Tests and papers. Routine homework. Reading assignments. Athletics. Clubs. Social life. Keeping up with all of these aspects of typical teen life in the 21st century can be hard. Life moves fast, and the temptation to find short cuts is strong. Some teens have turned to using so-called study drugs to give them the boost they think they need to keep up. Study drugs, such as Adderall or Ritalin, typically prescribed for people suffering from attention-deficit/hyperactivity...

At the age of 13, a boy approached Cristina asking her to be his girlfriend. She declined the boy’s offer and he became angry, threatening that she would regret it. One day Cristina came to school and everyone eyed her every move. Whispers in ears and people laughing at her, she felt something was terribly wrong. A friend finally told her this boy had circulated a nude photo on line saying that it was Cristina although the person’s face was not...

This shows the benefit for your baby by quitting smoking. It also shows the harms that can happen to your baby if you do not quit.

Riveting real-life television, Intervention explores the lives of people dependent on drugs, alcohol, or other destructive behaviors and the people who intervene to save them. Once a homecoming queen who wished to pursue a career in fashion design, Cristy began using alcohol and crystal methamphetamine and became addicted at age 13. Now stripping at a local bar to earn money for drugs, Cristy has also been diagnosed with a psychological disorder.

This dark and atmospheric program reveals the experiences of crystal meth addiction—told directly by three recovering addicts. Each shares how they started using crystal meth how it made them feel, how it affected their lives and those around them, and why they decided to get clean. It concludes with each person reading a letter they have written to their 15-year-old selves.

This program gives the straight facts about cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and other sources of tobacco used by teens. After watching, viewers will understand the marketing strategies used to entice young people into smoking and learn how to avoid becoming a smoking statistic. Detailed graphics, diagrams, and exciting video, as well as on-screen multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment, reinforce important concepts.

A unique school's main entry requirement is that students must be addicts. This ABC News film introduces the lives of three students with three different addiction battles.

The rapid rise of prescription drug abuse teamed with the availability of street drugs like heroin and fentanyl have made America's opioid epidemic impossible to ignore. This Bloomberg QuickTake examines how the opioid crisis developed and the steps people are taking to try to stop it.

Does addiction have a genetic factor? Can any type of addiction be treated medically? What steps can family members take to help a loved one struggling with addiction? This program provides answers to several addiction-related questions, focusing on the complexities of the addictive personality. Viewers will benefit from a case study featuring a patient with a serious gambling addiction, and from a genetics-oriented discussion inspired by two sisters...

As the deadliest drug epidemic in American history rages, follow the cutting-edge work of doctors and scientists as they explore how addiction affects the brain and how we should address our opioid crisis.