| ADDICTED: A Series for Young Men and Women (6 Programs on 2 DVDs) Follow interventionist Kristina Wandzilak as she helps young men and women addicted to drugs and alcohol take their first steps toward recovery and a substance-free life. Produced by Discovery Education. There are six 41-minute programs in the series: ALISSA A sixteen-year veteran of heroin and methamphetamines, Alissa's entire life--and the life of her family--revolves around addiction. Supported financially by her seventy-year-old father Rodger, Alissa spends her days in a heroin-induced haze that has become her only comfort. Kristina has her work cut out for her with Alissa and her family, as they stubbornly dig in their heels and fight against the possibility of change. AMANDA Amanda is a thirty-one-year-old alcoholic and heroin addict. She is jobless, homeless, and on probation. At their wits end and with no where else to turn, Amanda's parents contact Kristina for help in getting their daughter's life back on track. ANNE AND MICHAEL Annie and Mike are co-dependent speedballers whose addictions have taken them, and their families, to the depths of despair. After meeting one another in a twelve-step program, Mike and Annie fell in love and into a drug relapse that forced Annie to squander her promising up-and-coming art career and Mike to give up his relationship with his three-year-old son. Their only chance at regaining their lives is through a dual intervention performed by Kristina and a treatment plan that aims to separate them. NOTE: This program contains graphic images of drug use and sensitive language. Please preview before showing it to students. JEREMY Jeremy is a twenty-one-year-old OxyContin addict whose family history has been devastated by numerous addictions. Having lost his father, his uncle, and his aunt due to their own dependencies, Jeremy is now on an equally dangerous path. NOTE: This program contains graphic images of drug use and sensitive language. Please preview before showing it to students. KEVIN Kevin is a twenty-six-year-old alcoholic who has alienated his friends and family with his downward spiral of drinking. In addition to his alcoholism, Kevin is also a diabetic, making his addiction all the more dangerous. *Click here to VIEW CLIP KLEA Klea is a nineteen-year-old methamphetamine addict who has turned to prostitution in order to support her habit. With Kristina's help, Klea must face the demons in her past and escape her downward spiral before it ends in complete self-destruction. NOTE: These programs contain graphic images of drug use and sensitive language. Please preview before showing to students. | |||||||
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