William Edgar Cohen
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William Edgar Cohen (November 3, 1941 – May 20, 2014) was the president of CNS Productions, Inc. and co-author of Uppers, Downers, All Arounders, a textbook on the neurochemistry and neuropharmacology of psychoactive drugs. Additionally, he wrote and directed over two hundred teaching films and documentaries. Cohen was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in New York City.
Medical documentaries
Prior to becoming a
In 1970 Cohen began to produce, direct, and edit medical films for corporate clients and hospitals including the
Cohen wrote and directed documentaries for
CNS Productions
Cohen co-founded CNS Productions, Inc. with Paul Steinbroner in 1983 to devote himself to producing content specific to the addiction field. Along with the authorship of Darryl Inaba, PharmD, the company produced their first film which they distributed nationally. Since then CNS Productions, Inc. has produced over fifty titles on the subject of addiction.
Uppers, Downers, All Arounders
In 1989 CNS Productions published William Cohen's and Darryl Inaba's textbook Uppers, Downers, All Arounders (
Uppers, Downers, All Arounders was Dr. Inaba's and William Cohen's way of explaining the physiological and pharmacological responses that the body has to psychoactive drugs, those chemicals that can pass through the blood brain barrier and produce a mental effect in the central nervous system. Thus, uppers stimulate, downers depress, and psychedelic drugs have a variety of effects on the neurotransmitters.
Filmography
William Cohen was the co-writer, editor and (where indicated with an asterisk) director of the following films:
- "Psychoactive"* – 1976
- "Uppers, Downers, All Arounders"* – 1984
- Haight Asbbury Cocaine Film*, 1985
- "A Matter of Balance"* – 1986
- Haight Ashbury Crack Film* – 1987
- "From Opium to Heroin"* – 1988
- Haight Ashbury Training Series volumes 1-5* – 1992–1994
- "Marijuana: the Mirror that Magnifies" – 1995
- "Methamphetamine: The Rush to Crash" – 1996
- "In and Out of Control: Emotional, Physical & Sexual Violence" – 1997
- "Compulsive Gambling & Recovery"* – 1997
- "Roots of Addiction"* – 1998
- "Heroin: From Pleasure to Pain" – 1999
- "Alcohol and Its Effects"* – 2000
- "Sports and Drugs" – 2001
- "Compulsive Gambling: Signs & Symptoms"* – 2001
- "The Other Gamblers: Seniors & Women"* – 2001
- "Psychoactive: Club Drugs & Inhalants" – 2002
- "Cocaine & Crack: A Craving for More" – 2003
- "Prescription & OTC Abuse" – 2004
- "Co-Occurring Disorders: Mental Health & Drugs"* – 2005
- "Medical Consequences of Addiction" – 2005
- "Marijuana: Neurochemistry & Physiology" – 2006
- "Methamphetamine: Neurochemistry and Recovery" – 2007
- "Neurochemistry of Relapse and Recovery" – 2008
- 10-part series: Use, Abuse and Addiction (2009)
- "Drug and Behavioral Addictions: Roots of Addiction"
- "The Neurochemistry of the Roots of Addiction" – 2011
- "Reflections in a Rearview Mirror: How I Got My DUI, Costs & Losses, Physiology, Levels of Use, and How My Life Changed for the Better" (5 parts) – 2013
- "Beyond Opiates" – 2013
External links
References
- ^ "Psychoactive", William E. Cohen; Paul Steinbroner; Pyramid Films, 1976 [1]
- ^ "Old Age: Do Not Go Gentle", 1978
- ^ "Here's Looking at You, Kid", 1980, William E. Cohen, Andrew McGuire
- ^ "Here's Looking at You, Kid", Nova, November 9, 1982 (Code: 0913)
- ISBN 978-0-926544-39-0), Dr. Darryl S. Inaba and William Cohen, CNS Productions, 1989 [2]