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NOVA: Alcoholism: Life Under The Influence

Nova (1984)

Documentary | United States

Director: Kirk Wolfinger, Sarah Holt

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SEASON: 10

EPISODE: 21 - Alcoholism: Life Under The Influence

SYNOPSIS

In a culture laced with alcohol, the search for a scientific understanding of alcoholism is as complex as the disease. In an interdisciplinary report, NOVA looks at the many faces of alcoholism—medical, historical and social.

Actors

Voice: Eriq La Salle, Kay Tong Lim, Yu Beng Lim, Timothy Nga, Gerald Chew, Dan Ziskie, Craig S. Wollman, Patrice Donnell

Writer: Julia Cort, Joseph McMaster

Narrator: Will Lyman, Neil Ross

RUNTIME: 55 min

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