we will see you again next time. mary: thank you. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> interested in american history tv? website, c-span.org. you can see our schedule. is on c-span.org/history. according to the national institute on drug use, karen overdose increased six fold between 2001 in 2013. tv,ext on american history from 1966 the production of innocence. on0 minute cautionary film the dangers of pills, marijuana, and heroin.

♪ this is america in the second half of the 20th century. the face of modern teenage society. the beat is frantic. the need to belong is ever present. associations are quickly and easily made. boy meets girl. it takes experience and maturity to arrive at wise decisions. a friendly outstretched hand. all referred to as a read. it is a means to an end. what can be the harm? the 20th century is run on pills. pills to go to sleep, to wake up, why not to make you feel good? that is a dangerous drug to be administered by competent physician, not by a newly found boyfriend.

the pressure of the group, the need to belong, the desire to try something new is too great a temptation. the effect is not long-lasting. when the drug wears off and the coming down takes place, you feel tired. persuasion, a greater need to belong, and it is not long until you try again. you try new things. economics as they are called. , fema bartlesville. benzedrine. of yourn to lose track friends. you belong to a group, a group that must move in secrecy. what you are doing is against the law. constant fear of apprehension. you mean like conspirators is the passing of pills is

dangerous and must be secretive. nerves begin to wear then. the fun of everyday living goes, you begin to wonder what your friends and parents think. the guilt grows, and as it does the need for something that will bring more relief, dispelled fears that you have created. dependent on one another. your pleasure in each other's company becomes less satisfying. we depend more on the pills to help. finally the pills are not enough. you are ready for the second act of your to react tragedy. -- three act tragedy. ♪ you have heard mike and the group talk of toking. you know it means smoking marijuana. until now, he has never suggested that you toke up

together. the pills don't give either of you the desired effect any longer. you feel the need to find some new experience to bind you together. that a month ago would have been repulsive, now is considered. the smell and taste are anything but pleasing. makes you cough and your throat becomes dry and hot. you feel like you are floating. you concentrate on an object, a tree in the distance. concentrate, time slows done. you hallucinate. this is called tripping. your depth perception is affected. if you had to step off the curb, you would probably need help because the distance might be exaggerated. distance might seem to diminish. as without the hall the problems don't disappear, they only

temporarily seem to finish. they returned when the effects of the drugs wear off. when you get on narcotics, it is like starting a never ending downward tailspin from 30,000 feet. you become less sure of yourself, your surroundings, your friends. corals are more frequent. you try to convince yourself you are right. you know that you are not. you lose your sense of values. you think of little else than another blowup. your newfound language for smoking marijuana. you have completed the second act. the third act curtain is just about to go up. when it does, it is the beginning of the end. the point of no return. it can start in many ways. at a party. in the secrecy of a dirty room. at the top of the crummy staircase on the second floor of the sleazy apartment building. a new character enters your

tragedy. his name is eric. you want to his place. you do not like him. mike had insisted. he welded you to his code of secrecy. one,ser learns to trust no not even his best girl. you sat, talking up. it did not give you the kk used to. ick used to. it he introduces you to heroin. it is an easy step from marijuana to heroin. hypodermic needle. even now you are afraid. what will it be like? first you will get a feeling of warmth. you will become nauseated and get sick.

you will have a sustained feeling of sexual excitement a state oflapse into well-being. you will come down into a depth of depression consumed by the cancer of guilt. for just one second, you see the needle inserted, and the deathdealing liquid slipping in. you want to say no. resist is gone. temptation is ever present. the desire to try something new, something more powerful is too great. mostne being one of the insidious drugs known to man, it only seems like days until you are hooked. the free ride is over. you are required to pay for your fix. as your tolerance increases, the need for more drugs increases.

this requires more and more cash. you are driven to things you never would have considered by your insatiable need for the drug. fiber has viable -- collapsed. you are an addict. your total effort in life is to obtain money to feed your habit. you are launched on a full-scale teenage crime wave of your own. your tolerance increases. to make youelps appear normal and dispel the symptoms of withdrawal. nightmare of the addict. you live in constant fear of not having enough heroine to keep your habit supplied. begin,e first symptoms runny nose, you cannot get another fix, you will know you are about to begin a living hell. you are burning up. you are freezing. the pains begin.

each nerve is laid bare. your whole being is like one giant nerve, raw and exposed to every outside stimulus. this withdrawal can go on for a week before the pain subsides. for this you steal and live a life of degradation and crime. in your thirst for money, you become careless and mike is caught. on your own. you must support your habit and the best way you can. you live in a jungle of fear. you are forced to deal with eric along. mike is no longer there to help. erik laughs. he tells you to get money, money, and more money. you are not prepared to take a job. no job would pay the kind of money you now need. you have yourself a $50 a day habit. you cannot support that.

he turned to the only thing you can that will bring your kind of money. you become a call girl. you support that $50 a day habit, but not for long. beginips again -- looks to disintegrate. you go from call girl to streetwalker. on your 20th birthday, you are picked up for soliciting. aged 20, white caucasian gigantic. -- drug addict. she will be released and returned to the habit again. she will continue her hopeless, degrading existence until she escapes in death. today, tomorrow, maybe not for years. ♪

c-span's documentary contrast is in full swing. we are asking students what is the most important issue for the new president and congress to address in 2017? joining me is ashley lee. actually, tell us a little bit about your documentary. >> my partner and i produced a documentary where we covered the issues of homeless veterans on the streets of orange county. we decided that these people have fought for our country, and the fact that they are living on the streets, not having anyone to care for them, was not ok. we decided that we were going to talk about this issue within our community, and we decided to make a documentary about it. i encourage all seniors and juniors in high school, even middle schoolers to use this

voice, too raise her say that your generation deserves to be heard in the government. tothere is a better place speak these issues, this is it. my advice for the students on is to really look into your community and see what is affecting those around you because they are the ones you love. they are the ones you see the most. they're the ones you are around on most every day. if there is an issue you see happening every day on the street, that is probably where you can start. part of this documentary because you want to be a voice for your community. >> thank you for all of your advice and tips on studentcam. if you want more information, go to our website studentcam.org.

this week on c-span, monday president ofs for the united states. live contains an pennsylvania and michigan and virginia. we will air our coverage at 8:00 p.m. eastern. the cofounder of ben & jerry's ice cream talks about creative and responsible business practices. >> the idea that we cannot sell off ice cream in the summer to sustain business forth as the look for other markets. -- vicer president president dick cheney on the future of the defense department under donald trump. >> i think the challenges are very great. i think we have unfortunately over the course of the last many years done serious damage to her capabilities -- our capabilities. >> there are a lot of flashpoints.

the new administration is going to have to look at that kind of policy --a fine defined policy we need to deal with that. policyelop the defense to confront that world. >> thursday, a look at the career of vice president-elect mike pence. apologyve stood without for the sanctity of life, the importance of marriage, and the freedom of religion. night, farewell speeches and tributes to several outgoing senators, including harry reid, barbara boxer, kelly ayotte. this week in primetime on c-span. ♪ , decemberay