Post by sarahconnor on Feb 20, 2007 19:16:47 GMT -5
Battling the Booze
Reporter: Janine Cohen
Broadcast: 16/02/2007
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"You don’t have to be sitting on a street corner urinating in your trousers and shadow boxing to be a drunk. I’m living proof of that…" - Ian
"I’ve lost my kids, I’ve lost family members…my partner… my dignity…" – Natalie
"I just considered myself pretty much a heavy social drinker, the average Aussie guy…" - Phil
It’s faced strong challenges – from heroin and cannabis and newcomers like ice that grab public fascination and political attention. But alcohol retains its durable, dubious crown as arguably this country’s most destructive drug. Through trauma and sickness it kills more than 3000 Australians and hospitalises 70,000 annually. Its dark hand lurks behind high rates of suicide and mental illness.
Behind the bleak statistics lie human stories of tragic waste and, occasionally, of uplifting triumph over addiction. Four Corners gains a personal insight into Australia’s neglected drinking problem by following three hard drinkers over several months as they battle to stay sober.
www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2007/s1849474.htm
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
FOUR CORNERS
Investigative TV journalism at its best.
TRANSCRIPT
Program Transcript
Read the program transcript of Janine Cohen's report on alcohol dependency, "Battling the Booze".
Reporter: Janine Cohen
Date: 19/02/2007
www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2007/s1851571.htm
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Horrifying isn't it??
Can you imagine what it would be like to have Morgellons as well?
I don't think I need answer that for you.
Reporter: Janine Cohen
Broadcast: 16/02/2007
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"You don’t have to be sitting on a street corner urinating in your trousers and shadow boxing to be a drunk. I’m living proof of that…" - Ian
"I’ve lost my kids, I’ve lost family members…my partner… my dignity…" – Natalie
"I just considered myself pretty much a heavy social drinker, the average Aussie guy…" - Phil
It’s faced strong challenges – from heroin and cannabis and newcomers like ice that grab public fascination and political attention. But alcohol retains its durable, dubious crown as arguably this country’s most destructive drug. Through trauma and sickness it kills more than 3000 Australians and hospitalises 70,000 annually. Its dark hand lurks behind high rates of suicide and mental illness.
Behind the bleak statistics lie human stories of tragic waste and, occasionally, of uplifting triumph over addiction. Four Corners gains a personal insight into Australia’s neglected drinking problem by following three hard drinkers over several months as they battle to stay sober.
www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2007/s1849474.htm
****************************************
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
FOUR CORNERS
Investigative TV journalism at its best.
TRANSCRIPT
Program Transcript
Read the program transcript of Janine Cohen's report on alcohol dependency, "Battling the Booze".
Reporter: Janine Cohen
Date: 19/02/2007
www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2007/s1851571.htm
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Horrifying isn't it??
Can you imagine what it would be like to have Morgellons as well?
I don't think I need answer that for you.