Jevon Thompson, a former professional rock drummer and drug addict, takes his war against drugs before live school audiences. In the first program, Thompson assigns different groups of kids to play various body parts, such as the lips, the liver, the lungs, the brain, etc., and then walks them through the physiological changes that drugs and alcohol produce on the body. Singing songs which praise the healthy organs, Thompson stresses, in terms that children understand, that healthy organs are vital to a healthy body, and leaves the kids with a great suggestion: "Don't do drugs, do fruit." In the second title, he addresses a group of high school students, using the same mixture of humor and information at a much more adult level. While the program content is very good, three items bothered us: 1) Made in 1984, the emphasis is almost exclusively on marijuana (today's drug of choice, cocaine, is not discussed); 2) Thompson brings students to the front of the class, or singles them out in their seats, incorporating the kids into his jokes, and thereby making them uncomfortable (although he doesn't seem to be aware of this); and 3) The box labels this as the "Number One Anti-Drug Video for All Ages" and an educator recommends the title for "grades 5 thru college." We're not sure that jokes about THC effects on a boy's sperm is really appropriate for "all ages" or even 5th graders. Still, Thompson does what many others cannot: he gets the message across. Both titles are recommended; and especially the first. (See FROM THE EDGAR CAYCE READINGS for availability.)
Love Your Liver K-3; Waking Up From Dope
(1987) 17 m. $59.95. Athena Productions Inc. Public performance rights included. Vol. 4, Issue 2
Love Your Liver K-3; Waking Up From Dope
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