En mor hjælper sin nærmest ukendte datter gennem fire afgørende dage, hvor hun forsøger at slippe ud af sit stofmisbrug. Baseret på en sand historie.
Dette er historien om en af de første kvindelige rockartister, der for alvor slog igennem i musikbranchen. Janis Joplin voksede op i Texas og fik i 1960'erne succes med sit rockband og siden som solist med sin stærke karakteristiske stemme. Samtidig havde hun dog svært med at kapere berømmelsen og et miljø med stoffer og alkohol, som i sidste ende tog livet af hende. Interviews, breve og arkivfotos tegner et billede af en af tidens mest ikoniske sangerinder.
Three teens get into the drug business when they discover two pounds of uncut heroin in a briefcase that was lost during a botched drug bust.
Michael is a basically decent guy with a pregnant girlfriend, great friends - and one massive drug problem. Because he missed his own Las Vegas bachelor party being too stoned, his four besties decide to kidnap him for a weekend of roughing it in the California wilderness. Caught off guard by this surprise camping trip and his nose candy supply dwindling, Michael is shocked when his buddies start being ritually murdered one by one. Suspecting it’s the vicious drug dealer he cheated getting bloody revenge, Michael’s life swirls out of all control as the real truth is revealed.
Leo Regan follows his friend, photographer Lanre Fehintola, as he tries to go cold turkey (detox) from heroin in his council flat and without medication.
This color educational movie “Narcosis” is a “scare film” about the realities of heroin and drug addiction The title narcosis refers to a state of stupor, drowsiness, or unconsciousness produced by drugs. According to a card at 1:50, actual addicts appear in the film.