TROUBLED TEENS TALK DRUG ADDICTION

Current users and recovering addicts speak openly and honestly about their experiences with drugs, recounting how they started using and how it has affected their lives, including being driven as far as theft. Produced in the UK, this candid, blunt documentary includes interviews with an addictions counselor and the director of a rehabilitation center, and it discusses drug laws, the distinction between physical and behavioral addiction, and the importance of being honest with teens about the consequences of drug use instead of overstating them. Note: depicts some drug use. Grades 8–12. Color. 22 minutes. TMW Media Group. ©2014.