Best Documentaries About Addiction - April 2024

Bill W. - A Documentary About the Co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous

For private home viewing only. For Treatment Centers or group screenings, please contact Alexander Street Press: https://search.alexanderstreet.com. Bill W. tells the story of William G. Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, a man included in TIME Magazine's "100 Persons of the 20th Century." Interviews, recreations, and rare archival material reveal how Bill Wilson, a hopeless drunk near death from his alcoholism, found a way out of his own addiction and then forged a path for countless others to follow. With Bill as its driving force, A.A. grew from a handful of men to a worldwide fell... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0615763146
• ASIN: 0615763146
• ISBN: 0615763146
• Manufacturer: Page 124 Productions

Unseen

• ASIN: B077YQ7PJ1
• ASIN: B077YQ7PJ1

Six Million Steps: A Journey Inward

Six Million Steps is a documentary film that chronicles the lives of hikers during their adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail, which spans 2,650 miles, the length of the U.S. Pacific coast. From Mexico to Canada, the Pacific Crest Trail winds through three states, seven national parks, 25 national forests, and elevations ranging from sea level to nearly 14,000 feet. Each year, 300-400 thru-hikers attempt to hike border to border, and, in doing so, experience pain, hunger, elation, loneliness, regret and fear.They leave behind their everyday lives, their families, their homes, their jobs and th... [Read More]

• ASIN: B0058KGHXQ
• UPC: 884501501880
• ASIN: B0058KGHXQ
• Manufacturer: Endless Moon Productions

American Addict

• ASIN: B00JRY6FQ8
• ASIN: B00JRY6FQ8

That Sugar Film

• ASIN: B010I4O6ZW
• ASIN: B010I4O6ZW

Who Is Harry Nilsson (and Why Is Everybody Talkin'

Who is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)? is a brand new portrait of the late Grammy Award winning musician Harry Nilsson - who The Beatles once proclaimed as their favorite group. This gripping retrospective traces Nilsson's rise and his turbulent life as seen by many friends including Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Brian Wilson, Randy Newman, Richard Perry, Robin Williams and more. DVD includes over 90 minutes of additional material including bonus interviews, music videos and an introduction by Yoko Ono.

• ASIN: B003VZNAUS
• UPC: 705105266015
• ASIN: B003VZNAUS
• Brand: Kino Video
• Manufacturer: Lorber Films (Kino)

Super Size Me

• ASIN: B017JLWPYG
• ASIN: B017JLWPYG

Whitney (2018)

DVD

• ASIN: B07G1C65XK
• UPC: 031398292548
• ASIN: B07G1C65XK
• Brand: LIONSGATE
• Manufacturer: Lions Gate

The Anonymous People

THE ANONYMOUS PEOPLE is a feature documentary film about the 23.5 million Americans living in long-term recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs. Deeply entrenched social stigma and discrimination have kept recovery voices silent and faces hidden for decades. The vacuum created by this silence has been filled by sensational mass media depictions of people in active addiction that continue to perpetuate a lurid public fascination with the dysfunctional side of what is a preventable and treatable health condition. Just like women with breast cancer, or people with HIV/AIDS, courageous ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00JAGF9HE
• UPC: 738329124922
• ASIN: B00JAGF9HE
• Manufacturer: Kino Lorber films

East Side Sushi

• ASIN: B01EZFJ13W
• ASIN: B01EZFJ13W

Paul Williams Still Alive

• ASIN: B009RI1AL4
• ASIN: B009RI1AL4

Pleasure Unwoven: An Explanation of the Brain Disease of Addiction

The important question about addiction is: "Is it really a "disease?" This video essay, filmed in high-definition and recipient of NAATP's Michael Q. Ford Journalism Award 2010, presents the arguments for and against this question. Reviewing all the latest research about addiction along the way. Uses the spectacular landscape of Utah's State and National Parks to describe the brain areas involved in addiction, turns complex neuroscientific concepts into easy-to-understand visual images that will help people in recovery feel better understood, and their families and friends feel hope that recov... [Read More]

• ASIN: B003AC98V2
• UPC: 880074169939
• ASIN: B003AC98V2
• Manufacturer: The Institute For Addiction Study

Platoon

• ASIN: B000ZLPRJ8
• ASIN: B000ZLPRJ8

Alison

• ASIN: B077464V7W
• ASIN: B077464V7W

My Name Is Bill W

My Name Is Bill W. (DVD)Bill Wilson had everything: a loving wife, good health and a promising career as a securities analyst. Then came the depression . . . and a downward spiral into a state of almost constant drunkenness. My Name Is Bill W. is the powerful story of Bill Wilson's lifelong struggle for sobriety and his role in founding one of the most successful self-help organizations in history --Alcoholics Anonymous(AA).]]>

• ASIN: B000ERVK4Y
• UPC: 001256974114
• ASIN: B000ERVK4Y
• Brand: Warner Home Video
• Manufacturer: WarnerBrothers

The Anatomy of Addiction : What Science and Research Tell Us About the True Causes, Best Preventive Techniques, and Most Successful Treatments

An award-winning addiction psychiatrist presents layman explanations of current recommendations about the causes, prevention and treatment of addiction, outlining actionable, evidence-based approaches and how to pursue them while avoiding ineffective rehab

• UPC: 46768189