00.00 – 03:30
We are introduced to April, who, at the age of 15, met a man of 33 who introduced her to drugs. We also meet her mother Sherrie who talks about how April's drug taking affected her.
03:31 – 07.45
We are introduced to Ian and see him begging for money in Covent Garden. April explains how she funded her heroin habit – by sleeping with men and robbing them.
07:46 – 11:50
Ian talks about how he first got into drug taking. April thinks back on how much money she used to spend on drugs when addicted to heroin.
11.51 – 16:50
Ian talks of how drugs helped him escape his difficult and unhappy life. Sherrie and April look back on the worst points of April's addiction.
16:51 – 22:50
April and Ian both need to take methadone on a daily basis. April considers the risks to her unborn child and Ian worries that he might be kicked off the programme.
22:51 – 28:16
Baby Carmella is born dependant on methadone. April now wants to train as a drug worker. Ian is thrown out of the hostel and the film ends with him dumping all his clothes in the street.
Information from Channel 4 about what help there is available for people struggling with drug addiction, and their friends and family.
Notes to support Channel 4 Learning programmes.
Full listings for the week ahead, plus downloadable wallcharts for this term.
Watch again for free on your PC with Channel 4's on demand service 4oD.
