http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/heroin 2008-08-29T20:45:17Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/50294-afghans-resorting-to-heroin 2008-08-29T20:45:17Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EL41kwEA3dE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EL41kwEA3dE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/50294-afghans-resorting-to-heroin"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/61080" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>UN reports say opium production in Afghanistan has fallen for the first time in three years, but another worrying trend is on the horizon.</p> <p>Al Jazeera's James Bays in Kabul discovers how heroin use among the Afghan population has increased.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/50294-afghans-resorting-to-heroin">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/43299-the-post-9-11-afghan-heroin-explosion 2008-08-29T20:47:13Z AmericanDrugWar <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/acWUbVCorQo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/acWUbVCorQo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/43299-the-post-9-11-afghan-heroin-explosion"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/49513" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>Prior to 9/11, the poppy production levels in Afghanistan were at a low and many of the Taliban were against heroin and the poppies. However, since U.S. forces entered after 9/11, the poppy crop has skyrocketed. The UN released a report saying that the six-year boom has led to the Afghan crop being responsible for 92% of the world&#39;s heroin trade. With Homeland Security and the War on Terror, it&#39;s amazing that the drug still gets into the USA, one of it&#39;s strongest marketplaces. </p><p><a href="http://www.americandrugwar.com/">http://www.AmericanDrugWar.com</a> </p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/43299-the-post-9-11-afghan-heroin-explosion">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/36440-showtime-trailer-for-american-drug-war 2008-08-29T20:47:14Z AmericanDrugWar <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6kp8bLVh_Bg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6kp8bLVh_Bg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/36440-showtime-trailer-for-american-drug-war"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/40891" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The Showtime cable network has picked up the new documentary, "American Drug War: The Last White Hope," to be aired for the next two years. This is their custom trailer for the film.</p> <p>http://www.AmericanDrugWar.Com</p> </div> <a href="/blog/36440-showtime-trailer-for-american-drug-war">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/32173-ex-dea-head-admits-cia-imported-cocaine 2008-08-29T20:36:19Z CTC411.com <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JR8s-mIj9BM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JR8s-mIj9BM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/32173-ex-dea-head-admits-cia-imported-cocaine"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/34670" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>A clip from "American Drug War: The Last White Hope" <br />http://www.AmericanDrugWar.com</p> <p>*Material contained in this video constitutes 'fair use' of copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material is distributed without profit for research and educational purposes.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/32173-ex-dea-head-admits-cia-imported-cocaine">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/23531-amy-winehouse-renewing-her-wedding-vows 2008-06-09T21:30:24Z youngturks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/h7vAb19lkIE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/h7vAb19lkIE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/23531-amy-winehouse-renewing-her-wedding-vows"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/25500" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>After 8 months of marriage, Amy Winehouse is renewing her vows with her jailbird husband. Watch the entire show at <a href="http://www.theyoungturks.com">www.theyoungturks.com</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/23531-amy-winehouse-renewing-her-wedding-vows">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/15574-eradication-or-poppy-for-medicine 2008-06-15T21:31:03Z COAnews <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SHcNMc5aPE8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SHcNMc5aPE8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/15574-eradication-or-poppy-for-medicine"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/15406" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/15574-eradication-or-poppy-for-medicine">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/12075-afghan-youths-hit-by-heroin-07-sep-2007 2008-06-17T03:31:28Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m5D_rFHRG78&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/m5D_rFHRG78&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/12075-afghan-youths-hit-by-heroin-07-sep-2007"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/12205" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>While Afghanistan is blamed for the vast majority of heroin that's trafficked around the world, the level of addiction at home is a growing problem. Official figures show more than 900,000 Afghans are hooked on heroin, and nearly a quarter of those addicts are women and children. Alan Fisher reports from Kabul on a new clinic dedicating its efforts to helping women and girls get clean.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/12075-afghan-youths-hit-by-heroin-07-sep-2007">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/11131-amy-winehouse-bloody-rampage 2008-08-18T13:29:25Z youngturks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/H1wfaI-Gqcc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/H1wfaI-Gqcc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/11131-amy-winehouse-bloody-rampage"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/11293" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Winehouse and her husband get into a dispute and blood is spilled. Watch the show at www.theyoungturks.com</p> </div> <a href="/blog/11131-amy-winehouse-bloody-rampage">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/10741-curry-and-wandzilak-overcoming-drug-and-alcohol-addiction 2008-08-12T03:56:38Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/S8ZNArCof8k&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/S8ZNArCof8k&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/10741-curry-and-wandzilak-overcoming-drug-and-alcohol-addiction"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/10898" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=995">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Co-authors Constance Curry and Kristina Wandzilak discuss the struggles with drug and alcohol addiction at the heart of their book, "The Lost Years: Surviving a Mother and Daughter's Worst Nightmare."</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Constance Curry and Kristina Wandzilak talk about "The Lost Years: Surviving a Mother and Daughter's Worst Nightmare."</p> <p>This riveting memoir of survival and transformation reveals the true story of a daughter's decline into alcohol and drug addiction, prostitution and homelessness, and her mother's efforts to rescue her. - Book Passage</p> <p>Kristina Wandzilak is the Executive director of Full Circle Intervention, a nationally recognized presenter and author. She has worked in the chemical dependency field since 1994. Kristina has been specializing in intervention since 1998 and opened the doors of Full Circle Intervention, with the vision of bringing respectful intervention to families who are in crisis with addiction.</p> <p>Constance Curry has been in co-dependency recovery for many years. She has studied and tried to understand the disorder that took over her life and the lives of those she loved most. She has been on various educational speaker panels for practicing therapists and teachers talking on the intricate subject of addiction and family recovery.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/10741-curry-and-wandzilak-overcoming-drug-and-alcohol-addiction">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/10160-amy-winehouse-needs-to-go-to-rehab 2008-08-18T13:29:43Z youngturks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ec7l1ckEzpM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ec7l1ckEzpM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/10160-amy-winehouse-needs-to-go-to-rehab"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/10308" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Winehouse OD's on heroin, cocaine and horse tranqualizer! This girl is crazy, just go to rehab already. Watch the show at www.theyoungturks.com</p> </div> <a href="/blog/10160-amy-winehouse-needs-to-go-to-rehab">Watch the video</a>