Face Of An Addict(1968)
DRUG ABUSE & ADDICTION AMONG MEDICAL DOCTORS
This short film takes a look at addiction and whom it affects, specifically those in the medical profession. It was sponsored in the interest of the medical profession by Winthrop Laboratories Limited
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