Flashpoint: Prescription Drug Addiction Pt 2

Flashpoint: Prescription Drug Addiction Pt 2

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Location

Belfast

Year

1967

Date

Production 04/01/1967

Length

01min 02sec

Audio

sound

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

 UTV’s latest news magazine show, Flashpoint, investigates the dangers of prescription drug addiction.  

An interview with Chemist, Mr Clark on the amount of drug prescriptions he prepares every week, especially for anti-depressants, barbiturates and painkillers.

This interview follows a Northern Ireland Health Services Board meeting that called for doctors to help control the increase in prescription drug addiction.

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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