Catalog Search Results
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
People live in a world where one feel escape is their only alternative. Housewives who feel they are overwhelmed with raising children, workers who feel they are powerless and cannot get ahead, people feeling trapped, paralyzed and unbalanced in their daily lives. Socio-economic pressures abound in 'advanced,' modern day society and beneath the surface of humanity many are nervous and afraid.
Pub. Date
©2015.
Edition
Director's cut.
Language
English
Description
"An American Epidemic" grew out of a New Jersey project exposing the opioid and heroin epidemic and has now traversed to 40 states across the country. In every state we visited, in every country, city, township, borough, the story was the same: tragedy to so many families, so many communities. Young lives lost to heroin. Beautiful people lost to a prescription drug overdose. Prescription drug overdose deaths in the United States have tripled since...
4) Born to win
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A low-life druggie needs to get his life together, but it might be much harder than he anticipates.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Every 19 minutes in the United States, some one overdoses. These are mostly due to opiates that include the misuse and abuse of prescription drugs and heroin. Often tose addicted to pain pills such as oxy, move onto heroin. Most move in this direction due to the power of the addiction, cost and availability. In response to the growing problem, the Safe Communities Coalition created this true story documentary of the pills to heroin addiction in an...
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Presents a stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out at Sherman Square or "Needle Park" in New York City. Played against this setting is a low-key love story between Bobby, a small-time thief and addict, and Helen, a homeless girl abandoned by her lover after an illegal abortion.
7) Candy
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Dan is a poet who falls in love with two kinds of Candy: a woman of the same name and heroin. As Dan goes from a smart-aleck to someone trying to find a vein to inject, Candy changes from an actress to a streetwalker and then a madwoman. Starting in Sydney, the two eventually end up in Melbourne to try and go clean, but they fail. This leads them to turn to finding money and heroin, while other posessions and attachments become unimportant.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Max has it all; looks, wit, and a beautiful family. He's untouchable, yet his life is far from picture perfect. As his addiction spirals out of control, Max's family is kept in the dark about his reality. During the wake of a federal investigation Max realizes he must fight off his demons and rediscover the true meaning of love.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend called Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to fight The Man all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House. Black Dynamite is ready to seek his revenge and take The Man down.
10) High art
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
This film depicts a naive young woman whose stock rises at a pretentious art magazine because of her budding relationship with a once brilliant photographer who had a breakdown years ago. The question is how deeply Syd is willing to immerse herself in Berliner's hedonistic, heroin-infused, lesbian lifestyle.
Interlibrary Loan
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by Main Library Alliance members might be available in other libraries across New Jersey. You can search JerseyCat and place a request for the item to be sent to your library.
If your library doesn't permit JerseyCat requests or the item can't be found, you can also contact your library for assistance.Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request