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REPORT 2008: THE DRUG TRADE with host THOM HALLOCK |
Mountain Lake PBS inconjunction with the Federal Drug Agents Foundation will produce and air a program about the war against illegal drugs. In a special Mountain Lake Journal program, the station will present its investigation of the war on drugs – America’s other war – on Thursday, May 15th starting at 8:00 p.m.
Watch the program ONLINE or ON-AIR
Read the PRESS RELEASE
See the photos from The_Drug_Trade.pdf
Learn the facts on Generation_Rx.pdf
Extended Interviews and Segments
Shaun is a 24-year old who is trying to break his $200-a-day addiction to prescription painkillers. He describes the struggle to overcome his addiction, and how it has affected his relationships with his family and 4-year old daughter. See his extended Interview.
We ride along with Senior Investigator Bill Ritchies with the Franklin County District Attorney's Office who shows us the routes used by organized crime rings to smuggle millions of dollars worth of marijuana across the border into Northern New York for delivery to major U-S cities. Extended segment coming soon.
RESOURCES
INFORMATIONAL LINKS:
National Institute of Drug Abuse/National Institutes of Health
U.S. Food and Drug Administration/Center for Drug Evaluation & Research
Painfully Obvious, Purdue Pharma
Partnership for a Drug Free America
Office of National Drug Control Policy
National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign
Prescription Drug Abuse: Connecting People with People Who Can Help
VIDEO LINKS:
Human Relations Media (1-800-431-2050)
Everything You Need to Know About Substance Abuse In 22 Minutes
Discover Films Video (1-888-649-6453)
The Real True & False About Club Drugs, Prescription Drugs and Street Drugs
Films AIMS Multimedia (1-800-662-HELP)
ADDITIONAL LINKS:
OASAS Offers Medicine Cabinet Inventory to Help Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse
State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) Commissioner Karen M. Carpenter-Palumbo today announced a resource to help prevent prescription drug abuse in homes across New York. A Medicine Cabinet Inventory, designed to track prescription and over the counter medicines in the home, is available on the agency's website. The Inventory provides a quick checklist that could alert family members to drug abuse problems in the home whether that involves children, adults or the elderly. For parents, the Inventory will help track medications and also provide an opportunity to talk with their children about the dangers of abusing any medications, whether they are prescribed or purchased over the counter.
The Office of National Drug Control Policy, January 2008