Meredith Baxter as a Drug-Addicted Nurse in “Darkness Before Dawn” GREAT TV MOVIE

Meredith Baxter as a drug-addicted nurse in “Darkness Before Dawn” GREAT TV MOVIE – Meredith Baxter will always be the Queen of TV movies, and this 1993 movie is one of her all-time best! This video shows highlights from the first half of the movie. Based on a true story, Meredith stars as a drug addicted nurse who steals drugs from the hospital she works at. She is married to another addict, and they have a daughter. Meredith learns she’s pregnant again, and when the baby is born an addict, Meredith’s character decides to give drugs to her newborn baby.

Of Plagues and Prisons: Two Films Everyone Should See

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Jarecki does not discount the seriousness of the effects of drug addiction; rather, his film shows how the specter of drugs' effects on society has been deployed in racist, discriminatory and politically manipulative ways. For an example of this …
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Movie review: “Silver Linings Playbook”

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Films about people with mental illness are notoriously tricky given the fine line between no-holds-barred authenticity and offensive caricature. Under Russell's direction, Christian Bale won an Academy Award playing a drug addict in “The Fighter,” but …
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