Views of tethered balloon experiment released in space from Mercury spacecraft MA 7.
Scott Carpenter's face in helmet. Carpenter gets into couch wearing space suit. A man speaks on microphone. Technicians and Commander Carpenter during check suit.
Technicians in gantry elevator. Technicians and guards outside astronaut van. Shorty Powers exits hanger and talks into microphone. Gantry. Views taken from Mercury spacecraft. Powers speaks at microphone. Astronaut van shown.
Hollywood actor Paul Newman talks about people taking an overdose of sleeping pills, other illegal drugs and controlled drugs, and harmful effects of drugs. Close up of bottle of sleeping pills. Woman takes an overdose of sleeping pills, while in bed. Close up bottle of sleeping pills knocked over. Teenage boys on motorcycles and gathering in groups in a city. 1960s vintage dancing scene in night club with young men and women dancing. Woman finishing off drinking a glass of wine.
Commissioner of the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), James L. Goddard talks about drug abuse and the misuse of pills in large amount. He also discusses the adverse drug reactions and dangerous effects like physical illness and high fever from addiction. He refers to victims of drug abuse from narcotics and barbituates. He mentions heroin and morphine. View of a man lying on a bed and suffering from pain, delirium, high fever and physical convulsions from drug withdrawal symptoms.
Dramatization: Frank L Meleney, MD, Associate Professor of clinical surgery, College of Physician and Surgeons, Columbia University speaks. He talks about postoperative gangrene with a chronic enlarging ulcer, due to infection with Microaerophilic Streptococcus and Staphylococcus aureus.
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