Abstract
In my teaching preparing counselors to work in addiction treatment, I have often used clips from feature films to provide some realism and, of course, entertainment. For example, scenes from Reefer Madness, Sinatra in The Man with the Golden Arm and The Lost Weekend can assist in understanding concepts such as diagnostic criteria, withdrawal and patient placement protocols. Equally important, at least in my courses, film can capture the social construction of drug problems as it shifts over time and in different political and cultural contexts. For example, it's possible to see the roots of our recent drug war policies embedded in the craziness of Doped Youth: Victims of Marihuana, another title for Reefer Madness.
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