Faces of Death III Page #3

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My name is

Dr. Steven Lerner,

I am a clinical researcher

in the area of drugs of abuse.

For the last

six years

my associates and I

have been studying

the drug PCP.

PCP is a very

dangerous drug.

PCP was originally

developed by Park Davis

in the mid 1950s

as a surgical anesthetic,

and because of the adverse

reactions in humans,

the clinical studies

were discontinued

in the mid sixties,

and the drug was

taken off the market.

Since that time, we've

been seeing its use illicitly,

not only in

the United States,

but in

foreign countries.

PCP users are often times

brought to medical settings

because of adverse reactions

where families, friends,

law enforcement

may become involved.

Many times, in order to

subdue the violent PCP user,

it may take as many as

six or eight large officers.

For that reason, they may need

to be restrained or medicated.

Could we have some

help out here?

Get out of the way,

get out of the way.

God damn,

this guy is big.

Lock him in here.

Not going, not going.

God damn it,

get back over here.

Leave me alone.

Get him on

the gurney.

F***ers,

leave me alone...

get your hands

off me...

son of a b*tch,

leave me alone.

Let me go.

Alright,

move the stretcher.

Let me go.

Move the stretcher

over there.

F***ers.

Watch his feet,

watch his feet.

Alright, now,

let's hold the wrists up...

open that door.

Open that door.

Get the damn door.

Open the door.

Where are you

taking me?

This is five milligrams

of PCP.

Typically, PCP is smoked,

primarily on leaf material.

For someone that would

take one or two inhalations

on a joint

laced with PCP,

the effects would come on

within one to five minutes,

the drug would peak our plateau

within 15 to 30 minutes,

the person would stay high

for four to six hours.

And ordinarily it would

take 24 to 48 hours

until the person

returned to normal.

That's used

one time only.

For the chronic PCP user,

the person that uses

at least three days per week

for a minimum

of three months,

it may take anywhere from

several months to several years

until the person again

returns to normal.

PCP users may exhibit altering

states of consciousness

where they may appear

to be alert and oriented

at one point

in time,

to be seen

several seconds later

where they may be

combative or even violent.

Get out with this

f***ing camera, who are you?

Get this camera

out of here.

How you doing, Willie?

Get that camera out of here,

you're not taking my picture.

Now, I want you

to drink this up.

I ain't taking that sh*t.

Now, it's good for you.

Willie, come on.

Get the f*** out of here...

I'm gonna have to

calm you down, Willie.

Take the medicine.

It's good for you.

Take it all the way down,

all the way down.

Take some more.

All the way.

Now swallow it,

swallow it, Willie.

Okay.

Billy, you see

what they did,

what did they do

that for, Billy?

What did they

do that for?

We're going to give you

an injection, old man.

We're going to give you

an injection...

I want your shoulder

back here.

Relax.

I want your shoulder

back here.

Calm down,

calm down.

When this man awakens

from his drug stupor,

he will once again

have to face a reality

which he feared

and tried to forget.

The use of drugs

by the general populace

has increased dramatically

in the last two decades.

When society has to numb

itself against

an everyday existence,

a quest for medication

becomes a subtle way

of committing suicide.

There is little doubt that

when this man's fears return,

he will renew his high

with an old friend, PCP...

the 'angel of death. '

For those who suffer

from acrophobia,

the fear of heights,

the thought of parachuting

out of an airplane

would be insane.

For 15 years, Bob Oster

has been a stunt photographer

specializing in

aerial photography.

He climbs on to the wing

strut in preparation

for filming a

parachuting competition.

The pilot holds the plane

steady until he's in position.

The first man out

is Mark Adams, a novice,

in competition

for the first time.

Oster follows him in order

to film his aerial maneuvers.

The object of free

fall competition

is to land

in a designated area.

The first competitor

to hit this area

two out of three times,

wins the event.

In his first

professional jump,

Adams landed

directly on the mark.

Adams returned

to his crew

and received

their congratulations.

As he posed

for photographs,

he appeared confident

about his next jump.

The crew carefully

prepared his gear

for the second jump

of the day.

When jumping out of a plane,

3500 feet above the ground,

a parachutist is totally

dependent upon his equipment.

After receiving a kiss

for good luck,

Adams is once again airbourne

for a second jump.

When a strong gust of wind

began to blow Adams off target,

his crew,

concerned for his safety,

began to chase

the drifting parachutes.

Cecil Clemmons,

the owner of Gatorama,

remembers that

tragic day.

The most terrible thing

that I have ever witnessed

was one evening

I come out on the patio

and I see this man

coming down in a parachute.

And he landed right

in the crockpit.

And he just made

one big scream,

and the most

horrible looking face

you ever seen on

a human being,

that was him.

And before

I could get any help,

or any way to get

him out of there,

they had pulled him

to shreds.

Grab his legs.

Oh, sh*t,

look what they done to him.

There was nothing

I could do.

There was nothing

anybody could do,

Adams had landed on a target

which this time

would cost him

his life.

I first visited the country

of El Salvador 20 years ago.

At that time,

there was hope

that this

Central American nation

would become a great

ally of the United States.

Unfortunately, it was

a short-lived dream,

for this country is now in a

state of total political anarchy.

Sitting here, you would think

everything is peaceful and serene,

but what you don't see

is a 15-foot wall

surrounding

this property.

When it becomes dangerous

to leave your house after dark

because of a virtual

war in the streets,

your own life

takes on new meaning.

That is the basic reason why

I came back to El Salvador.

What I have learned

is that political ideals

are more important

than human life.

Unfortunately for

the illiterate peasants

and the children

of this country,

it is the men

with guns

that decide

their political destiny.

In El Salvador,

torture is a common technique

used to obtain

information from prisoners.

The military records

these sessions

for their private files, and

occasionally, public display.

Carlos Marino was a man

who happened to be

in the right place

at the wrong time.

A seemingly routine

investigation

had become a horrible

nightmare for Carlos.

The methods of

extracting information

are as old as

civilization itself;

crude, but effective.

When Carlos did not respond to

the interrogation techniques,

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