The narcotic story

The narcotic story

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Publication:
[United States] : [Police Science Productions], [1958]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Narcotics
Motion Pictures
Genre(s):
Poster
Abstract:
Multicolor movie poster with black and white lettering on a yellow background. Visual image is an illustration of a woman holding a giant hypodermic needle. She has long wavy dark hair, wearing a dark dress, and is sitting on the ground clinging onto the giant needle with a distressed look on her face. Above her is a more realistic illustration of five people. One is a woman in yellow sitting on a garbage can, next is a man smoking and leaning on a yellow fence, behind him a woman, and in the back a man and woman are kissing. In the bottom right corner is a person lying on the ground, possibly dead. IMDb's short summary for this police training film is: "Semi-documentary on how marijuana dealers lure small-town teenagers into heroin use and prostitution and how the police help to fight it".
Copyright:
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Extent:
1 poster : 105 x 71 cm
Technique:
color
NLM Unique ID:
101754423 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
1370215444
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101754423