The Mind-Benders (1967 film)

The Mind-Benders: LSD and the Hallucinogens
Directed by Lee R. Bobker[1]
Narrated by Michael Tolan[1]
Music by Michael Shapiro
Edited by Morton Fuchs
Production
company
Vision Associates[2]
Distributed by FDA Bureau of Drug Abuse Control
Running time
 26-1/2 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English

The Mind-Benders is an educational antidrug[3] documentary film concerning hallucinogens produced for the United States Food and Drug Administration in 1967. It "explores the potential therapeutic uses and the known hazards of LSD and other hallucinogens, as well as some of the motivations of abusers".[1] The color 16 mm film was made available from Bureau of Drug Abuse Control field offices and from the FDA National Medical Audiovisual Center. The government's description states that it contains "graphics that suggest a hallucinogenic experience, snippets of interviews with users (who explain their reasons for taking the drug) and doctors, and taped sessions of research with volunteers, the film delves into the destructive as well as possible positive uses of the drug".[4]

According to some academics, the policies pursued by the government including this and other anti-drug films, "structured social experience [of users]...in such a way as to generate experiences defined as bad trips".[3]

The film was recommended for school curricula by government and non-government authorities,[5][6][7][8] and was used in some U.S. schools.[9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Nowlis, Helen H. (December 1967), Drugs on the College Campus. A Guide for College Administrators. (PDF), Detroit, Mich.: National Association of Student Personnel Administration / sponsored by Food and Drug Administration (DHEW), Washington, D.C., p. 111
  2. ↑ Paul A. Pumplan, Director, FDA Office of Legislative and Governmental Services, "Letter to Senator Carl Curtis", Congressional Record, United States Government Printing Office, Vol 113: Cong. 90 Sess. 1 - Parts 13-14 – via Internet Archive
  3. 1 2 Jenks, Shepherd M.; Buchanan, David; Montagne, Michael; Smith, Elvin D. (1979), Bunce, Richard, ed., "Social and Political Sources of Drug Effects: The Case of Bad Trips on Psychedelics", Journal of Drug Issues, 9 (2): 227, doi:10.1177/002204267900900207
  4. ↑ The Mind - Benders: Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and the Hallucinogens at the National Archives and Records Administration
  5. ↑ The Federal effort against organized crime: Hearings, Ninetieth Congress, first session, Part 2, Government Printing Office, 1967, p. 316
  6. ↑ Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, United States Government Printing Office, 1970, p. 1688
  7. ↑ Alton L. Blakeslee (1969), What you should know about drugs and narcotics, Associated Press, p. 47
  8. ↑ Patrick F. Healy; James P. Manak (1971), "How to plan a drug-abuse workshop", Drug dependence and abuse resource book, National District Attorneys Association, p. 271
  9. ↑ Drug Abuse for Junior and Senior High School: Science Portion of District Curriculum Guide, San Jose Unified School District, 1969, p. 145
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