The creative force behind CNS Productions, Inc. lies in the collaborative efforts of the organizations principals, Paul J. Steinbroner and William Cohen. Since 1976, these two men have worked together, along with Dr. Darryl Inaba, former CEO of the San Francisco-based Haight-Ashbury Drug Detoxificaton, and Aftercare Clinic, to produce one of the principal resources fo ...r the college level classroom, Uppers, Downers, All Arounders, as well as a comprehensive video library of substance abuse information titles.

Testament to their skills as filmmakers and videographers, the list of honors and awards includes two national Emmy Awards; the Grand Prize at the San Francisco International Film Festival, the George Foster Peabody Award, and the National Educational Film Festival's Henry J. Kaiser, Jr. Award, and a host of awards for creative excellence from the educational film industry.