PSHE/Citizenship GCSE: Drink & Drugs: My Story

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The science of how alcohol and other drugs affect the body is explored through eight real-life stories, highlighting how behaviour can change dramatically as a result of drinking alcohol or taking other drugs.

Suitable for: PSHE and Citizenship GCSE . This series is relevant for teaching teenagers about personal welfare and the effects of drink and drugs.

Alan's experience of drinking alcohol at 14
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Alan's experience of drinking alcohol at 14

Alan tells his story of how an evening of drinking alcohol led to a sequence of events that changed his life.

Anna's experience of drinking alcohol at 17
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Anna's experience of drinking alcohol at 17

Anna tells how, at 17, she fell out with her friends after drunkenly kissing her best friend's ex-boyfriend at a party.

Emily's experience of drinking alcohol at 16
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Emily's experience of drinking alcohol at 16

Emily tells her story of how an evening of drinking alcohol led to a sequence of events that changed her life.

Jordan's experience of drinking alcohol at 16
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Jordan's experience of drinking alcohol at 16

Sixteen-year-old Jordan drank over half a bottle of neat brandy and it nearly killed him.

Jade's experience of taking mephedrone
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Jade's experience of taking mephedrone

Jade gives a highly personal account of how taking a variety of illegal drugs devastated her life.

Lorne's experience of smoking cannabis
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Lorne's experience of smoking cannabis

Lorne, 17, describes how becoming addicted to cannabis devastated his life and damaged his hopes of becoming a professional footballer.

Rose's experience of taking legal high drugs
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Rose's experience of taking legal high drugs

Rose describes how she collapsed after smoking a 'legal high' at a music festival.

Sam's experience of using ketamine
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Sam's experience of using ketamine

Sam describes how his life dramatically changed through his involvement with illegal drugs such as ketamine.