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SUBSTANCE ABUSE

SUBSTANCE ABUSE & ALCOHOL

SUBSTANCE ABUSE


LEGAL BUT DANGEROUS OTC AND RX DRUGS

Real teens talk about problems they've had using OTC drugs they thought were harmless. Others discuss how they got in trouble using drugs prescribed for someone else. Experts explore why teens will experiment with pills, which are often easier for them to get than alcohol or marijuana. In a culture where the belief persists that every problem can be solved with a pill, teens naively think that if the medication could hurt you, it wouldn't be available. Experts explain how drugs affect the body and how everyone's reaction to a drug is unique. The program also addresses the issue of substances that sold in health food stores that are unregulated, and sometimes harmful. No quality-control procedures exist for these unregulated products that have been shown to cause serious harm, and in some cases, death. The program also looks at how the Internet is fueling teens' illegal use of prescription drugs. Students will: LEARN why Over The Counter Drugs and prescription drugs can be very dangerous if used improperly, UNDERSTAND and that just because a doctor has a prescribed a drug, doesn't mean it has no potential to cause harm, especially when the person who takes it was not given the prescription. BE MADE AWARE of the potential dangers of unregulated substances bold in health food stores and on the Internet.

Item no.: RA08060689
Format: DVD (With Guide)
Duration: 20 minutes
Audience: Grade 6 or above
Copyright: 2008
Price: USD 190.00

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TRUTH ABOUT METHAMPHETAMINE

This documentary-style program opens with several teens' comments about methamphetamine, including how cheap and easy it is to obtain, how little they knew about its harmful effects, and how their addiction has resulted in their criminal behavior. Tony and Candice explain how they were immediately obsessed with meth after just trying it once, and Katie describes using it to try to lose weight. Two experts talk about how meth can cause damage to organs such as the heart, kidneys, and brain and that it can cause psychosis and violent behavior. Adolescents will learn how to think about the consequences of methamphetamine use and how to practice assertiveness skills to resist peer pressure.

Item no.: AH08060695
Format: DVD (With Guide)
Audience: Grades 7-12
Copyright: 2007
Price: USD 190.00

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ALCOHOL AND DRUG-FREE TEENS

Real teenagers describe the world of alcohol and drugs that surrounds them and the hard choices they have to make in this realistic program. Expert commentary throughout supports and expands information.

Item no.: MJ08120686
Format: DVD (With Guide)
Duration: 32 minutes
Audience: Grade 6 or above
Copyright: 2006
Price: USD 190.00

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DRUGS: WHAT KIDS NEED TO KNOW

This program, complete with two engaging hosts, colorful graphics and realistic vignettes defines a drug as any substance that changes the way your brain and body work. Students learn the benefits of medicines when taken properly, the dangers of using tobacco, alcohol and marijuana, and easy ways to stand up for themselves in the face of peer pressure. After viewing this program student will understand how drugs and alcohol can damage developing bodies, recognize what constitutes substance abuse, develop skills to resist peer pressure, and learn the serious consequences of taking illegal drugs. From taking a friend's cough medicine to secretly drinking beer youngsters learn the way drugs and alcohol affects the way the act and feel.

Item no.: PB08060763
Format: DVD (With Guide)
Duration: 20 minutes
Audience: Grades 3-5
Copyright: 2006
Price: USD 160.00

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LAST RAVE, THE: ABOUT CLUB DRUGS

With the easy availability of club drugs ¡X Ecstasy, methamphetamines and more ¡X it is imperative to alert teens to their serious psychological and physical consequences, which many falsely believe to be harmless. This realistic drama makes viewers aware of the risks and to think more critically before experimenting with these drugs. An accompanying pamphlet uses a true/false self-test to help teens assess their knowledge of club drugs and get the true facts.

Item no.: NT08060579
Format: DVD (With Guide)
Duration: 20 minutes
Audience: Grade 6 or above
Copyright: 2006
Price: USD 190.00

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NATURAL HIGH, A: YOU CAN'T BEAT IT

Empower students to choose to seek a natural high. This program reveals how pre-teens and teens can turn around negative feelings and unhealthy behaviors by seeking out the natural high of positive activities. After viewing this program, students will be able to recognize the risks of using drugs and alcohol to get high and they will learn how endorphins from exercise create a natural high. The program and accompanying guide also identifies the types of activities that can produce a natural high, such as sports, drama, art, commitment to a cause, and helping others. From replacing negative feelings with the endorphin high that comes from exercise to joining a club instead of smoking as a way of feeling part of a group, this program shows students the "natural way."

Item no.: RP08120626
Format: DVD (With Guide)
Duration: 19 minutes
Audience: Grade 6 or above
Copyright: 2006
Price: USD 190.00

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STEROIDS: THE TRUE STORY

True personal stories and honestly expressed opinions make for a compelling look at steroid use in high schools. With the help of a moderator to lead discussion and commentary by the Team Physician for the UCLA Athletics Department this program offers life-saving facts about these deadly drugs. After viewing this program students will understand the steroids have serious physical and psychological consequences, look critically at content labels of nutritional supplements, recognize the code of silence surrounding steroid use and work to improve performance using a natural approach. Emphasis is placed on the fact that nothing replaces hard work, time and effort when it comes to success in sports or when you want to create a "buff" looking body.

Item no.: TF08060693
Format: DVD (With Guide)
Duration: 29 minutes
Audience: Grade 6 or above
Copyright: 2006
Price: USD 190.00

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ALCOHOL FACTS: STRAIGHT UP

Two teen hosts present the unvarnished facts about alcohol while scenarios reveal the physical, emotional, and social consequences of drinking. Follow a group of teens who: give in to peer pressure to drink; use drinking as a way to ease uncomfortable feelings; are confronted with the choice of driving with someone who has been drinking; have family members who drink excessively.

Rachel is under pressure from Valerie, June, Pedro, and Steve to let them drink at her house. She goes against her better judgment and relents. Later they sneak out to town and Steve steals candy from a store. Rachel's mother catches them.

Sara responds to academic pressure by drinking. When drunk she flirts with her best friend's boyfriend and ruins their friendship.

Pedro's brother, who has been drinking, comes to pick Steve and Pedro up after a game. Steve makes the decision to call home for a ride instead of getting in the car.

Valerie is humiliated when her father, who is drunk, teases and embarrasses her friend June when she comes over to work on a project.

Item no.: RD08120287
Format: DVD (With Guide)
Duration: 25 minutes
Audience: Grade 6 or above
Copyright: 2005
Price: USD 190.00

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BINGE DRINKING: FACTS AND CONSEQUENCES

Drinking to get drunk or binge drinking is a common occurrence among teens who use alcohol. Teens report many reasons for their preoccupation with drinking. For some, drinking is meant to relieve stress or help them fit in socially. For others it is used to celebrate and have a good time. In this program real teens share their reasons for drinking and the grave consequences that resulted from their behavior.

Experts in the field of alcohol use present the hard facts teens need to know about alcohol's toxicity, and teen vulnerability. Real teens talk about: how to handle peer pressure to drink; the effect of drinking on relationships; the ineffectiveness of alcohol for stress reduction; loss of trust with parents; and the negative effect drinking has on school work. Dramatic accounts from two teens, one who was almost raped and one who almost died while drinking heavily, bring home the seriousness of binge drinking.

Item no.: PL08120143
Format: DVD (With Teacher's Guide)
Duration: 24 minutes
Audience: Grade 6 or above
Copyright: 2004
Price: USD 190.00

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DIARY OF A YOUNG SMOKER

Follow the story of Luke, whose diary entries give students a glimpse into the real world of a young smoker. Students learn there are many consequences of an addiction to cigarettes, including its effect on health, family, and friends, and an inability to quit.

Luke and Danny spend a lot of time hanging out in front of the town convenience store smoking and talking. It seems that a lot of their old friends have moved on, doing things like sports or ballet. Luke also talks about his dad, who has a new wife and son he likes better. Suspended from school because he was caught smoking in the boys' room, Luke starts seeing the school counselor who recommends a smoking-cessation group. Luke convinces his friend Danny to come to the group with him. It becomes clear that Luke uses smoking as a way of coping with stressful situations. He is urged to make a note of what triggers those urges and pay attention to them. Members of the group suggest he use the online smoking-cessation support group as well.

Students learn from Danny and Luke how addictive tobacco is, how the best plan is never to start and where to find help quitting.

Award
  • Bronze Award, Telly Awards

    Item no.: ZC08120052
    Format: DVD (With Guide)
    Duration: 22 minutes
    Audience: Grade 6 or above
    Copyright: 2004
    Price: USD 200.00

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    IF YOU DRINK ... ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN

    Follow the realistic and dramatic story of three teenage couples whose decision to have a beer party down at their lake results in lost friendships, damaged reputations, loss of parental trust, and a police record for each teen. Narrated by the teens themselves, this program sends a clear message about the consequences of drinking.

    The couples, Monika and Marco, Sara and Steve, Lucy and Larry are anticipating the homecoming football game and the dance afterwards. They decide to buy a case of beer and head down to the lake for an evening of pre-homecoming celebration.

    Arriving later than the others from work, Larry and Monika find that Lucy and Marco have gotten drunk and gone off together for a "piggyback ride." When they return, obviously disheveled, a fight ensues, feelings are hurt and the police show up. The teens are booked for trespassing, underage drinking and assault.

    In the aftermath of their court case, the couples' relationships are all changed, Lucy's reputation is damaged, Marco is heartbroken, and the two are no longer part of the group. Larry loses his job because he has to perform community service ordered by the court. Senior year, which should have been so much fun, has been destroyed because of one drinking escapade.

    Item no.: BF08120098
    Format: DVD (With Guide)
    Duration: 24 minutes
    Audience: Grade 6 or above
    Copyright: 2003
    Price: USD 190.00

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    ALCOHOL: TRUTH AND CONSEQUENCES

    This program explores the unexpected and potentially dangerous results of drinking. For many middle schoolers, alcohol is their introduction to drug use. What they see as harmless experimentation can cause such serious consequences as unwanted sex, damaged reputations, family problems, physical injury, and falling grades.

    Lucy narrates what happened to her and a group of her friends when they decided to stay overnight in their school building and have a "little party" that included lots of alcohol. Lucy reports how in their drunken state they caused some accidental property damage; how one teen's reputation suffers when, after drinking, she and a boy went off together and fell asleep; and how Darren broke his arm doing a stunt on a dare. The group is caught when Lucy has to call for medical assistance. Looking back, she calls the event a disaster, and asks viewers to learn about the negative effects of alcohol from her and her friends' mistakes.

    Item no.: JP08120008
    Format: DVD (With Guide)
    Duration: 22 minutes
    Audience: Grade 6 or above
    Copyright: 2002
    Price: USD 190.00

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    "I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM": THE PATH TO ADDICTION

    This program dramatizes the story of Danny, a teenager who smoked his first joint as a freshman. He graduates to snorting cocaine, repeatedly denying along the way that he has any problem. This close-up look at one teen's descent into addiction offers powerful insight into the nature of the process and helps students begin to understand just how vulnerable they are.

    Award
  • Bronze Award, Telly Award

    Item no.: NK08060003
    Format: DVD (With Guide)
    Duration: 28 minutes
    Audience: Grade 6 or above
    Copyright: 2000
    Price: USD 185.00

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    ALL ABOUT DRUGS

    Give even the youngest students the facts about drugs and medicines they need to know. Helps them understand that staying healthy means taking care of your body and only using medicines that are prescribed for you. Emphasizes that while drugs and medicines can be very helpful, they can also be dangerous, especially for children.

    Four age-appropriate vignettes illustrate drug basics: the dangers of non-prescription medications; why drugs should never be taken without a parent's or doctor's permission; and drugs that are addictive or illegal, with emphasis on tobacco and alcohol.

    This video is designed to be used over several sessions, with a built-in pause after each vignette for reinforcement activities: role-plays, handouts, games, and activity sheets.

    Item no.: LE08060192
    Format: DVD (With Guide)
    Duration: 16 minutes
    Audience: Grades K-2
    Copyright: 1999
    Price: USD 140.00

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    DRUGS, YOUR FRIENDS, AND YOU: AN UPDATE

    Their powerful need for peer acceptance leaves young teens particularly vulnerable to pressure to use drugs or alcohol. This highly effective program re-emphasizes the fact that students can respect their own best interests and say no. Makes it clear that they do have choices, then teaches specific techniques for dealing assertively with pro-drug/alcohol pressures.

    At a secret party after school play tryouts, Jessica, Jeff and Vanessa are each faced with a predicament: Should Jeff have a beer so he won't let his friend Rob down? Should Jessica take the drink Chris offers because she has a crush on him? Should Vanessa hide the joint Lindsay has been smoking, just so Lindsay will be her friend? The party breaks up when someone spots the school security guard, but the pressure-filled questions remain.

    Jeff's sister helps him see that he has the right to act in his own best interest. Jessica's friend asks her if she's thought about the consequences of her actions. Vanessa's friend advises her to question whether Lindsay really is her friend. At rehearsal next day, the drama teacher and the guidance counselor lead a discussion about peer pressure. They then outline -- and have students demonstrate for viewers -- specific assertiveness techniques to use in situations like these.

    Award
  • Golden Eagle Award, Council on International Non-Theatrical Events

    Item no.: AC08120060
    Format: DVD (With Guide)
    Duration: 20 minutes
    Audience: Grade 6 or above
    Copyright: 1999
    Price: USD 185.00

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    MARIJUANA: THE BURNING TRUTH

    The steady rise in marijuana use by teenagers is often attributed to the fact that an increasing number of young people simply do not see the drug as dangerous. In this fast-paced, MTV-style video, real teens talk about the reasons they think marijuana use among their peers remains popular.

    The program explores the problems associated with pot-smoking, including its effect on developing important skills and on friendships and family relationships. They also discuss the negative effect marijuana use can have on academic performance, a finding clearly supported by research.

    The possibility of psychological dependence on marijuana is discussed. Examines its effect on the lungs and brain, dispels teens' belief that this so-called "soft drug" poses no serious problems.

    Item no.: KP08120153
    Format: DVD (With Guide)
    Duration: 11 minutes
    Audience: Grade 6 or above
    Copyright: 1999
    Price: USD 185.00

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    SMOKING: THE BURNING TRUTH

    Statistics show that the average teenage smoker starts at age 14 and a half and becomes a daily smoker before age 18. In this fast-paced, MTV-style program, teens who smoke and teens who don't talk about why they think smoking still holds an appeal to young people, despite its well-known, serious health hazards.

    Program provides basic facts about the risks involved in smoking, and cites statistics related to the rise in teen tobacco use. Explores the influence of the media - both advertising and movies - on teens' decision to smoke. One youngster discusses his ongoing effort to quit a heavy tobacco addiction developed after he began to smoke with friends when he was thirteen. Another reports that now that she has become addicted, smoking no longer seems glamorous.

    Citing research that shows that teens who smoke are more likely to have parents who smoke and friends who smoke as well, looks at how families and peers influence this choice.

    Item no.: BC08060154
    Format: DVD (With Guide)
    Duration: 11 minutes
    Audience: Grade 6 or above
    Copyright: 1999
    Price: USD 185.00

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    WHAT ABOUT TOBACCO?

    Presents age-appropriate, straightforward facts about the harmful effects of tobacco to deliver a powerful anti-smoking message. With the help of peer hosts, colorful graphics and animation, this video shows students how their hearts and lungs work, and how tobacco use impairs the normal functioning of these vital organs.

    Helps students understand the addictive nature of nicotine and why it is against the law for children to buy cigarettes. Identifies the substances in cigarettes and shows how the two most harmful -- tar and nicotine -- affect heart and lung function. Describes the effects of cigars and chewing tobacco on health. Looks at the dangers of secondhand smoke and suggests ways for viewers to avoid it.

    Item no.: KK08120259
    Format: DVD (With Guide)
    Duration: 15 minutes
    Audience: Grades 3-5
    Copyright: 1999
    Price: USD 140.00

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    TRUTH ABOUT ALCOHOL, THE

    Alerts students to the facts they need to know about alcohol -- what it is, how it acts on the body, and why young people are so vulnerable to its dangers. Encourages viewers to reexamine their ideas about alcohol, and helps them understand the problems caused by other people's alcohol abuse.
    Opens with a typical situation in which teens might find themselves pressured to try alcohol. Calling a drink a drink, whether beer or wine cooler or whisky, discusses the way alcohol affects the body. Cites advertising's impact on teenage drinking habits, highlights alcohol's danger, especially when drinking and driving are involved.

    Shows how Sarah avoids having to ride home with the drunken father of the children she is babysitting. Dramatizes an alcoholic family system, showing how each member plays a defined role. Lists sources of help for Children of Alcoholics. Concludes with a clear message to viewers: don't drink.

    Item no.: GE08060248
    Format: DVD (With Guide)
    Audience: Grade 6 or above
    Copyright: 1991
    Price: USD 185.00

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    TRUTH ABOUT INHALANTS, THE

    Gives viewers the facts about inhalants, the fumes or vapors found in common household products. Shows how breathing them in, purposely or accidentally, can quickly damage body organs and even cause death. Interweaving real-life vignettes and graphics on inhalants' dangers with tips on their safe use, offers a powerful indictment of inhalant abuse.

    Kevin's brother finds him dizzy from spray painting his science project in an unventilated room. Products containing inhalants can be useful, the young hosts explain, but can cause serious trouble if not used correctly. Moreover, people who inhale fumes or vapors to get high may damage their body organs and brain, and may even end up near death, as another vignette demonstrates.

    What can you do about the growing problem of inhalants? the hosts ask viewers. Don't use them to get high and tell your friends not to. If you're already sniffing, stop right now, and be sure to have a doctor check you. And remember, whenever you use products containing inhalants, use them carefully, in plenty of fresh air.

    Item no.: DN08120249
    Format: DVD (With Guide)
    Audience: Grade 6 or above
    Copyright: 1991
    Price: USD 160.00

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    WHY I WON'T DO DRUGS

    Designed for earliest drug education, this program helps young viewers make the connection between understanding and respecting your body and how drug use can harm it. Presents a positive, no-use message in terms students can easily relate to.

    Opens as four peer hosts take viewers on a musical tour of the human body. Pointing out the wonderful things the body can do, they enjoin viewers to take good care of theirs. While some drugs (medicines) are helpful, others like alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana can harm the body and brain.
    Doing drugs isn't safe, doesn't solve your problems, and is a poor way to make friends, the peer hosts say. Be smart, they advise -- be happy, healthy and drug-free. If you have questions about drugs, talk to a grown-up you trust.

    Item no.: GZ08120277
    Format: DVD (With Guide)
    Duration: 10 minutes
    Audience: Grades 3-5
    Copyright: 1991
    Price: USD 140.00

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    ESSENTIAL ELEMENTARY ISSUES: DANGEROUS DRUGS

    This dynamic program grabs students' attention and demonstrates how drugs damage the human body. Powerful examples create a high-impact, anti-drug message.

    Item no.: KY08120178
    Format: DVD (With Guide)
    Duration: 26 minutes
    Audience: Grades 3-5
    Price: USD 140.00

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    ESSENTIAL ELEMENTARY ISSUES: SMELLY SMOKING

    Kids may think that cigarettes are "cool," but this program reveals the truth about the harmful effects of tobacco. Students discover that smoking causes serious diseases, smells bad and looks awful!

    Item no.: YC08060247
    Format: DVD (With Guide)
    Duration: 24 minutes
    Audience: Grades 3-5
    Price: USD 140.00

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    SUBSTANCE ABUSE & ALCOHOL


    PTSD AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE

    Persons with PTSD are more than twice as likely to abuse substances as are those in the general population. This DVD explains this relationship and outlines a strategy for safety treatning both conditions. The uses of safe medications, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy asn several forms of exposure therapy are describes.

    Item no.: ZU01280173
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 20 minutes
    Copyright: 2008
    Price: USD 119.00

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    SUBSTANCE ABUSE & NUTRITION

    This program gives an introduction to the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans as shown in the new graphic, MyPyramid. Special applications for substance abusers emphasized. Includes tips on food preparation and food safety. Explains why it's better to get nutrients from food than supplements.

    Item no.: DN03360150
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 20 minutes
    Copyright: 2006
    Price: USD 119.00

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    DEPRESSION & SUBSTANCE ABUSE

    This title describes the dynamic of how alcohol and drugs affect a person with depression. Issues such as: genetics, psycho-social dynamics, coping behaviors and brain mechanics are explored. Treatments such as psychological therapy, twelve-step programs and anti-depressant drugs are also presented.

    Item no.: SW01280049
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 19 minutes
    Copyright: 2004
    Price: USD 119.00

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    TEENAGERS & SUBSTANCE ABUSE

    We hear the voices of teenagers who have felt the pressures to go along with drug-taking peers. Examples of successful resistance to these peer pressures presented in dramatic and convincing fashion.

    Item no.: YA03150155
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 15 minutes
    Copyright: 1999
    Price: USD 119.00

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    TEENAGERS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (LOS ADOLESCENTES Y EL ABUSO DE DROGAS)

    We hear the voices of teenagers who have felt the pressures to go along with drug taking peers. Examples of successful resistance to these peer pressures presented in dramatic and convincing fashion.

    Item no.: KV03360156
    Format: DVD (Spanish)
    Duration: 15 minutes
    Copyright: 1999
    Price: USD 119.00

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    SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND NUTRITION (LA NUTRICION Y EL ABUSO DE DROGAS)

    Explains how substance abuse may lead to: malnourishment; vitamin and mineral depletion; appetite loss; poly-drug use; immune system effects. Discusses the role of nutrition in the recovery process tailored to food guide pyramid choices appropriate for recovering substance abuse clients.

    Item no.: BP01280151
    Format: DVD (Spanish)
    Duration: 16 minutes
    Copyright: 1997
    Price: USD 119.00

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