Drug Addiction Movies

  • 1955
    Confidential File: Barbiturates

    Confidential File: Barbiturates

    Confidential File: Barbiturates

    01955HD

    A filmed sequence dramatizes the problems addressed in the program: the story of a working mother addicted to barbiturates initially prescribed by...

    Confidential File: Barbiturates
  • 1970
    The Distant Drummer: Bridge from No Place

    The Distant Drummer: Bridge from No Place

    The Distant Drummer: Bridge from No Place

    01970HD

    This film describes the 1960s drug culture. Addicts discuss their experiences in the United States and in Vietnam. Dr. Stanley Yolles, director of...

    The Distant Drummer: Bridge from No Place
  • 1971
    What Did You Take?

    What Did You Take?

    What Did You Take?

    01971HD

    Stresses recognition and treatment of drug abuse emergencies, accurate identification of symptoms, and immediate clinical procedures. Presents scenes...

    What Did You Take?
  • 1972
    Slavery In The 70's

    Slavery In The 70's

    Slavery In The 70's

    01972HD

    Heroin anti-drug educational film

    Slavery In The 70's
  • 1970
    Stoner's Night Out

    Stoner's Night Out

    Stoner's Night Out

    01970HD

    Presented by Voices in Society and Travelers Insurance Indemnity, this untitled PSA-style film from the 1970s is a compilation of various anti-drug...

    Stoner's Night Out
  • 1978
    Drugs In America

    Drugs In America

    Drugs In America

    01978HD

    Documentary on drug use in America

    Drugs In America
  • 1971
    The Perfect Drug Film

    The Perfect Drug Film

    The Perfect Drug Film

    01971HD

    A color educational drug “scare” film about the history of drug use

    The Perfect Drug Film
  • 1970
    The Pill Poppers

    The Pill Poppers

    The Pill Poppers

    01970HD

    “The Pill Poppers” is a cautionary educational film that focuses on the dangers of abusing prescription drugs. The scare film follows...

    The Pill Poppers
  • 1970
    About Addiction

    About Addiction

    About Addiction

    01970HD

    About Addiction was created to educate the youth about proper and improper drug use. It draws a compassion between prescription drugs, alcohol,...

    About Addiction
  • 1962
    Narcosis

    Narcosis

    Narcosis

    01962HD

    This color educational movie “Narcosis” is a “scare film” about the realities of heroin and drug addiction The title...

    Narcosis
  • 1970
    I forgive you, Mama

    I forgive you, Mama

    I forgive you, Mama

    01970HD

    Maya is Ayaibex's daughter, an addict in recovery that feels a blame for damages that caused her daughter, Maya decides to remember her mother's...

    I forgive you, Mama
  • 2006
    Thumbsucker - Behind the Scenes

    Thumbsucker - Behind the Scenes

    Thumbsucker - Behind the Scenes

    02006HD

    Thumbsucker - Behind the Scenes
  • 1970
    Wasterville

    Wasterville

    Wasterville

    01970HD

    A struggling drug addict is plunged into a tortured netherworld, where he must defend his spirit from a ravenous horde of soul-addicted junkies.

    Wasterville
  • 1970
    Rehab

    Rehab

    Rehab

    01970HD

    A First Nations man takes a famous actor back to the reserve to help him cope with his drug addiction.

    Rehab
  • 1970
    Drug of Choice

    Drug of Choice

    Drug of Choice

    01970HD

    A young man, severely addicted to drugs due to childhood abuse, has his life impacted even further after a meeting with his dealer goes horribly...

    Drug of Choice
  • 2004
    Marti Pellow - Behind the Smile

    Marti Pellow - Behind the Smile

    Marti Pellow - Behind the Smile

    02004HD

    Mark McLachlan - aka Marti Pellow - speaks candidly about his time with Wet Wet Wet, his rapid rise to fame and the drug habit that was the downfall...

    Marti Pellow - Behind the Smile
  • 1982
    Changing the Needle

    Changing the Needle

    Changing the Needle

    01982HD

    A quarter of a million drug addicts —one of the most serious consequences of the Vietnam War. These addicts were the citizens of the South, and...

    Changing the Needle
  • 1970
    The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children

    The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children

    The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children

    01970HD

    A hip psychiatrist teams up with an ex-addict to combat drug addiction in a small town in this pilot for "The Psychiatrist."

    The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
  • 1970
    Maggie on Stratford Ave.

    Maggie on Stratford Ave.

    Maggie on Stratford Ave.

    01970HD

    Maggie lives with chronic pain and is having a crisis of faith. To cope, she abuses her elderly mother’s opioid prescription. When unexpected...

    Maggie on Stratford Ave.
  • 1914
    The Spirit of the Poppy

    The Spirit of the Poppy

    The Spirit of the Poppy

    01914HD

    A psychological study of the effects of drug addiction on humanity. Helene Ford has been injected with heroin by an unscrupulous physician, causing...

    The Spirit of the Poppy