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Just a Few Drinks
Four young people tell how an evening of drinking alcohol led to a sequence of events that changed their lives and their attitude to drinking.
Four young people tell how an evening of drinking alcohol led to a sequence of events that changed their lives. At the time, they all set out just wanting to have a good time, but after their experience with alcohol their attitude to drinking has changed significantly.
At 14, Alan's drinking boosted his self-confidence to challenge a group of lads who were insulting his friend. They threw Alan into a bus shelter, shattering his collar-bone.
Anna, now 17, fell out with her friends after drunkenly kissing her best friend's ex-boyfriend at a party.
18-year-old Jordan drank over half a bottle of neat brandy just to look cool - and nearly killed himself as a consequence.
Emily, now 17, was so drunk after leaving a bar that she agreed to the offer of help to find a taxi from a guy she barely knew, with devastating consequences.
The science of how alcohol affects the body is explored through four real life stories, highlighting how behaviour can change dramatically as a result of drinking.
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Clips
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Jordan's experience of getting drunk when he was 16
Duration: 07:12
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Emily鈥檚 experience of drinking alcohol
Duration: 07:25
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Anna鈥檚 experience of drinking alcohol
Duration: 06:59
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Alan鈥檚 experience of drinking alcohol
Duration: 07:34
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Broadcasts
- Wed 20 Feb 2013 04:30
- Tue 5 Mar 2013 04:30
- Tue 26 Mar 2013 04:30
- Tue 7 May 2013 04:30
- Thu 23 May 2013 04:30
- Thu 24 Oct 2013 04:00
- Wed 20 Nov 2013 03:55
- Wed 15 Jan 2014 04:30
- Wed 18 Jun 2014 04:00
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