Narcotic - The Inside Story

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Year Published: 1967

Creator: Charles Cahill & Associates Inc.

Complete Record: Subject: explains how certain drugs or narcotics affect the central nervous system as depressants or stimulants. Discusses how some narcotics and drugs may be used for those who are ill or in pain stressing the importance of their use under the supervision or qualified doctor. Illustrates some of the effects and dangers ascribed to the use of LSD and marijuana. Shots: on the beach with teenagers in the surf, listening to transistor radios, roasting marshmallows and hot DOGs (good period bathing suits and hairdos on the girls). animation shows human sense organs, parts of the body, anatomy, then shots of high school football, man and jackhammer, airplane, man wearing respirator (mask) while working with spray paint, youngsters backpacking, nurse examining medications, young girl in bathroom goes into medicine cabinet where bottle labeled “poison” lives - no kidding - , footage from inside hospital where nurse extracts liquid from bottle using syringe, patient in bid with IV, doctor looks through microscope, doctor weighing marijuana on scale, psychedelic images (colorful), white rats on drugs (animal research) does not perform well on physical tests, then falling over, camera shows us things from the perspective of the rat (interesting!), CU footage of doctors writing prescriptions, cop frisking a man he has pulled over and puts handcuffs on him, construction worker, then back to the beach and the teens having fun.