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Scarface

November 16, 2010 By A Forever Recovery 1 Comment

(1983) Scarface starring: Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer

Although Scarface was a 1983 movie that was originally criticized for its violence, drug use, and graphic use of language, today it is an iconic movie that remains in production because of its status and popularity. Even those who have never seen the movie recognize its traditional black and white cover with a photo of Al Pacino who plays the starring role of Tony Montana. The movie paraphernalia can be found in any store these days ranging from clothing to decorative posters.

Scarface takes place during the huge Cocaine boom of the 1980’s.

Tony Montana is a Cuban refugee who gets pulled into the criminal underworld of drugs and crime as he and his friend Manny Ribera, who is played by Steven Bauer, arrange to obtain green cards through Frank Lopez, a wealthy drug dealer. In doing so, they get pulled into the world of violence and drugs. As the movie plays out, we see how Tony rises to the top of the drugs world only for things to spiral out of control in the end as he kills his only friend, watches his sister get killed, then ends up being killed himself.

Scarface does an awesome job of showing how drugs destroy life.

While drugs and the drug world itself can bring excitement, fame, and fortune to many, it comes at a high price. The fame, fortune, and excitement of drugs are only temporary and once it all comes crashing down, you are left with nothing and no one to turn to. The ending of Scarface is a very real portrayal of the end result that a life of drugs and addiction will bring. Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Robert Loggia, Michelle Pfieffer, and other supporting actors and actresses in Scarface do an awesome job of showing how drugs can destroy lives. In the end, the reality of drug abuse and addiction is that you will either end up incarcerated or dead, no matter how rich or powerful you may be. Without help, the end result is the same for everyone.

A Forever Recovery is here to help those that have found themselves hopelessly pulled into drug abuse and addiction. A Forever Recovery’s distinctive approach to addiction treatment can help you find your way back to a drug free lifestyle. Understanding that nothing good can come from a life filled with drugs, violence, and addiction is a huge step towards recovery. When you or your loved one is ready to take that major step towards living a drug free life, A Forever Recovery is here to help. A Forever Recovery has a staff full of compassionate and understanding personnel that can help you put together an addiction treatment program that is specifically tailored to meet the needs of your addiction. Make the call today that will get you back on the path to a productive future. Scarface the movie showed how drugs can destroy lives, don’t let them destroy yours.

 

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Blow

October 26, 2010 By A Forever Recovery 4 Comments

(2001) Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ray Liotta

The movie Blow is about the true to life rise and fall of the man who forever changed the face of drugs here in the United States.  The story of George Jung is reenacted by Johnny Depp showing how he became the largest importer of Cocaine here in the United States during the 1970’s and 1980’s.  George Jung’s infamous partnership with the drug lord Pablo Escobar brought him a lot of fame and fortune until the rug was suddenly pulled out from under him.

Drugs brought fame and fortune, but it didn’t last.

While Blow does show the rise and fall of George Jung’s glamorous lifestyle, it seems to focus primarily on the lifestyle that he lived and the money and fame that came from it, depicting a life of drugs as a fun and exciting way to live.  A Forever Recovery rehab facility wants to help people to have a better and more realistic understanding of the realities of drugs and the world that surrounds them.  While drugs will bring a certain amount of fun and excitement into a person’s life, it will also destroy them.  In the end, George Jung lost everything.  He lost his family, including his mom, dad, wife, and daughter and he is spending the rest of his “exciting and glamorous” life in prison.

Destruction and chaos brought on by drugs.

In the movie, Penelope Cruz plays George Jung’s young and beautiful wife.  She eventually learns just like he does that drugs will bring nothing but chaos and destruction into ones life as she begins to watch her world and her family spiral out of control as things begin to fall apart.  Eventually, they lose their money and fame and she ends up divorced as George is still desperately trying to put the remains of his life back together.

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The staff at A Forever Recovery understands how easy it is to get sucked into the dramatic effects that drugs can have.  Hollywood glamorizes drugs and the chaos that surrounds drugs.  It is easy to get pulled in by the thought of being rich and famous.  Watching Hollywood’s finest stars such as Ray Liotta, Paul Reubens, Penelope Cruz, and Johnny Depp retell the story behind the drug lords can be exciting and can easily pull anyone in, just remember the end of the story is not a happy one and that is the reality of drugs.

If you or a friend have found that you have gotten snowed by the fun and excitement that seems to surround drugs and you now have been left with an addiction problem, A Forever Recovery wants you to know that they are here to help you.  People never want to focus on the negative aspect of things and with drugs, that can be a seriously dangerous game.  Learn the truth about Blow and remember where it will land you in the end:  alone and broke with numerous health and legal hassles.  George Jung is incarcerated, which is where many end up that do not seek help.  The other two alternatives are seeking help or eventually even death.  A Forever Recovery has a unique approach to rehab programs that can help you find your way back to a drug free lifestyle.

 

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Crack/Coke Movies

October 25, 2010 By A Forever Recovery Leave a Comment

Narc

(2002) Jason Patric, Ray Liotta, Busta Rhymes
The plot centers around the efforts of two police detectives as they search for the murderer of an undercover police officer. As they proceed in the investigation they engage in suspect tactics and give viewers a glimpse into the seedy side of undercover work.

Blow

(2001) Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ray Liotta
As an adult, George (Depp) moves to Southern California with his friend “Tuna” (Ethan Suplee) and they plan to earn a living by selling marijuana with the help of George’s girlfriend, Barbara Buckley (Franka Potente), an airline stewardess who introduces them to Derek Foreal (Paul Reubens), the main dealer.

Traffic

(2000) Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro
In Mexico, police officer Javier Rodriguez (Del Toro) and his partner, Manolo Sanchez (Vargas), stop a drug transport and arrest the couriers. Their arrest is interrupted by General Salazar (Milian), a high-ranking Mexican official, who decides to hire Rodriguez. Salazar instructs him to locate and apprehend Francisco Flores (Collins, Jr.), a notorious hitman for the Tijuana Cartel, headed by the Obregón brothers.

Clockers

(1995) Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Mekhi Phifer
In a Brooklyn housing project, a group of “clockers” – street-level drug dealers – sell drugs for Rodney Little (Delroy Lindo), a local drug lord. Rodney meets with Ronald “Strike” Dunham (Phifer), one of his lead clockers and tells him that another dealer, Darryl Adams (Steve White), is stealing from him. Rodney tells Strike that Darryl “got to be got”, implying that he wants Strike to kill Darryl.

New Jack City

(1991) Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Judd Nelson
Nino Brown (Snipes) and his gang, the Cash Money Brothers (CMB), become the dominant drug ring within New York City when crack cocaine is introduced to the city streets during the mid and late 1980s . They convert an entire apartment complex (“The Carter”) into a crack house. Undercover cops Scotty Appleton and Nick Peretti (played by Ice-T and Judd Nelson) try to convict the gang with evidence of the drug trafficking.

Less Than Zero

(1987) Andrew McCarthy, Jamie Gertz, Robert Downey Jr.
Clay (McCarthy), a college freshman returning home for Christmas for the first time since Thanksgiving, when he found out that his girlfriend Blair (Gertz) had been having sex with his high school friend, Julian, who is also a drug addict (Downey Jr.).

Bright Lights, Big City

(1988) Michael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Phoebe Cates
Originally from Pennsylvania, Jamie Conway (Fox) works as a fact-checker for a major New York magazine, but because he spends his nights partying with his glib best friend (Sutherland) and his frequent cocaine abuse, he’s on the verge of getting fired by his boss, C. Jones (Frances Sternhagen). His wife, a fast-rising model (Cates), just left him; he’s still reeling from the death of his mother (Dianne Wiest) a year earlier.

Scarface

(1983) Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer
Antonio Montana (Pacino), a violent and ambitious Cuban refugee, arrives in Miami, Florida during the 1980 Mariel Boatlift. He and his best friend, Manolo “Manny” Ribera (Bauer), are sent to a refugee camp, but wealthy drug dealer Frank Lopez (Robert Loggia) arranges for them to obtain green cards in return for the assassination of a former Cuban government official.

 

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