Drug Abuse Movies

1967 Navy training film MN-10507-A. Navy physician talks about the dangers of LSD or "Russian roulette in a sugar cube." National Archives...

Two sisters and their male counterparts struggle with the negative influences of their youths over a 50-year period.

On October 12th, 1978, New York Police discovered the lifeless body of a young woman, slumped under the bathroom sink in a hotel room. She was Nancy...

Defend me from the Night

Michael is a basically decent guy with a pregnant girlfriend, great friends - and one massive drug problem. Because he missed his own Las Vegas...

A gay teenager desperately attempts to hold on to the only companion he has left. A rough, dirty, and realistic take on the breaking point of a...

A black as tar comedy charting the dissolution of a commune for sober living in '90s suburban New Jersey.

Filmmaker JJ Martin explores Gia Carangi's life through rare home movies and photos, previously unseen interviews with Gia, and contemporary...

Cautionary anti-drug film based on a true story about the effects on Jean Stapleton and Arthur Hill when their teenage son (John Putch, Stapleton's...

“The Pill Poppers” is a cautionary educational film that focuses on the dangers of abusing prescription drugs. The scare film follows...

The story of young men whose recovery from drug abuse hangs on their self-management of a gritty L.A. rehab center.

This color educational movie “Narcosis” is a “scare film” about the realities of heroin and drug addiction The title...

Set to a vibrant landscape, 'April' follows the emotional up-and-down journey of a full-of-life high school girl, named April (played by Celine...

A dark coming-of-age story, this neon-noir film follows the story of Hunter, a sheltered teenager finding his place and in search of answers in the...

London gangster Christian has a plan to kill off the opposition, but things get messy when a witness survives.

The story of six young people addicted to heroin in Sofia, Bulgaria.

"The Rally" is a gritty drama which follows several families living in a town riddled with crime and corruption. As the local church works to bring...

Documenting the days and weeks preceding Boy George's appearance in a New York courtroom in June 2006 for cocaine possession and his subsequent...

Examines the widespread use of drugs in American society and presents experts discussing different reasons for increased drug abuse by youth. Focuses...