The item is a film reel of television commercials. Three 60-second spots on drug abuse, featuring: (1) inmate James Ferlig; (2) radio announcer Fred Latremouille; and (3) young boy and girl walking, with announcer voice-over.
The item is an educational film re B.C.'s Heroin Treatment Act of 1978, which initiated government programs for the treatment of heroin addiction in the province. Health Minister Robert McClelland, other government officials and medical staff are shown addressing symposiums and meetings in Vancouver and Nanaimo. The evaluation procedure is discussed, and methadone is shown being administered at Kelowna's Alcohol and Drug Centre. The official opening of Brannen Lake Residential Treatment Centre near Nanaimo (12-Apr-1979) is also shown. A sequence depicts patients being interviewed at the the centre.