Narcotics: A Challenge to Youth

1956 | 23 minutes | 0.0 ★ (0)

Narcotics: A Challenge to Youth
  • Overview

    An educational film sponsored and distributed by the Los Angeles-based Narcotic Educational Foundation of America and directed by Gilbert Lasky with financial assistance of the Woman’s Relief Corps targets teachers as well as junior and senior high school students in the war on drugs. Narcotics are classified and effects of opiates, stimulants, and barbiturates are summarized and dramatized

  • Release Date

    23 January 1956

  • DirectingGilbert Lasky
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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