DRUGS: THE LOWDOWN ON GETTING HIGH
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Related websites
www.channel4.com/health/microsites/
0-9/4health/drugs/index.html
The Drugs section of the 4Health site gives the facts on everything from physical and mental health to the law. Check out features written by drug users, drug workers and law experts.
www.channel4.com/health/microsites/
0-9/4health/teenlife/tdd_index.html
The Drug Deal, part of the Teen Life section of 4Health.
www.channel4.com/life/microsites/
H/helplines/phone_g_drugs_u16.html
Channel 4's Under 16's Coping with Drug Problems script provides information for young people on where to get help and information about drugs, whether you are concerned for yourself, a friend or member of your family. There's also information on the government changes in law regarding cannabis.
www.talktofrank.com/home_html.aspx
Ask Frank includes an A-Z of drugs, a forum and a drugs advice service for young people.
www.thesite.org/
TheSite, which aims to be the first place all young adults turn to when they need support and guidance through life, includes sections on drugs, and health and wellbeing.
www.release.org.uk/
Release is a charity that was initially set up to advise people who had fallen foul of the law as a result of drug use. The website is the place to visit for help and information about drugs and the law.
www.tdpf.org.uk/
The website of Transform, which campaigns for reformation of the drug laws.
www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onelife/health/
index.shtml?drugs#topics
This part of the BBC Radio One site for young people has drugs fact files, an addiction assessment, quizzes and users' stories.
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Cannabis – what's the problem?
Clip 1: 04:50 – 06:25
- In (narrator): 'Cannabis is a depressant…'
- Out (David Monteith): '…spraying it with all kinds of rubbish'
Who's in control?
Clip 2: 07:52 – 09:22
- In (Hannah): 'When I tried ecstasy…'
- Out (David Monteith): '… it's a good feeling'
Friends and family
Clip 3: 31:42 – 33:22
- In (Neal): 'I felt that my only option…'
- Out (Neal's father): '…where I'd gone wrong.'
Kicking the habit
Clip 4: 25:08 – 26:51
- In (Graham): 'It was like blocking out what my life was…'
- Out (Graham): '…I've really got to change now.'
