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Caring For Yourself
Video 205
Adults    27 minutes    1994    cc
Uses personal stories of deaf people to teach other deaf people to recognize when help is needed to cope with life's challenges. Provides a way to find solutions (cc).

Case Against the Legalization of Drugs, The
Video 405
Adults    16 minutes    1996    
Excellent statistical information about the facets of drug abuse and the consequences of legalization presented in a realistic, non-scare tactics style. Format represents a video production process, and diverse populations are represented. Educational i

Cat Who Drank and Used Too Much, The
Video 88
Grades 1-5    12 minutes    1988    Supplemental material available Note: Also available in Spanish and Sign Language, see v. 121 and v. 685
Delightful tale that deals with addiction in a positive, non-threatening way.

Cat Who Drank and Used Too Much, The (with sign language)
Video 685
Grades 1-5    12 minutes    1982    cc.    Supplemental Materials Available
Delightful tale that deals with addiction in a positive, non-threatening way.

Chalk Talk
Video 151
Teens/Adults    65 minutes    1972    
Father Joseph Martin discusses alcohol and alcoholism.

Challenge To Care, A
Video 299
Adults    43 minutes    1991
A staff training program for professionals working with childbearing women and their children.

Changing Channels: Alcohol Prevention Program for Grades 6-8
Video 143
Teens    23 minutes    1994    
The videotape tells the story of five teenagers under pressure to go to a party to drink. An unusual television experience introduces them to ideas about alcohol that help them rethink their own assumptions and attitudes. As they "channel surf," they see key parts of several stories (a teen drama, game show, police story, and others) with different messages about alcohol.

Chasin' Life
Video 577
Teens/Adults    13 minutes    1993
Dramatizes the lives of two young women: Roxanne, a young pregnant woman who becomes addicted to drugs, and her friend, Denisse, whose life is positive and drug free.

Check It Out
Video 681
Youth/Teens    11 minutes    1986
Music-video style portrayal of the misperceptions youth have of chewing and dipping.

Chemical Dependency: Adolescence
Video 19
Adults    13 minutes    1990    Supplemental Materials Available
Explore the following topics: developmental tasks of adolescence, the high-risk teenager, peer pressure, early warning signs, the complex factors causing use and abuse, and effective parent/child communication.

Chemical Dependency: Childhood Environment
Video 14
Adults    15 minutes    1990    Supplemental Materials Available
Patterns in the alcoholic or dysfunctional family, effects on the child, manifestations in adult life, coping patterns, and co-dependence are all topics of this video.

Chemical Dependency: Introduction
Video 18
Adults    18 minutes    1990    Supplemental Materials Available
Multiple risk factors for chemical dependency and addiction are discussed.

Chemical Dependency: Physiology
Video 16
Adults    19 minutes    1990    Supplemental Materials Available
Learn about the theories of addiction, how alcohol and drugs are metabolized, the effects of alcohol and drugs on the body and brain, and associated risks to the fetus and newborn.

Chemical Dependency: Senior Life
Video 15
Adults    18 minutes    1990    Supplemental Materials Available
Issues for seniors are discussed. Topics such as alcohol and prescription drugs, special risk factors, alternative strategies for coping with aging, retirement, and loss are discussed.

Chemical Dependency: Young Adult/Midlife
Video 17
Adults    22 minutes    1990    Supplemental Materials Available
Patterns of use, coping with adult pressures, Adult Children of Alcoholics, stress and dysfunction, the destructive cycle, and early warning signs for supervisors and co-workers are all issues explored in this video.

Children of Alcohol & Drug-Addicted Parents: Protecting Our Future
Video 672
Adults    57 minutes    1998
A panel discusses what can be done within and outside the family to address child, adolescent and young adult emotional and behavioral challenges.

Children of Alcoholics: How Schools Can Help
Video 80
Adults    56 minutes    1992    Supplemental material available
This staff development video, for educational personnel, examines the needs of children of alcoholics in grades 4-8 and offers strategies for helping them with pre-high school youth. The video contains three segments: What Educators Need to Know About COA's; COA's Roles and Rules; and What Educators Can Do to Help COA's.

Choice Is Yours, The
Video 457
Elem/Teen    3 minutes    1993    
This anti-smoking/tobacco video was made by 9 year old Dylan Walton-Yedlin and dedicated to his grandmother.

Choices: Don't Drink and Drive
Video 593
Teens/Adults    17 minutes    1999    
A powerful dramatization of the events before, during and after a fatal crash involving an alcohol impaired driver.

Choices: Recovering Parents Speak Out
Video 157
Adults    27 minutes    1988    
Parents in a Twelve Step program speak out about drug use and how it has affected them and the lives of their families during use and recovery.

Christy Turlington Anti-Smoking PSA
Video 680
Teens    30 seconds    1998
Anti-smoking Public Service Announcement.

Circle, The
Video 128
Teens/Adults    26 minutes    1992    
Deals with the origins and effects of alcohol and other drug abuse, using a Native American family as its focus. At the heart of the program is the use of Native American spiritual traditions such as the healing circle, talking circle and the vision quest, and their role in healing individuals, families, and communities.

Civic & Appointed Officials Raising Their Voices for Recovery - Recovery Month 2002
Video 718
Adults    57 minutes    2002
Treatment advocacy efforts have helped to improve services to individuals caught in the grip of addiction. This Webcast will explore how civic and appointed officials are making a difference by raising their voices in support of recovery.

Classroom Connections: Making a Difference
Video 145
Adults    24 minutes    1995    Supplemental material available
This tape is designed to assist middle school educators in building resilience skills in students. The tape gives a brief overview of children of alcoholics and the concept of resilience and then provides five exercises: "How much do you know about alcohol and alcoholism," "express yourself," "amoebae tag," "what are they really saying," and "asking for help."

Clinical Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, The
Video 228
Adults    31 minutes    1994    
Details clinical features and manifestations, special techniques, measurements, and pattern recognition.

Club Drugs - Dancing With Danger
Video 714
Teens/Adults    20 minutes    2002
Dance parties, known as "raves," attract thousands of young people every year. Many "ravers" soon begin dancing with danger, enticed by the availability of illicit club drugs. For some, it's a fatal "last dance." This forceful documentary reveals the underbelly of the rave scene and the danger of club drugs - unregulated substances with often lethal ingredients.

Coalitions 101: Getting Started, Strategic Planning
Video 527
Adults    120 minutes    1998    Supplemental material available
Part 1 of 3
This series will demonstrate the "nuts and bolts" of starting and sustaining a community drug prevention coalition. The broadcasts will draw on the experience of veteran coalitions to tell the coalition story. The first video will act as an orientation and provide the conceptual framework for coalition building around the drug issue.

Coalitions: Sustaining the Effort, Leadership Issues
Video 528
Adults    2 hours    1998    
Part 2 of 3
Drawing on the experience of veteran coalition and business leaders, the video will focus on how to sustain the effort once you have built a community coalition. Topics will include sustainability, leadership transformations, effective networking, team building, and professional development.

Cocaine Babies
Video 26
Teens/Adults    16 minutes    1989    
Takes a look at the effects of cocaine and crack on America's children.

Cocaine Kids
Video 662
Teens/Adults    28 minutes    1991
This is the most comprehensive video available dealing with the many problems and disabilities of crack affected children in the pre-school and early elementary age group.

Cocktails & Condoms: A New Definition of Intimacy, Part 1
Video 431
College    65 minutes    1999    
This two part series combines humor & audience participation to get college students to look at their drinking habits & sexual activity choices.

Cocktails & Condoms: A New Look at Condoms, Part 2
Video 432
College    65 minutes    1999    
This two part series combines humor & audience participation to get college students to look at their drinking habits & sexual activity choices.

Color Me Clean, Part 1
Video 429
Adults    30 minutes    1992    
Four black women retell and relive their experiences with drug addiction. Their engrossing and compelling stories highlight issues unique to black women in recovery.

Color Me Clean, Part 2
Video 430
Adults    30 minutes    1992    
Four black women retell and relive their experiences with drug addiction. Their engrossing and compelling stories highlight issues unique to black women in recovery.

Colors Straight Up
Video 723
Teens    60 minutes    1997
In South Central Los Angeles where gangs and drugs are constant temptations, there are teenagers who dare to dream of a way out. They choose to put down their guns and pursue their talent. A coming-of-age story about courage and determination, Colors Straight Up is a powerful and inspiring film.

Coming Together On Prevention
Video 500
Adults    27 minutes    1994    
Presents 3 prevention models based on NIDA sponsored research. "Reconnecting Youth" is a school-based program aimed at high-risk students'; "Strengthening Families" provides parenting skills to substance abusing parents and drug resistance skills to their children; "Project STAR" is a multifaceted community-based prevention program.

Communities in Action — Dr. Elders
Video 700
Adults    26 minutes    2002
In an exclusive interview with Communities in Action host, Val Thomas-Matson, Dr. Elders discusses our nation's need to change the way we think of our health, by putting prevention first. She shares her ideas about reducing harm to our children, families, and communities and speaks about the resiliency her family exhibited when she had to leave her position as Surgeon General.

Community Policing: Partnerships That Work
Video 586
Adults    180 minutes    1999    
Overview of effective current public safety programs and community partnerships, and current strategies which combat crime and social decline which focus on the underlying causes of these problems.

Confessions of a Residence Advisor
Video 273
College    30 minutes    1989
Aimed towards Residence Advisors, this video seeks to educate about making mistakes, alcohol confrontations, and the expectations of R.A. life.

Confronting Marijuana Use
Video 280
College    39 minutes   1995
An educational look at marijuana as a drug, how it affects the body, both physically and psychologically, and as a gateway drug.

Connections (A & B)
Video 589
Adults    60 minutes    1993
Introduction, 22 minutes
Growing Up Isn't Easy, 15 minutes
Michael's Journey, 22 minutes
Curriculum designed to help middle school (grades 5-8) teachers foster resilience in kids, especially those at risk for alcohol, tobacco or other drug use due to substance abuse or adversity at home.

Counseling Children of Alcoholics: Fostering Resiliency
Video 191
Adults    68 minutes    1994    Supplemental material available
Focuses on information for school counselors, social workers, psychologists, and nurses about resiliency and protective factors for children living in chemically dependent families. Two 34 minute segments.

Coyote Dances with a Star
Video 412
Kids/Teens    10 minutes    1997    
Narrated story of Native American drawings that tell of Coyote's foolish and unhealthy choices to have fun and be popular and envied. Story depicts the deceptions of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug ads and how they relate to Coyote's blind desire for the Star. Story is presented by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Oregon.

Crack: The Consequences
Video 116
Teens/Adults    20 minutes    1984    
Explains the effects of smoking or "freebasing" crack/cocaine.

Crackdown on Crackhouses
Video 659
Adults    120 minutes   1998
Panel discussion on strategies different states and programs are using to try to "crackdown on crackhouses" operating in your neighborhoods.

Crackdown on Drugs
Video 260
Teens/Adults    46 minutes    1988
Featuring Scott Valentine, this video explores the history, use and abuse of crack cocaine.

Creating A Drug Free Workplace: Module 3: Corporate Case Studies Part 1
Video 403
Adults    90 minutes    1990
Illustrates corporate experiences with drug-free workplace programs. This video has excellent testimonials from executives who provide a balance between bottom-line and employee welfare issues.

Creating A Drug Free Workplace: Module 3: Corporate Case Studies Part 2
Video 404
Adults    90 minutes   1990
Illustrates corporate experiences with drug-free workplace programs. This video has excellent testimonials from executives who provide a balance between bottom-line and employee welfare issues.

Creating Inhalant Abuse Awareness Together
Video 616
Teens/Adult    16 minutes   1998
This video is designed to educate adults, especially parents, about the dangers of inhalant abuse.

Creating Lasting Connections: Part I, Part II
Video 506
Adult    144 minutes    1995    
Part I: Building Community, Family and Youth Resiliency (Overview)
Part II: Producing Measurable Outcomes in Prevention (Design)
Award-winning prevention program developed by COPES. By working through church communities in rural, suburban and inner city settings, this drug resistance program assists families with children 12-14 years of age who are considered at risk.

Crime and Public Housing
Video 29
Adults    29 minutes    1990    
The program contrasts two Boston public housing projects: one run-down and crime ridden, the other orderly and law-abiding.

Crime Prevention Campaign: National PSA
Video 471
Adults    2 minutes    1989    
Six Public Service Announcements

Crime Today: Problems, Perspectives, & Community Policing Solutions
Video 504
Adults    180 minutes    1998    
Addresses problems that face small town and rural police departments, including juvenile drug use, drinking and driving, and domestic violence.

Crossing The Line
Video 497
Senior High/Adults    29 minutes   1993
Several compelling true stories send a strong message about the consequences of driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, and being a passenger in a car driven by someone who has been drinking. Interviews with DUI drivers, crash survivors, victims' families and friends, attorneys and police officers.

Crossing the Line: The Truth About Gangs
Video 182
Grades 6-12    18 minutes    1993    
Gives viewers an inside look at the consequences of joining a gang, as well as specific tips for avoiding risky behavior that could lead to gang participation. Gang members, a prison warden, and a police officer present the hard reality of gang life, jail, death, and hurting family and friends.

Cruel Spirits: Alcohol & Violence
Video 106
Teens/Adults    32 minutes    1989    
Everyday, thousands of Americans get drunk and in many instances, something violent occurs. Cruel Spirits reveals how alcohol is often responsible, yet rarely blamed for these tragedies, and that the extent of alcohol-related violence is both grossly under-estimated and under-reported.

CSAP Communications Grantees: Breaking New Ground
Video 146
Adults    34 minutes    1993    
This videotape features the products developed by CSAP grantees under the CSAP Communications Cooperative Agreement Awards. Each of the grantees used health communications strategies and techniques to develop culturally appropriate substance abuse prevent

Current Trends in Environmental Approaches to Prevention
Video 693
Adults    120 minutes    2001
This program goes over how community-based organizations and coalitions are trying to change community attitudes, laws, and regulations supporting the conditions under which alcohol and tobacco are advertised, made available, and sold.