Drug Addiction: a Medical Hazard (1956)
1956 · Short film · 29 min
Synopsis
This 1956 color film, produced by Stark-Films for the Federal Bureau of Narcotics in collaboration with Winthrop-Stearns Inc. pharmaceutical company, takes a cautionary look at the issue of drug addiction among doctors, using documentary interviews in combination with staged dramatizations to highlight the dangers of opioid use among members of the medical profession who have access to addictive drugs (TRT: 29:14).A man in a grey suit representing the Winthrop-Stearns pharmaceutical company speaks from a desk in an office (0:06). In closeup, Dr. Louis Krause provides an introduction (1:01). POV: A car approaches the gates of a medical building (1:57). Opening titles: “The Federal Bureau of Narcotics and the University of Maryland School of Medicine Present Drug Addiction, A Medical Hazard, Script by Dr. John C. Krantz, Jr., Narration by The Honorable Harry J. Anslinger, U.S. Commissioner of Narcotics. Narration by Dr. Louis A.M. Krause, Produced by Stark-Films” (2:25). A jackhammer. A window cleaner on a high rise building. Welding. A tag: “Danger, Radiation Hazard” (3:14). A sign: “Isolation.” A doctor puts on a surgical mask. A nuse opens a locked cabinet (3:41). A military hospital. A patient suffering withdrawal symptoms (4:08). The United States Capitol. The campus of the University of Maryland (4:29). Medical students in a lecture hall. Exterior: “Frank C. Bressler Research Laboratory” (4:51). Dr. John C. Kranz, Jr. speaks to the medical students, introducing Harry J.…
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- Running time
- 29 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Research Laboratory
- Federal Bureau
- Stearns Inc
- The Federal Bureau
- Maryland School
- Medicine Present Drug Addiction
- Medical Hazard
- The Honorable Harry
- Radiation Hazard
- United States Capitol