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Turnaround: A Story of Recovery

1984 46 min
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The women who seek help at Aurora House share a common illness: they are physically and psychologically dependent on alcohol, prescription drugs, street drugs, or a combination of these. This documentary focuses on the lives of five women at various stages of their rehabilitation. In the supportive and healing atmosphere of women helping other women, they are confronting the issues and feelings they had previously drunk or drugged out of consciousness. Turnaround is a film that will be of special interest to the families, friends and colleagues of people who suffer from addiction, as well as to professionals who are …

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The women who seek help at Aurora House share a common illness: they are physically and psychologically dependent on alcohol, prescription drugs, street drugs, or a combination of these. This documentary focuses on the lives of five women at various stages of their rehabilitation. In the supportive and healing atmosphere of women helping other women, they are confronting the issues and feelings they had previously drunk or drugged out of consciousness. Turnaround is a film that will be of special interest to the families, friends and colleagues of people who suffer from addiction, as well as to professionals who are interested in exploring alternative methods of treatment.

  • director
    Moira Simpson
  • camera
    Moira Simpson
  • producer
    Jennifer Torrance
    Moira Simpson
  • executive producer
    John Taylor
    Kathleen Shannon
  • narration - writer
    Kathleen Shannon
  • sound
    Peg Campbell
  • editing
    Shelly Hamer
    Kathleen Shannon
  • narrator
    Janet Wright
  • music
    Jean Piché

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