Activities:

Before viewing
1. In groups or as a class, brainstorm the following and record responses on a board or paper. Ask students what they associate with:

a) young people sleeping rough
b) older people sleeping rough.

Briefly discuss what students personally think it would be like. Record responses. 2. The film follows inner city drug workers Vicky and Noel through their daily interaction with injecting drug users. Glynn and Scott are two addicts whose lifestyles and pasts emerge. You may wish to have groups of students focus on the following:

a) Scott’s story
b) Glynn’s story
c) the work of the drugs project – Vicky and Noel

See programme outline for specific areas of focus and timings. After Viewing
Key questions

Has the film made students:

1) more aware of something?
2) think more deeply about some issue?
3) changed their opinion about something in any way?

Discuss and compare with original brainstorm. Activity (Class or group)
Put Glynn and Scott’s names in the centre of large piece of paper. Put a circle round each name and – using spokes – build up a profile for each. What's Glynn’s story? What’s Scott’s story? What are the similarities? What are the differences? Are there any inconsistencies? Can you account for these? Does this tell us anything about who becomes addicted? What do you personally feel about these two people? What if they lived near you or attended a centre near you?

Put ‘Drug Project’ in the centre of a piece of paper. Identify the services provided and discuss the purpose of each. How useful or successful do you think they are?

Ask students what they think could be done to improve the situation.