Schuyler lives in a picturesque middle-class suburb, but he has a dark side: He smokes up to 2 grams of heroin a day. Once a star basketball player and an “A” student, his life now revolves around hanging out with his drug-abusing friends, trapped in a desperate cycle of addiction.

Eric has been taking drugs since he was a teen and the first thing he thinks about every morning is how he's going to get high. When doctors intervene, they reveal the effects of crack on his body and mind, which they hope will shock him into getting clean. Tension mounts in the days leading up to the medical tests as Eric begins using as much as possible.

A heavy drinker undergoes medical and psychological testing in this look at the effects of alcohol on the mind and body.

A heavy drinker undergoes medical and psychological testing in this look at the effects of alcohol on the mind and body.