Childhelp Crystal Darkness
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Crystal Darkness is a 30 minute Emmy
and Telly Award-winning documentary on the dangers and prevalence of the drug methamphetamine
. The film features powerful testimonies of young people who have gone through the horrors of meth addiction as well as high profile politicians and law enforcement officials.
The documentary is the centerpiece of a city by city, state by state campaign and has garnered the attention of residents in regions across the United States when it airs. In Arizona alone, the program reached an estimated 2.5 million residents and took over 1,200 phone calls from persons seeking help with meth addiction.
A small portion of the film is pre-packaged with information on how meth affects the brain, how it's made, who it affects and testimonials from law enforcement and individuals who have struggled through its addiction. The rest of the program is filmed in the host city or state with local experts, clinicians and providers, law enforcement, elected officials and recovering addicts.
The documentary features original music by alldaydrive and Today Is The Day NV. Both groups are based in Reno Nevada.
, a national child abuse prevention and treatment non-profit organization. Childhelp is responsible for maintaining the program’s hot line, 1-888-METH-AID, in addition to its child abuse hot line, 1-800-4-A-CHILD. The non-profit organization reports over two-thirds of the cases of child abuse it handles have a direct correlation to meth use or production by the child’s parents or guardian.
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
and Telly Award-winning documentary on the dangers and prevalence of the drug methamphetamine
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine is a psychostimulant of the phenethylamine and amphetamine class of psychoactive drugs...
. The film features powerful testimonies of young people who have gone through the horrors of meth addiction as well as high profile politicians and law enforcement officials.
The documentary is the centerpiece of a city by city, state by state campaign and has garnered the attention of residents in regions across the United States when it airs. In Arizona alone, the program reached an estimated 2.5 million residents and took over 1,200 phone calls from persons seeking help with meth addiction.
Production
The Crystal Darkness documentary was created and produced in Reno, NV in 2006 by Michael Reynolds. The campaign was directed and edited by Logan Needham. The entire program is produced by Global Studio.A small portion of the film is pre-packaged with information on how meth affects the brain, how it's made, who it affects and testimonials from law enforcement and individuals who have struggled through its addiction. The rest of the program is filmed in the host city or state with local experts, clinicians and providers, law enforcement, elected officials and recovering addicts.
Presentation
It is unique in that each city it airs, it is run as a roadblock where all the network stations air it simultaneously. The program also airs in Spanish on Spanish language stations.The documentary features original music by alldaydrive and Today Is The Day NV. Both groups are based in Reno Nevada.
Childhelp sponsorship
The program is sponsored by ChildhelpChildhelp
Childhelp is a national non-profit organization dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect and at-risk children through advocacy, prevention, treatment and community outreach. Founded in 1959 by Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson, Childhelp is one of the largest non-profit child abuse...
, a national child abuse prevention and treatment non-profit organization. Childhelp is responsible for maintaining the program’s hot line, 1-888-METH-AID, in addition to its child abuse hot line, 1-800-4-A-CHILD. The non-profit organization reports over two-thirds of the cases of child abuse it handles have a direct correlation to meth use or production by the child’s parents or guardian.