The Chemical People; No. 1; The Chemical Society
- Series
- The Chemical People
- Episode Number
- No. 1
- Episode
- The Chemical Society
- Producing Organization
- WQED (Television station : Pittsburgh, Pa.)
- Contributing Organization
- WQED (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip-120-19s1rrsp
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- Description
- Series Description
- "The Chemical People -- A nationwide action campaign to combat school-age drug and alcohol abuse, combined the power of television and people-power at the community level, on The Chemical People, a two-part television special airing simultaneously with the gathering of thousands of men and women in local town meetings. The first one-hour program is designed to inform and to motivate people. The second, following a week later, will act as a catalyst to the information of permanent community Task Forces emerging from the Town Meetings. Program I, 'The Chemical Society,' presents an overview of the widespread use of drugs and alcohol by young people. Professionals in Atlanta, Minneapolis, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles acknowledge four stages in drug abuse: experimental, regular use and misuse, early abuse and finally dependency. Each stage is substantiated by youngsters who actually have experienced it. In documentary format, real parents and youngsters talk about their own denial and how they broke through it. "Program II, 'Community Answers,' aired one week after the first show. It depicts communities and groups of men and women working together to set up task forces. Viewers are shown how task forces obtain information about treatment centers and learn about intervention. Through case histories, example, and inspiration, The Chemical People aims to provide the way for viewers to prevent young people in their communities from being tempted by chemicals. The program urges they be encouraged to value and enjoy a healthy, drug-and alcohol-free lifestyle. Young people who actually recovered from the grip of alcohol and drugs tell their stories. Parents talk about the rewards of rediscovering their children once they emerged from treatment programs . Nearly 12,000 Town Meetings were held in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia the night of November 2."--1983 Peabody Awards entry form.
- Broadcast Date
- 1983-11-02
- Asset type
- Episode
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 01:00:20.116
- Credits
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Producing Organization: WQED (Television station : Pittsburgh, Pa.)
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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WQED-TV
Identifier: cpb-aacip-2a9f335f696 (Filename)
Format: 1 inch videotape
Duration: 01:00:00
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The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the
University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-d48eb7c53d4 (Filename)
Format: U-matic
Duration: 01:00:00
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- Citations
- Chicago: “The Chemical People; No. 1; The Chemical Society,” 1983-11-02, WQED, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 24, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-120-19s1rrsp.
- MLA: “The Chemical People; No. 1; The Chemical Society.” 1983-11-02. WQED, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 24, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-120-19s1rrsp>.
- APA: The Chemical People; No. 1; The Chemical Society. Boston, MA: WQED, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-120-19s1rrsp