1956 “ THE DANGEROUS DRUGS ” ANTI-DRUG FILM ON BARBITURATES AND AMPHETAMINE ABUSE XD46704

[@ecomotive6158]

As a teenager, most of my friends did a lot of petty theft for beer and weed money. They were basically working a night shift going around stealing tools and loose change. I used to always say that they could hold down a full time job for the effort that they put into stealing.

[@packersnerd]

Sounds fun

[@SammyReed-cd4cu]

11:51 - Or as that song put it, "Rolaids, Doan's pills and Preparation H". 😀

[@Thecargoesvroom]

Of course Capt. "War on Drugs" is the narrator.

[@joepiro7318]

IMO pres Reagan war on drugs was just a war on the competition. At least that's how the older kids described it when I was young.

[@somexp12]

With barbiturates, I think his heavy hands may be warranted when nothing else is available. Those things'll kill you coming off of them. Better to just be a drunk, because that'll at least allow a grace period to back out.

[@Aubreyelise2015]

It started with Nixon

[@blackfinjrblackfinjr3555]

Bad actor. Even worse president

[@mfaulkners]

We would like to congratulate drugs for winning the war on drugs. "

[@Oppenheimer1968]

Hospitals and doctors ARE the drug dealers and pushers

[@sswcustomsewing4276]

Drugs will be around as long as people want them. People who want them will do whatever to get them. Nothing has changed with people who abuse drugs, and sadly I don't think it will. The only people who change are the ones who choose only for themselves to stay away from, not use drugs, and not do anything to contribute to the problem.

[@JB-pp1kt]

@@sswcustomsewing4276 but those people who quit are miserable without them. Would u rather be happy and calm or depressed and borderline suicidal?

[@sistaaimz]

War on drugs has just lead to worse drugs being invented.if legal, drugs cause little harm

[@davidwilliams9795]

I like these Old 🎥

[@proud2bpagan]

My grandpa was a recovering alcoholic that quit cold turkey after a panic attack. He told my mom "One's too many,and a thousand is never enough"

[@johnorlitta]

Damn, that tablet press scene at the beginning, so many violations. The FDA would have had a field day there. A C-clamp holding the vibrator screen to the tablet chute, the front panel of the press was removed exposing the inside of the machine, tablets discharging into a non-bagged fiber drum, tablet press operator without hairnet, goggles or gloves, and without a respirator, no dust collection equipped at the product hoppers or vibrator. Yes, I work in the Pharma industry.

[@roddymcniven8734]

Good for you

[@packersnerd]

Show off

[@K-Riz314]

Right!? I was sure it was an illegal pill press operation. Guess ISO/GMP standards weren't yet instituted in the 50s.

[@jimkon5767]

"Hey gang, let's all do some goofballs" ... Great post as usual PF.

[@Code3forever]

The taking of seconal and amphetamines for sleep and being stimulated was known as the Judy Garland syndrome as that is what the studio doctors gave her and other actors/actresses to keep them alert during long hours of filming on the sets. This went on from the 30s to late 70s that I am aware of. One famous doctor who was the doctor to the stars, was known in Hollywood as being one who often prescribed Bi-phetamine 20, aka black beauties, and barbiturates/valium so they can come down and sleep.

[@shellwalsh3317]

Biphetamine (black beauties) was the name back in the 60's/70's for today's Adderall. The name was changed due to the level of abuse/ notorious rep Biphetamine had. They came as white/black caps at 12.5mg and the shiny solid black caps at 20mg. I wish I still had all my old PDR's dating back to 78'. PDR's contain color plates of the meds to ID them with. Back then some better meds were made...until junkies ruined it for all the legitimate users. Many of todays Rx drugs have less benefits & more side effects. Back in the 40's to 70's the Barbiturates were often combined with amphetamines to "even out" being too sedated or wired.. ( research the long d/c'd meds "Dexamyl" & "Ethobral"-triple barbiturate sedative to name only 2 of the dozens of combo meds). Besides our dear Marilyn, Judy Garland & Elvis were barbiturate addicts. I've often said Seconal when used SAFELY / not every night & not to get looped is the best sleeping med on the market & has been for 87yrs.. I'm an early retired pharmacist due to MS who has terrible insomnia & Lunesta /Ambien simply don't work nearly as well.. (for me Xanax, Ativan & Valium are a sick joke for insomnia & don't make me even slightly drowsy) .With 90% of Dr's not willing to write even #10-14 Seconal a month & at $32+ a capsule their extremely hard to get here in the states...it's a shame junkies & people who fatally OD'd had to ruin it for those of us that are chronically ill.🤬

[@rodneydaub3812]

@@shellwalsh3317 Now we have Adderall instead of bi-phetamine

[@lilbltxh]

@@shellwalsh3317 did you forget about our dear monroe at the end of your comment you can blame addicts for drugs being banned over and over and over but surely if doctors and government agencies informed their population well enough the amount of accidental ODs would decrease significantly and i think it would stop many addicts from getting addicted in the first place how many times is there a news story about some mother who didn’t know oxys were addictive or valium or any drug if people were told how dangerous the drugs were in the first place how likely they are to die if they took to many all these things could reduce damages caused by drugs but instead doctors over prescribe the newest coolest drug claiming it’s safe and then people get addicted it gets banned and the cycle repeats

[@alicewolfson4423]

​@@rodneydaub3812Adderall isn't quite the same as black beauties.

[@baystatejive6134]

sounds like a less potent version of my adderall-xanax-zopiclone combo....it appears we went full circle with this lol

[@Arthur_Hastings]

12:50 I’ve heard this exact car crash sound in the opening of the 1959 social guidance film Signal 30!

[@nitrogasm]

Like one old trucker once told me, that he consumed at least 2 truck loads of pills in his life.

[@sswcustomsewing4276]

A truck load of uppers and another of rolaids or tums for the heartburn I remember that generation of old trucker they were nothing like the drivers of today.

[@unassistedsuicide2243]

@@sswcustomsewing4276 I’ve had my CDL Class A since 1995; I will guarantee that mandatory drug testing prevents accidents and saves lives. The drugs are still out there, but you’re right the industry is much different than the outlaw days of the mid-20th century.

[@pinkyellowblue007]

@@sswcustomsewing4276 What were they like?

[@shadowx2229]

@@unassistedsuicide2243 What were they like?

[@Yeshuah73]

He can handle a few bennies he told his peers blast off on a one way trip to kicksville

[@tropicalco2339]

Stop the war on citizens ❤

[@mackpines]

Because as we all know that drinking alcohol always leads to Marijuana use and from there to more deadly drugs like heroin. I'm going to need a joint to watch this.

[@TwistedFister88]

Hey you! Say NO to the pot! It'll make you insane!

[@ladybirdlee3058]

social media is the new drug

[@sswcustomsewing4276]

Timothy Leary sure wrote a great book on what the cyber world would do and he was correct.

[@ado2001]

Yeah i would agree w that 💯‼️

[@sworded]

is this narrated by president ronald reagan?

[@KeriRautenkranz]

Long before he was president Reagan he was movie actor Reagan. Did some WW2 propaganda films also.

[@joepiro7318]

This was before he was governor of cali I believe...

[@sswcustomsewing4276]

It sure sounds like the voice of Ronald Regan. He narrated commercials too.

[@joepiro7318]

It says its him in the rather extensive description.

[@RoyPage1970]

Several years before​@@joepiro7318

[@OneofInfinity.]

2021, no drugs needed, many are already "sleeping".

[@bigredracingteam9642]

It's better to be sleeping than being "woke"

[@nl212ep]

I remember Seconal in grandma’s medicine cabinet 😮

[@joepiro7318]

1 question, why is it the young man going through withdrawals is in bed, fully clothed and still in his shoes. Very strange the ways of the younger generation...

[@shinyeevee9]

Damn, you'd think the comments would be talks on the difference on how films were produced from then to now. But no, its always gotta be political :/ oh well. Guess it's just the topic that does it to people. On a different note, gotta love that cheesy drama music for every scene. Does its job well helping portray the gravity of the issue at hand.

[@leahcimnamttug7186]

And lets us know how societies norms and knowledge was back in past times, not as f🤤🤤ked times, behind our modern day “normals”

[@pjf03131979]

No way man! To have an opinion on the actual style of film movies to digital video of contemporary days would mean your of some intelligence and your not obsessed with other more remeidial things. Such as the topic herein this quality 50's or 60's era when porn was shot on film and all people had to have big hair pies on their genetalia. I'm more interested in these people getting tore up. Smoking "narcotic marijuana and then popping opiate medication" why? No other reason than for shits and giggles and to dull the terrible pain both mental and physical I feel daily. All the good ones are gone though. Always wanted to pop a few quaaluddes man. No more real oxy contin with the "OC" on one side and my favorite number "80" on the other. Crush that up and up the nose for some great feelings of nothing wrong even though it's so wrong. Oh so wrong but the more you take the less I care. Or "you" care as if I use these substances is like so not cool only losers smoke the narcotic marijuana psychoactive indian weed. It comes from mexico and irs all stems and seeds. Gross. Why? Its poop. It literally is caca. Why dont you just smoke a whole 5 pound bale of it? Bever get high. Pop a few 'luddes and be on the moon. Snort 2 80 mg OC's puke then try and receive felatio. That's a challenge! Ok I've dumped us down a few points on the IQ chart. Puts me at "slightly retarded and might have a cockeyed eyeball and both a penis and vagina. Definitely have had more than 5 surgeries on his rectum from forcing large objects into it and having to have the doctor extract it because it's to big. Owwie! My poor aching rectum! Not again! Surgery again! Just kill me doc! Let me stiff that huge bent pole in my anus first tho....

[@K-Riz314]

​@@pjf03131979😂😂😂

[@K-Riz314]

​@@pjf03131979Bro you are freaking hilarious!

[@DannyCallaby]

Wish I could get Amphet in pill form today.. Ooo yes.

[@joshuagibson2520]

Ritalin

[@sswcustomsewing4276]

@@joshuagibson2520 Ritalin is not an amphetamine.

[@joshuagibson2520]

@@sswcustomsewing4276 indeed you are correct. I was wrong.

[@shellwalsh3317]

Dexedrine tablets,. Been made since the 30's. I used to be on them for severe MS fatigue & actually hated them & had my pain Dr stop writing them in back in 2014. College pukes love them for cram studying.😵‍💫

[@stephaniemccord8677]

Dextroamphetamine are dexies.

[@CoreyDeWalt]

And yet we still prescribe them...I lost a friend to them...and know others that have passed for abuse.

[@manhoot]

Say yes to hugs no to drugs

[@diablo666541]

That was a slogAn

[@troyelliott390]

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[@tracylynn1461]

So seems like we better make alcohol illegal to keep folks from becoming addicts!

[@somexp12]

Tolerance builds much faster with barbiturates than alcohol. Like alcohol, withdrawal can kill you. You just get to that place much quicker. Overdose potential is also much higher. You can make all the comparisons you like between alcohol and marijuana, but these^ drugs beat alcohol in just about every category.

[@johndo3713]

Not really. You ever been to a detox center? It’s basically 50/50 for people in their. Mostly you’ll see heroin/fentanyl and alcohol with a small percentage of others mixed in for other drugs. I know just as many alcoholics as I do heroin addicts.

[@Dookie69uk]

My favourite part was the porn music bit.

[@MarkHower-ne5zc]

That was funny😂

[@rickb1973]

So, if every day we're taking enough to put us all to sleep for 3 weeks.....How the hell does that work?

[@danielcruz8347]

Time goes on. Colour pill hopping flight's.....thanks periscope

[@cheelong72]

Pharmaceutical -> Pharmakeia / Pharmakon -> Witchcraft

[@kingnotail3838]

Ronald Reagan?! The actor?!

[@thecoinroom3352]

Nice

[@Lyndanet]

0:36

[@sheldonhatch8255]

In Other Words: Nothing Has Changed!!! I can get all of these. On the street And YES at the Doctor. Now the alcohol and marijuana, at the Store! So I'm good!! And MEDICATED

[@lilbltxh]

i do not believe you get barbiturates

[@therideneverends1697]

@@lilbltxh No clue about the street, but they are still perscribed rarely in very low dose capsuls for migraine patients who do not respond well to triptans and in the more moderate doses as a substitute for benzodiazapines when someone for some reason cant take those but still needs an emergency anti anxiaty medication

[@funnyrabbitflyer6855]

12:34

[@chadimirputin2282]

Makes you want to give up the drugs, but I'm gonna stick to it anyways. 👌

[@kevinw8276]

How about crack Ronnie? Should we talk to them about that?

[@youriami9411]

I guess Jimi Hendrix didn't see this video

[@whiteprivilege7961]

Jimmy died from alcohol poisoning.

[@Microtonal_Cats]

"narrated by Ronald Reagan...."

[@bunkiey]

Watching this waiting for 200mg butalbital to work🧍‍♂️

[@troyelliott390]

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