, and excerpts from powerful treatment and group sessions, give a comprehensive view of the physical, mental, emotional, and societal ramifications of cocaine use.