The Drug Knot
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Director Anson Williams Show CBS Schoolbreak Special Episode number 4 Duration Country United States | 7.2/10 IMDb Genre Drama, Family, Romance Season number 4 Air date September 10, 1986 Writer David Villaire Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date September 10, 1986 (1986-09-10) Previous episode God, the Universe, and Hot Fudge Sundaes Similar movies Scared Straight! (1978), All-American Murder (1991), Scareful What You Wish For (2001), Your Mother Wears Combat Boots (1989) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David toma the drug knot clip 1986
The Drug Knot is a 1986 CBS Schoolbreak Special, a cautionary tale about teenage drug dependency.
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Plot
High-school student Doug Dawson has it all: a loving family (comprised by his younger brother and their parents), a terrific girlfriend, a rock band he plays in after school...and a drug habit. He began by smoking marijuana but is now seeking more dangerous highs. The latter costs him everything else, as his behavior becomes increasingly erratic and alienation – some of it mutual – sets in. Doug wanders into an anti-drug lecture by David Toma, playing himself, but Doug is eventually ejected for disruptive behavior. Doug's girlfriend tires of his volatile behavior and she convinces Doug's mother to meet with the charismatic Toma to get help for Doug. Initially in denial, Mrs. Dawson agrees to seek help for her son. However, unlike most young people's specials, The Drug Knot has a completely downbeat ending. Doug's adoring younger brother Louie finds his brothers drug supply and Doug arrives home to find Louie floating facedown in the family swimming pool. The Drug Knot ends with Toma's voice saying "You kids are killing yourselves...for what?"
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