Pay-Off In Pain

Pay-Off In Pain

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 18, 1948

Runtime

0h 11m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

50%

Original Title

Pay-Off In Pain

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

Director

Robert Anderson

Description

The personal and social tragedy of drug addiction with its evil accompaniment, drug traffic. Over the side of the silent liner in the darkness slips the package of smuggled narcotics, introducing us to the complex problem which involves all races and classes of man. We see many aspects of addiction - the addict preparing an injection, a group waiting tensely for their dope peddler; agents preparing and adulterating the illegal product; the police catching a pusher red-handed. International and national authorities are working from two angles - suppression of the illicit traffic; and where possible, rehabilitation of the addict.