“THE PILL POPPERS” 1970'S PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE AWARENESS FILM XD50884
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One of the numerous films created by prolific non-fiction producer Sid Davis, "The Pill Poppers" is a cautionary educational film that focuses on the dangers of abusing prescription drugs. It opens with the film's director reading the film's script (:19). Three cases are to be depicted of Andy, Kris and Mark (1:12). In a school boy’s locker room, students huff spray paint in a paper bag (1:33). The physical education teacher walks in and catches them (2:08). As the room is cleared, three boy’s remain and one is Andy (2:55). The other two boys in the room tell Mark there’s better ways of getting high such as pills (3:07). Amphetamines affect the brain and spinal cord (3:17). The most common is Benzedrine. Another is methamphetamine hydrochloride (3:50) also known as methamphetamine or speed. The effects can include a drug psychosis similar to the symptoms of paranoid Schizophrenia (4:06). Andy takes a pill (4:29). He then builds a habit as he buys more while watching a car race (5:30). Andy begins to fight with his family (5:56). He hallucinates while crossing the street as he becomes psychologically dependent (6:42). When he cannot sleep due to the effects of the stimulant, he begins to take downers (7:03). Andy experiences fits of rage and violence (7:45). His mental health deteriorates until he is seen in isolation in a mental health facility (8:34). A 1970’s Ford Mustang honks it’s horn outside the home of Kris (8:54). Kris is pictured among hippies in a graffiti filled room smoking marijuana (9:28). Kris is handed ‘reds’ (9:54). Seconal is considered to be one of the most dangerous barbiturates (10:00). Other barbiturates are listed (10:37). Time magazine follows with a header reading “Drugs and the Young” (11:06). An article from January of 1970 is then shown (11:15) stating the rate of drug overdoses entering hospitals. Alcohol is especially dangerous when mixed with ‘downers’ (11:45). Kris buys more pills as her tolerance increases (12:47). Her school work begins to suffer (12:53) and she begins to isolate herself from her parents (13:02). In order to support her habit, she begins shoplifting (13:40). One night, she mixes alcohol with the pills (14:21). A patrol vehicle for the Culver City Police department is viewed as she had overdosed (14:36). Mark is pictured at home with a stepfather he cannot connect with (15:23). His friends offer him Seconal (16:12). As he and friends play outside of a chemical plant (16:18) he decides to stock up and buy more pills (16:34). He debates on taking them once at home and stuffs them under his pillow (17:15). At bowling, Mark is pictured abnormally distracted (17:20). He meets with a friend whom was known for selling drugs (17:40). To his surprise, Willie tells Mark he’s finished with drugs and they will do Mark no good (18:04). At home, Mark flushes the pills down the toilet (19:07). The director returns to wrap up the cases (19:39). In New York and in Los Angeles in the 1970’s, statistics state one person died a day from accidental overdoses (20:41). The film was produced in cooperation with the Culver City Police Department (21:02) and was a Sid Davis Production (21:13).
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I just love the style of these 70’s PSA’s. Brings me back to elementary school when we would watch these already dated style in the early to mid 80’s.
👍👍👍
In the late 80s-mid 90s, we were watching early 80s PSAs. It seems like they were always behind LOL
That's because many school boards are far too cheap to spend money on new, up-to-date school PSA's in order to stay current with the times.
Wtf that dude’s just walking around with pills falling out of his pants lmao 😂
Lol
I wish....😅😂😅😂 Right?!
i was only a kid in the 70's and even though i know these are actors in these clips when i watch these retroactively all these years later i still never get over how thin everybody was back then.
Kris’s dealer with the red Mercury Cougar looks like Ray Manzerek from the Doors lol
i got an google ad for microdosing in the middle of this lol
😂. Someone's going to say 'whacha been lookin at?'. 🤣
I love these!
The white mustang is a 1968
The small town I live in at the police station had displays of confiscated drugs in a bowl you know someone broke into the station why they were closed and took the stuff on display , now that's crazy.
7:40 mark, the stretched Dr. Pepper bottle !
7:19 LOL.
He doesn't wanna be called "chicken" you guys. Can ya blame him? Far out.
Interesting. I grew up in Venice, CA, with the Beatniks of the 50s. The name Beatnik comes from the goal of getting "beat down." Sniffing glue early elementary school. From there, it was "Reds" by the jar of 1000 at a time. Reds combined with heroin and cheap booze would get you beat down without any more effort. The only thing that saved me was getting drafted in the 60s and being detached from the only life I had known and shipped overseas.
That’s an amazing story dude I was born in the 1950’s on the east coast to a rather boring middle class life I really understand the drug use though because I got caught up in the early overprescribing of OxyContin for pain I finally found a doctor that helped me get through it Life is crazy, good luck man
my favorite periscope films opening!!!
Indeed, all those drugs are terrible and with a cause of ruin death. Or just great problem for so many horror music and the sting is really good
I'm guessing Chris did a bit more than shoplifting to feed her habit...
🙃I knew that they would be some excellent comments and this is one of them 😊🎉
Didn't mention how debilitating barbiturate addiction is. Heard addiction to reds is nearly as painful as heroin and can be lethal like alcohol but even more so. Go straight into seizures after 24-48 hours
7:55 nah that was due to the leaded white paint!
This film is probably circa 1971-73, based on the clothing and hairstyles.
“Silly ostrich headedness “ 😂😂😂
If people would watch this they would all stop using drugs.
Not really...😢😢😢
Oh if they could see things now.
Up with hope down with dope
Andy needed Red Foreman for a dad. You know where his foot is going!
This is full-blown a Kensington street everyday. It's unfortunately become "normal" and society's immune to it. 🎸 💊
#PILLBILLIES
At least we got good tunes, man.
When was this filmed and when was it actually aired?
Hi periscope! I got nothing on this!
3:13
Me: hey buddy, I never thought I'd ever say this to another man, but I really like what's in your pants.
Well, you can't say they didn't tell the kids the truth.
They really should get that stoplight fixed it's going to cause a accident 😮
I have a little over 4 years sober! I would pop pills like skittles! It’s a double edge sword, disgusting and taxing! Yourself, family, money, people etc! But addicts most of them have mental illness on top of it. They don’t belong in jail or prison! They need help, hospital, treatment and then some. Other wise it’s just going to keep going in circles. Not the answer to it all or going to stop everything but it will definitely lower the “repeat offender” he she just needs HELP!
Looks like harmless fun to me!
Yes 🙂 excellent 👍
Hec yeah ! Pass that bag this way !
I guess I'm not interested in Goofballs!
Yep, definitely pill poppers .lol😅😅😅😅😊😮😢😢😂😂😂
Absurd and impractical way to carry your pills.. just sayin
Thank God they got to these "sniffers" Andy, Chris and Mark or they may have never gotten to enjoy their youth. My exhusband was a gas sniffer and he dug it. He dug it all so much he's dug his own grave. #THANKSBIGPHARMA
Methamphetamine pills seriously "prescription?"
Not anymore
@@jeremywanner4526I didn't take Adderall the way it was prescribed and I would stay awake 3 and 4 days in a row...it had me hallucinating....I would just start talking because I would briefly forget that I was alone...all kinds of stupid stuff....obsessively cleaning the house...garage...even the attic..it was crazy....there's absolutely no reason what so ever that doctors should be prescribing Adderall ..vivance or anything like it....young adults are buying and selling it to each other like crazy...it's everywhere...someone in my family called the doctor and told him what I was doing and he kicked me out and black listed me so I couldn't get it from any other doctors....it's a good thing too...I haven't taken any kind of speed since...it's been 9 years.
Person might as well be smoking meth if they're taking Adderall and other medications like it.
Have you ever heard of Desoxyn? Medical grade methamphetamine - available at your local pharmacy. Typically prescribed for obesity + narcolepsy. Google it.
Yes back in the day you could get them.
They blame it all on the lust for kicks
Lame
TOO MUCH MAN...TOO HEAVY .... DIG IT?..........