(1969) Easy Rider film written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Terry Southern.

The 1969 film Easy Rider that was written and directed by Peter Fonda, Terry Southern, and Dennis Hopper that portrays the lifestyle of two hippy, drug using bikers. The film actually landed a spot in the Library of Congress National Registry in 1998 because of its iconic status of the times and the changes that the movie sparked in Hollywood in the late 1960’s.

Easy Rider and drugs

Easy Rider partially achieved its fame because of the use of real drugs in the movie while portraying the use of Marijuana and other drugs. The two hippies, played by Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper themselves, get rich from selling smuggled Cocaine to a rich drug connection which sets them off on a road trip across the country to Louisiana for Mardi Gras in a spiritual search for freedom. During their road trip, they meet a number of interesting people and end up befriending a lawyer and local drunk that they meet in jail. George Hanson, who is played by Jack Nicholson, helps the two drug loving hippies get out of jail and they then introduce him to Marijuana. Throughout the journey, the two hippies use various drugs such as LSD and Marijuana making drug use seem casual and fun. The movie ends as the two make their way to Florida to retire wealthy. They are approached on the road by hillbillies in a pickup truck that end up killing them both.

Easy Rider portrays the easy going lifestyle of the 1960′s.

While the casual use of drugs is seen everyday even in today’s society, it can be the beginning of a devastating lifestyle. The movie Easy Rider portrays the easy going, drug using, communal lifestyle that is associated with the 1960’s. While the use of drugs can be fun for a moment, repeated abuse can eventually lead to addiction. Many movies try and make the casual use of drugs seem fun and innocent, but rarely show the downward spiral that occurs for those that suffer from addiction. A Forever Recovery rehab center educates on the devastation and problems that come from the abuse of drugs and addiction problems.

Sadly, it is easy to be pulled in to the seemingly easy going lifestyle that drugs may bring to many. Unfortunately, once addiction takes over, it controls every aspect of a person’s life leaving behind a trail of financial troubles, legal hassles, and broken relationships. A Forever Recovery is here to provide hope to those suffering from addiction that there is a chance for a better and more productive life free from the restraint of drugs. A Forever Recovery provides a refreshing approach to addiction recovery that can help you learn about and understand your addiction so that it no longer controls you or your life.

If you or someone you know has realized that you have been sucked into a world of addiction that now has your life spiraling out of control, A Forever Recovery has a compassionate staff that is on-hand and ready to help you find your way to a drug free life. Call us today for more information on our addiction treatment programs and how to get the help that you or a loved one needs. Don’t let the lifestyle of movies such as Easy Rider fool you into thinking drugs aren’t complicated especially once you have become addicted.

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Easy Rider

(1969) Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper
The 1969 film Easy Rider was written and directed by Peter Fonda, Terry Southern, and Dennis Hopper that portrays the lifestyle of two hippy, drug using bikers. The film actually landed a spot in the Library of Congress National Registry in 1998 because of its iconic status of the times and the changes that the movie sparked in Hollywood in the late 1960’s.