Paul Steinbroner

Paul J. Steinbroner was born March 18, 1949 in Los Angeles. In 1983, he founded CNS Productions, a publishing and distribution company specializing in topics related to addiction, neuropharmacology, and brain chemistry. He is the publisher of Uppers, Downers, All Arounders, a textbook on the neurochemistry and neuropharmacology of psychoactive drugs. Since 2017 he has been producing a series of 30-minute films collectively known as "Called From Darkness" detailing the transformational experiences of people who come out of addiction to find meaning and purpose. In 2019, Steinbroner founded TouchPoint Productions which is producing a six-part series entitled "Called From Darkness." [1]

Paul Steinbroner
BornMarch 18, 1949
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materSan Francisco State University
American Film Institute
Known forPublisher, CNS Productions, Inc.

CNS Productions

After multiple assignments as a freelance script writer and a television-news editor, Paul moved to Los Angeles to attend the Production Program at the American Film Institute. After this stint in Hollywood, Paul formed CNS Productions as a vehicle to produce and distribute films that addressed the unmet needs of people with substance-abuse disorders. Based on the experiences of Darryl Inaba, Pharm.D, while Director of Treatment at the Haight Ashbury Detoxification, Rehabilitation, and Aftercare Clinic, CNS Productions' films found a national audience.

Publications

CNS Productions has published the following on the subject of neuropharmacology:

Uppers, Downers, All Arounders

Based on the many interviews with clients from the expanding film catalog, the onset of the crack epidemic, and the multicultural needs of patients, William Cohen and Darryl Inaba wrote the textbook Uppers, Downers, All Arounders (ISBN 978-0-926544-30-7), originally published by CNS Productions in 1989 and now in its 8th edition.[2][3]

Uppers, Downers, All Arounders is Dr. Inaba's and William Cohen's way of explaining the physiological and pharmacological responses that the body has to psychoactive drugs, those chemicals that can pass through the blood brain barrier and produce a mental effect in the central nervous system. Thus, uppers stimulate, downers depress, and psychedelic drugs have a variety of effects on the neurotransmitters.

Filmography

Paul Steinbroner was the producer and (where indicated with an asterisk) director of the following films:

  • "Psychoactive" - 1976
  • "Uppers, Downers, All Arounders" - 1984
  • Haight Asbbury Cocaine Film, 1985
  • "A Matter of Balance" - 1986
  • Haight Ashbury Crack Film - 1987
  • "From Opium to Heroin" - 1988
  • Haight Ashbury Training Series volumes 1-5 - 1992-94
  • "Marijuana: the Mirror that Magnifies"* - 1995
  • "Methamphetamine: The Rush to Crash"* - 1996
  • "In and Out of Control: Emotional, Physical & Sexual Violence"* - 1997
  • "Compulsive Gambling & Recovery" - 1997
  • "Roots of Addiction" - 1998
  • "Heroin: From Pleasure to Pain"* - 1999
  • "Alcohol and Its Effects" - 2000
  • "Sports and Drugs" - 2001
  • "Compulsive Gambling: Signs & Symptoms"* - 2001
  • "The Other Gamblers: Seniors & Women"* - 2001
  • "Psychoactive: Club Drugs & Inhalants"* - 2002
  • "Cocaine & Crack: A Craving for More"* - 2003
  • "Prescription & OTC Abuse"* - 2004
  • "Co-Occurring Disorders: Mental Health & Drugs" - 2005
  • "Medical Consequences of Addiction"* - 2005
  • "Marijuana: Neurochemistry & Physiology"* - 2006
  • "Methamphetamine: Neurochemistry and Recovery"* - 2007
  • "Neurochemistry of Relapse and Recovery"* - 2008
  • 10-part series: "Use, Abuse and Addiction"* - 2009
  • "Drug and Behavioral Addictions: Roots of Addiction"
  • "The Neurochemistry of the Roots of Addiction"* - 2011
  • "Reflections in a Rearview Mirror: How I Got My DUI, Costs & Losses, Physiology, Levels of Use, and How My Life Changed for the Better" (5 parts) - 2013
  • "Beyond Opiates" - 2013
  • "Cannabinyzed: The Mental and Physical Effects of Marijuana" - 2016
  • "Home Boy Joy Ride" - 2018 - 30-minute documentary on Fr. Greg Boyle and his work with gangs in East Los Angeles, California
  • "Soul Sanctuary" - 2019
  • "Called From Darkness" - 2019
  • "Stand Down" - 2020 - 30-minute documentary on the efforts of Veterans Village of San Diego to rehabilitate traumatized homeless and addicted veterans and return them to a life of meaning and purpose.

References
  1. Called From Darkness
  2. Uppers, Downers, All Arounders (ISBN 978-0-926544-39-0), Dr. Darryl S. Inaba and William Cohen, CNS Productions, 1989
  3. Uppers, Downers, All Arounders Amazon Page
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