NCJ Number
18001
Date Published
1973
Length
0 pages
Annotation
FILM WHICH SHOWS SOME OF THE PSYCHOSOCIAL CAUSES OF ALIENATION AMONG YOUNG ADULTS AND EXPLORES INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP ATTITUDES ABOUT DRUGS AND INTRA-FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS.
Abstract
YOUNG DRUG ABUSERS IN A DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAM DISCUSS HOW AND WHY THEY STARTED USING DRUGS AND THE REACTIONS OF THEIR PARENTS WHEN THEY FOUND OUT. IN AN ENCOUNTER GROUP SETTING, THE PARENTS OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE RELATE THEIR FEELINGS BEFORE AND AFTER THEY DISCOVERED THAT THEIR SONS AND DAUGHTERS WERE USING DRUGS.