See the typical life of a Mumbai street junkie filmed by Sankalp Rehabilitation Trust in India. Sankalp is a Non Governmental Organization that works with HIV+ and heroin addicts in many ways, including substitution drug therapy and letting AIDS victims die with dignity. Check out our website www.sankalp.org.in
A slightly dated but informative video about Methadone Treatment. This 2 part series was edited for time & content. It covers everything from “How methadone works in the body” to “The Stigma Associated By Patients”. It includes stories from those who are in MMT, counselors, and doctors. The problems faced by MMT today is almost identical to the problems of yesterday which tells me there has been very little change despite overwhelming evidence to support the use MMT through the years.
Visit secure.mef.tv for more information. Newly released by the Media Education Foundation, “Big Bucks, Big Pharma” pulls back the curtain on the multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical industry to expose the insidious ways that illness is used, manipulated, and in some instances created, for capital gain. Focusing on the industry’s marketing practices, media scholars and health professionals help viewers understand the ways in which direct-to-consumer (DTC) pharmaceutical advertising glamorizes and normalizes the use of prescription medication, and works in tandem with promotion to doctors. Combined, these industry practices shape how both patients and doctors understand and relate to disease and treatment. Ultimately, Big Bucks, Big Pharma challenges us to ask important questions about the consequences of relying on a for-profit industry for our health and well-being. Featuring interviews with Dr. Marcia Angell (Dept. of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Former Editor New England Journal of Medicine), Dr. Bob Goodman (Columbia University Medical Center; Founder, No Free Lunch), Gene Carbona (Former Pharmaceutical Industry Insider and Current Executive Director of Sales, The Medical Letter), Katharine Greider (Journalist; Author, The Big Fix: How the Pharmaceutical Industry Rips Off American Consumers,), Dr. Elizabeth Preston (Dept. of Communication, Westfield State College), and Dr. Larry Sasich (Public Citizen Health Research Group). Producer/Editor: Ronit Ridberg Check out: www.mediaed.org
is your SON addicted?