Drugs and Alcohol (young people)

Peter works full time in publicity. He is single and has one child. White British.

Daniel, university graduate, is a member of Alcoholics Anonymous and is on the 12 Step Programme. He says that he hasn't tried anything stronger than a cigarette or a cup of coffee since January 2006.

Sam lives with his partner and their child. He is a part- time youth worker and has just started university. Ethnic background: White British.

Michelle, a university graduate, lives with her daughter and partner. She is a creche worker. Ethnic background: White British.

Jamie lives with his girlfriend, works for an electrical engineering company, and is studying to be an electrical engineer. Jamie thinks that children should be taught, at an early age, by their parents and teachers about the dangers of drinking too much alcohol. Ethnic background: White.

Jen is married, a university graduate, and works full-time as a press officer. Jen grew up in a small village and her school friends would go out to drink vodka on weekends, which her parents didn't like. Some people she knew took ecstasy and speed. She tried cannabis but avoided drugs like ecstasy because she was afraid of what would happen. Ethnic background: British