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“Facing the Habit” Documentary Film Trailer
Heroin Addiction: “Facing the Habit” Documentary Film Trailer
NYC Screening: December 16 2007, 7pm @ Two Boots Pioneer Theater 155 E. 3rd St. (betw. Avenues A & B) NY, NY 10009 FREE! After-party at JULEP follows. Produced by Magnolia Martin, Miles Forman, Jennifer Piston facingthehabit.com Award-winning documentary FACING THE HABIT (Director, Magnolia Martin) tells the story of Dave, a former stockbroker whose life has spiraled out of control due to his heroin addiction. In his desperate quest to become clean, Dave agrees to undergo treatment with ibogaine, an experimental substance derived from the West African root Iboga, which has recently been reported to cure drug addiction. FACING THE HABIT is an intimate look into the life of the addict, as Dave’s life is revealed before, during, and after the treatment.
A Pioneering Innovation in Heroin Addiction Treatment
A truly pioneering innovation has come about in the filed of heroin addiction treatment. No matter how counterintuitive it may sound this drug addiction treatment procedure focuses on the process of treating heroin addicts with the use of heroin. Recent data was collected in this field whereby scientists had carried out extensive studies on cocaine addiction treatment, heroin addiction treatment, meth addiction treatment, oxycontin addiction treatment and alcohol addiction treatment. The data proved an effective treatment of hardened addicts may come in the form of supervised heroin administration provided in select clinics. In fact, some professionals firmly believe this method could actually work, while other processes of detoxification and methadone programs are rendered ineffective.