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Addiction : a 14-part series / John Hoffman; Susan Froemke; Micah Cormier; Jon Alpert; Albert Maysles. Videorecording.

Material type: TextTextPublication details: [New York?] : Home Box Office : HBO Video, [2007]Description: 4 videodiscs (approximately 389 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + program guide (12 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)ISBN:
  • 0783151624
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RC564
Contents:
Disc 1. Saturday night in a Dallas ER / directed and produced by Jon Alpert -- A mother's desperation / directed by Susan Froemke, Albert Maysles ; produced by Susan Froemke -- The science of relapse / directed by Eugene Jarecki, Susan Froemke ; produced by Etienne Sauret -- The adolescent addict / directed and produced by Kate Davis, David Heilbroner -- Brain imaging : Brookhaven National Laboratory / directed and produced by Liz Garbus ; produced by Rory Kennedy -- Opiate addiction : a new medication / directed by Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker ; produced by Frazer Pennebaker -- Alcoholism : a new medical treatment / directed by Alan Raymond ; produced by Alan Raymond, Susan Raymond -- Steamfitters Local Union 638 / directed by Barbara Kopple ; produced by Craig Hymson -- Insurance woes / directed and produced by Susan Froemke -- Expert interviews / producer, Micah Cormier. Disc 2. The supplementary series. What is addiction? / directed and produced by Liz Garbus ; produced by Rory Kennedy -- Understanding relapse / footage contributed by Susan Froemke, Liz Garbus, Ellen Goosenberg Kent, Etienne Sauret, Jeff Zimbalist-- The search for treatment : a challenging journey -- The adolescent addict. Multi-systemic therapy : a new outpatient approach ; Phoenix academy : a profile of residential treatment / directed by Kate Davis, David Heilbroner. Disc 3. The supplementary series. An interview with Nora Volkow, M.D. / directred and produced by Liz Garbus ; produced by Rory Kennedy -- An interview with Mark Willenbring, M.D. / supervising producer, Micah Cormier -- An interview with Michael Dennis, Ph. D. / supervising producer, Micah Cormier -- An interview with Kathleen Brady, M.D., Ph. D. / supervising producer, Micah Cormier. Disc 4. The supplementary series. Getting an addict into treatment : the CRAFT approach / produced and directed by Jessica Yu -- Treating stimulant addiction : the CBT approach / produced and directed by Ellen Goosenberg Kent -- Opiate addiction : understanding replacement therapy / directed by Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker ; produced by Frazer Pennebaker -- South Boston drug court / directed by Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky ; producer, Michael Bonfiglio -- A mother's desperation (extended version) / directed by Susan Froemke, Albert Maysles ; produced by Susan Froemke.
Production credits:
  • Editor, Paula Heredia ; composers, Michael Feldman, Mark McAdam.
Various participants.Summary: Strives to break through the myths and explain what addiction really is, what causes it, and how to get the best available treatments.
Item type: Audiovisual Item
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library Audio-Visuals Audio-Visual LMO31 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AV426 Available

Issued in two cases with two DVDs in each case.
Program guide includes summary points, questions for care providers, online resources, and other key information.
Includes the original Addiction program as well as the supplementary series with over 5 hours of additional material.

Disc 1. Saturday night in a Dallas ER / directed and produced by Jon Alpert --
A mother's desperation / directed by Susan Froemke, Albert Maysles ; produced by Susan Froemke --
The science of relapse / directed by Eugene Jarecki, Susan Froemke ; produced by Etienne Sauret --
The adolescent addict / directed and produced by Kate Davis, David Heilbroner --
Brain imaging : Brookhaven National Laboratory / directed and produced by Liz Garbus ; produced by Rory Kennedy --
Opiate addiction : a new medication / directed by Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker ; produced by Frazer Pennebaker --
Alcoholism : a new medical treatment / directed by Alan Raymond ; produced by Alan Raymond, Susan Raymond --
Steamfitters Local Union 638 / directed by Barbara Kopple ; produced by Craig Hymson --
Insurance woes / directed and produced by Susan Froemke --
Expert interviews / producer, Micah Cormier. Disc 2. The supplementary series. What is addiction? / directed and produced by Liz Garbus ; produced by Rory Kennedy --
Understanding relapse / footage contributed by Susan Froemke, Liz Garbus, Ellen Goosenberg Kent, Etienne Sauret, Jeff Zimbalist--
The search for treatment : a challenging journey --
The adolescent addict. Multi-systemic therapy : a new outpatient approach ; Phoenix academy : a profile of residential treatment / directed by Kate Davis, David Heilbroner. Disc 3. The supplementary series. An interview with Nora Volkow, M.D. / directred and produced by Liz Garbus ; produced by Rory Kennedy --
An interview with Mark Willenbring, M.D. / supervising producer, Micah Cormier --
An interview with Michael Dennis, Ph. D. / supervising producer, Micah Cormier --
An interview with Kathleen Brady, M.D., Ph. D. / supervising producer, Micah Cormier. Disc 4. The supplementary series. Getting an addict into treatment : the CRAFT approach / produced and directed by Jessica Yu --
Treating stimulant addiction : the CBT approach / produced and directed by Ellen Goosenberg Kent --
Opiate addiction : understanding replacement therapy / directed by Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker ; produced by Frazer Pennebaker --
South Boston drug court / directed by Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky ; producer, Michael Bonfiglio --
A mother's desperation (extended version) / directed by Susan Froemke, Albert Maysles ; produced by Susan Froemke.

Editor, Paula Heredia ; composers, Michael Feldman, Mark McAdam.

Various participants.

Strives to break through the myths and explain what addiction really is, what causes it, and how to get the best available treatments.