| Description |
1 videodisc (157 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Ironweed film club ; no. 32
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, NTSC, 4:3 aspect ratio, stereo sound. |
| Credits |
Waiting to inhale: Producer and director, Jed Riffe; co-producer and writer, Katherine Covell. |
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Health, money and fear: Producer and editor, Paul Hochfeld. |
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Collateral damage: Producer, director, and cinematographer, Julie Winkour. |
| Note |
Documentaries. |
| Summary |
Waiting to inhale: Examines the use of medical marijuana in the U.S. and the fight to legalize cannabis for the treatment of chronic pain and illness. Presents medical research and testimony representing both the pros and cons of medical marijuana legalization. |
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Health, money and fear: Dr. Paul Hochfeld and other medical experts discuss the complex contributing factors that have led to an ailing and costly health care system in the U.S., and recommend the prescription for a cure. |
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Collateral damage: Reveals the immense suffering that took place as a result of Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen's careless "reform" of the state's Medicaid program in 2005, terminating the benefits of 170,000 individuals. Also reveals the disparities in health care access among the rich and the poor of the United States. |
| Contents |
Introduction (10 min.) -- Waiting to inhale (2005 : 74 min.) -- Health, money and fear : a film by an emergency physician (2008 : 47 min.) -- Collateral damage : bad medicine in Tennessee (2006 : 26 min.) |
| Note |
"July 2008." |
| Subject |
Medical care -- United States.
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Marijuana -- Therapeutic use -- United States.
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Marijuana -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Medicaid -- Tennessee.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Short films.
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| Added Author |
Riffe, Jed.
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Covell, Katherine.
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Hochfeld, Paul.
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Winkour, Julie.
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Jed Riffe Films.
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Another Heron Productions (Firm)
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Talking Eyes Media (Firm)
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Ironweed Film Club.
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| Note |
Container and disc label have title: Waiting to inhale : marijuana, medicine and the law |
| Added Title |
Health, money and fear : a film by an emergency physician
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Collateral damage : bad medicine in Tennessee
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| Standard No. |
782410093291 |
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