Use, Abuse and Addiction – New Drug Education Film from CNS Productions

(Medford, Oregon - December 29, 2009) CNS Productions, Inc. recently released Use, Abuse & Addiction: the Physiology, Neurochemistry & Sociology of Drugs and Compulsive Behaviors a ten video 2 DVD set addressing everything from the history of drugs through to treatment and recovery.

Each segment runs from 11 to 21 minutes and features a mix of interviews, comments by treatment professionals and sophisticated animation that all work together to present a comprehensive overview of this complex subject. "These DVD's represent a massing of knowledge in the Drug Education Field. To have all this information so readily available to the educator is a real boon for them and we're especially pleased to provide it." said Dr. Darryl Inaba about the release of the 10 DVD set. Dr. Inaba is nationally recognized as an expert in the field of substance abuse and Director of Research and Education for CNS.  

Three years in the making, the film makers, William Cohen and Paul Steinbroner draw on their 30 plus years of exploring the neurochemistry and neurobiology of drugs, substance abuse and compulsive behaviors to produce this comprehensive visual resource for educational, clinical and training applications. The segments on the first DVD include History, Prevention, Treatment, and Mental Health. Topics on the second DVD include Heredity and Environment, Uppers, Downers, Alcohol, All Arounders, and Other Drugs, Other Addictions. The curriculum package also includes the sixth edition of the Uppers Downers All Arounders Textbook as well as an addition to the 2 DVD set, an optional resource CD, which contains client worksheets, and PowerPoint visuals for each segment. The resource disk is also available separately as are both DVD's. "This is one of the most ambitions projects CNS has undertaken" commented Dr. Inaba. The DVD's and learning materials are located at the CNSProductions.com website.