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1 online resource (78 min.) |
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VAST: Academic Video Online |
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Intervention ; 38 |
| Summary |
Devastated by the death of his sister, Anthony turned to cocaine at age 14. That comfort has turned into a full blown $700 a week habit that is threatening his relationships and his health. This youngest son of a large Italian family is not the only person who must change. His family may need to change as well. Anthony has a $700 a week crack cocaine habit. Though employed at his family's pizzeria, they are becoming distrustful of Anthony. Hospitalized three times for collapsed veins, Anthony is in dire need of help. The baby boy of an large Italian family, Anthony works in the family pizzeria. However, before he begins his 12-hour shift, he takes methadone. His nights see him using crack and cocaine. Hospitalized three times for collapsed veins, due to shooting drugs, he is starting to loose feeling in one hand. Soon, he may loose his friends, his family, and his life. When he was 14, Anthony's sister died of a heroin overdose. To cope with the loss, he started taking cocaine. That experimentation saw a one-time baseball scholarship recipient turn into a junkie. The only hope for Anthony is an intervention. However, this intervention must not only involve him, but his entire family. Can everyone embrace the changes needed to make Anthony kick his addictions? With the assistance of a qualified professional, INTERVENTIONâ„¢ films the meeting that may begin to heal this fractured family |
| Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 12, 2013) |
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This edition in English |
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Crisis intervention (Mental health services)
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Crisis Intervention
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Crisis intervention (Mental health services)
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Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Documentaires.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Mettler, Sam.
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