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1 online resource (streaming video file) (57 min. 34 sec.) ; 347195408 bytes |
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*Adult Themes, Coarse Language, Content that may concern*In 2011 24-year-old Jesse Jones went missing. After five days his body was found at the bottom of a 375 ft. cliff. During the search for Jesse it emerged that unbeknownst to his family, he was suffering from acute depression and felt Roaccutane, a commonly prescribed acne drug, was largely to blame.Acne affects 85% of teenagers in various forms of severity and can be a debilitating condition. Even mild outbreaks can make people insecure and miserable and they will do anything to get rid of it.Jesse's story will provide the backbone for this moving and revealing UK documentary as Gemma Cairney, who had skin problems as a teenager, goes on an emotional journey to see how acne continues to cause untold misery for thousands of young people in the UK.Using Jesse's case as a catalyst, Gemma will meet chronic sufferers and leading experts in the field of dermatology; to see how potential cures are causing more problems than they are solving.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Produced for BBC3 |
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Broadcast 2014-03-12 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: M |
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Acne -- Treatment.
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Depression, Mental.
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Medication abuse -- Complications.
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Skin -- Diseases.
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Teenagers -- Diseases.
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United Kingdom.
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Streaming video
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Jones, Derek, director
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Cairney, Gemma, host
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