Movies: Addiction

Provocative, funny and profoundly moving, Bastardy is the inspirational story of a self proclaimed Robin Hood of the streets. For Forty years and with infectious humour and optimism, Jack Charles has juggled a life of crime with another successful ca...

An educational film that depicts the widespread use of prescription drugs to treat illnesses as well as the misuse and abuse of those drugs....

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Because of the internet's accessibility, anonymity, and affordability, pornography addictions have risen to epidemic levels, destroying intimacy, marriages and families, while distorting our definition of sex and sexuality....

For those who electrical sensitivity, there aren’t many places to seek refuge. In a remote part of West Virginia, the so-called National Radio Quiet Zone offers one such escape....

Rehabilitated drug-addicts, Ava and Leo, attempt to ease their way back into reality, but not without facing devastating temptations....

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Kidd was living the dream, starring in action movies, but after years of struggling with addiction his world came crashing down. That was 10 years ago, today he is clean and sober. His agent calls him with an audition that could put him back on top. ...

A family affected by the opioid crisis struggles to stay together....

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Ed, Who was once beloved by his hometown as Mumbles the Clown, is now a party clown who battles depression and addiction. His last shred of light in his life Trixie has struggles of her own. Being pushed from all sides who and what will stop this end...

Sisyphus is a journey through the rehabilitation of addictions in Mexico. In the absence of a public infrastructure to combat this problem, the annexes are the alternative that addicts themselves have created. The annexes are unofficial rehabilitatio...

This short film takes a look at addiction and whom it affects, specifically those in the medical profession. It was sponsored in the interest of the medical profession by Winthrop Laboratories Limited...

On the verge of escaping addiction, Annie is determined to build a stable life for herself but when her old friend 'Pony Boy' gets caught up in trouble he drags her right back into it all....

The Business of Recovery examines the untold billions that are being made off of families in crisis. With little regulation or science, addiction treatment has become a cash cow business that continues to grow while deaths pile up....

In this film titled “From Candy to Cocaine” from 1986, the “Teens Kick-Off” performance group, a performance group recovering from alcohol and drug abuse, perform a modern theater piece on their personal stories of addiction and recoveries. The film ...

After the difficult birth of their first child, Anneke becomes addicted to pills. After an attempted suicide, she is admitted to a psychiatric clinic....

A young painter battling depression finds solace in her art and alcohol, but her inner thoughts eventually surface, forcing her to confront them. Through this introspection, she undergoes a transformative journey....

An insight into the mind of a mentally ill and drug-addicted artist....

An unflinching look at alcohol use disorder and it’s impact. Conversations between a father and daughter....