Better dead.

An undramatised documentary which shows, without script or actors, the harrowing effects of drugs misuse. Young addicts tell of their experiences and sequences show them injecting drugs. Talking heads and 'fixing' shots are juxtaposed with glimpses of the post-mortem examination conducted on the body of a young female addict. The pathologist broadcasts each stage of the autopsy. The reformed junkies explain how scoring becomes a full-time pre-occupation, pointing to the question posed by the title of the film. The film ends on a note of optimism which is conveyed in vision and sound by two young people who have been cured of their addiction. The film endeavours to show the indignity and degradation which drug abuse causes. It does so starkly and honestly. There is no commentary.