Chalk-Talk on Alcoholism

Duration: 1980

Year Published: 1973

Creator: National Audio-Visual Center General Service Administration

Complete Record: “Chalk-talk” is an absorbing, frank, and comprehensive presentation on alcoholism by Fr. Joseph Martin, S.J., Educator, Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. He describes the societal transition from milk to soft drinks to coffee to alcohol. Then discusses the nature of alcohol in depth. Describes alcohol as a sedative drug. Father Martin describes the alcoholic, then stresses the importance of recognizing alcoholism.