0:00:02 > 0:00:04Hello. FASA. Michelle speaking.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Have you taken anything right now?
0:00:10 > 0:00:12This programme contains some strong language
0:00:12 > 0:00:16I'm going to get our crisis worker over to talk to you. OK?
0:00:16 > 0:00:18We have sexual abuse, we have divorce,
0:00:18 > 0:00:20we have bereavement -
0:00:20 > 0:00:22is a huge one.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25Give me anything life throws at you that's incredibly difficult
0:00:25 > 0:00:28and I'll give you somebody trying to take away that pain with
0:00:28 > 0:00:31either drugs, alcohol, prescription medication,
0:00:31 > 0:00:33or all of them, in some cases.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36OK, hold the line there. Right, don't go anywhere.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43If someone's got something wrong with them physically -
0:00:43 > 0:00:45a broken arm, broken leg - you can see it.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48But you can't see what's inside people's heads.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51And people are frightened to talk about what's inside their head.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Hiya, Lorraine. I have Helen on the line here.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57She's just talking about killing herself.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59OK, no problem.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02The health and wellbeing of the nation
0:01:02 > 0:01:05should have been looked at and should have been planned,
0:01:05 > 0:01:08so that we actually started to treat those people from day one,
0:01:08 > 0:01:11when the Good Friday Agreement was signed.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14The legacy of that then is that we have ended up with
0:01:14 > 0:01:17a big alcohol-consuming population
0:01:17 > 0:01:21big benzodiazepines, big prescribed medication-consuming population,
0:01:21 > 0:01:25and now we're seeing a big illicit drug-using population.
0:01:27 > 0:01:28Are you there?
0:01:31 > 0:01:32Helen?
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Helen, are you there?
0:01:41 > 0:01:44PHONE RINGS
0:01:45 > 0:01:49- Are you Thomas?- Yeah.- Nice to meet you. I'm Hannah.- Right.- Hiya.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- Um, drug screening this afternoon, then?- Yes.- Yep.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56FASA, the Forum for Action on Substance Abuse,
0:01:56 > 0:02:00deals with the human fallout from drug and alcohol dependency.
0:02:02 > 0:02:07It's a... It's just a small... a little, small part of the job.
0:02:07 > 0:02:13Um, so he's been tested positive for benzodiazepines.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15FASA supports anyone in need.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18It was the first community-based charity here to offer
0:02:18 > 0:02:21support for substance abuse, suicide,
0:02:21 > 0:02:24self-harm and mental health under the one roof.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Do you think he's suicidal or...?
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Their doors are open to anyone who asks for their help.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35And through the work of FASA's staff,
0:02:35 > 0:02:38we gained a unique perspective on the front-line battle
0:02:38 > 0:02:40against substance abuse in Northern Ireland.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- 'Hello.'- Hello, Sharon.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46- 'Yes?'- Sharon, my name's Alex and I work for FASA.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48We've had a call from Ian this morning, um,
0:02:48 > 0:02:51and he's not in a good place.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Basically he's saying he's going to take his own life.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58This is just to remind me what I have to do.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00And the order I have to do it in.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03And the times and things I've got there. So...
0:03:03 > 0:03:05PHONE CAMERA CLICKS
0:03:05 > 0:03:07James is a community support worker.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09If there's something happening on the ground,
0:03:09 > 0:03:12he'll be one of the first people to know.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15The intelligence he gathers is vital ammunition
0:03:15 > 0:03:18in the battle to save lives.
0:03:18 > 0:03:23We have to be able to work with any section of the community.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25And because we're dealing with drugs and alcohol,
0:03:25 > 0:03:28and we're dealing with community safety issues,
0:03:28 > 0:03:30we're dealing with, um,
0:03:30 > 0:03:32some social issues that people
0:03:32 > 0:03:35don't like to actually say that's in their communities,
0:03:35 > 0:03:38they have to be able to trust that we're doing the right thing.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44- Are you doing a runner? - THEY LAUGH
0:03:44 > 0:03:47One of the communities James works closely with, has asked him
0:03:47 > 0:03:50to assess the level of substance abuse in their area.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Should I be in the community house?
0:03:53 > 0:03:57The community house only opens from 9.00 to 12.00, love. Why?
0:03:57 > 0:03:58I'm looking for Margaret.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02We're assessing and monitoring what the issues are.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05If we fail to do this, we may miss something that's actually
0:04:05 > 0:04:10quite important and could actually, potentially, um, kill people.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12It's a lot tidier than the last time I was up.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14I mean, there's not a much lying about.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17It's only lately that all night long it was happening,
0:04:17 > 0:04:18it was terrible.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20And the police came round and then
0:04:20 > 0:04:22the paramilitaries shifted them and, you know...
0:04:22 > 0:04:23Yeah.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25I was glad I bumped into you there.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Eddie is a community worker
0:04:27 > 0:04:31and has serious concerns about the drug paraphernalia lying around.
0:04:33 > 0:04:34This is bad up here.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37This is even worse than when we went the last time.
0:04:37 > 0:04:38Is that the stuff that you can buy?
0:04:38 > 0:04:44- Oh, it's... Aye. So...- It's like chemical powder.- It's legal highs.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47So that's your China White.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Legal highs are research chemicals which they have put in place
0:04:50 > 0:04:52to actually replicate drugs.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55It could be cannabis, it could be cocaine and things like that.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59These are diarrhoea tablets.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03So these have been either bought or stolen from a local shop.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06So they must be using the powder to fill the capsules.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09James suspects the capsules are being split,
0:05:09 > 0:05:13the powder inside used as a bulking agent mixed with legal highs,
0:05:13 > 0:05:16put back in the capsules, then sold as an illicit drug.
0:05:18 > 0:05:19And this is different.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22James has never come across such a concoction before.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25These have all been used.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27There's a whole box of Imodium went off the shelf.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Um...
0:05:32 > 0:05:33Oh, my goodness.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40That's off the shelf. That wasn't bought. That's been...
0:05:40 > 0:05:42There's a couple of hundred pounds sitting there alone.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48This is like an... It's an outside factory.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51We don't want this to escalate.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54We want to try and stop this before it actually
0:05:54 > 0:05:56escalates into something that's out of control.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01FASA is concerned the find could be the start of a new drug trend.
0:06:01 > 0:06:06James's boss Alex recommends they alert the Public Health Agency.
0:06:06 > 0:06:07See the drug dealers with their greed,
0:06:07 > 0:06:11you know, putting toxic substances in just to bulk it up.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Not caring about, you know,
0:06:13 > 0:06:16is this going to kill people taking this or not?
0:06:16 > 0:06:19And then the young people are, you know, indestructible.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22"It'll never happen to me, it won't be me."
0:06:22 > 0:06:24The Public Health Agency will assess
0:06:24 > 0:06:26whether the risk merits a public health warning.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29We are now in a new environment
0:06:29 > 0:06:32of how people are misusing new substances.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34And that's right across that range.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37From over-the-counter drugs up to illicit drugs and alcohol.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39It wouldn't be, would it?!
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Is that the herbal cannabis? Poly drug misuse.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45It doesn't smell like tobacco.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49That combination of people being willing to take anything,
0:06:49 > 0:06:53wanting to take legal highs, combination drugs with prescribed
0:06:53 > 0:06:57medications, with alcohol, and don't see the added dangers.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Darren's on his way to meet a 21-year-old client.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08He's worried his substance abuse is spiralling out of control.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11The roads are a bit skiddy today.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15When he first came to FASA, at the age of 15,
0:07:15 > 0:07:18his mother had found him using cannabis.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22He went through some of the motions six years ago,
0:07:22 > 0:07:25but he wasn't really ready to make a change.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28Tell us a bit about your alcohol
0:07:28 > 0:07:31and substance misuse over the last wee while.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36- The first time I did it I was 15...14, 15.- Yeah.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40And at school. Trying to be a big lad, smoking dope.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44And drink, sniffing glue.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46- Mm-hm.- I took most of the drugs.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51I tried heroin. I tried crack. I've tried most of them.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Decisions you make at the age of 15
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- really can impact the rest of your life.- Oh, aye.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Lee's been doing his best to wean himself off alcohol and drugs.
0:08:01 > 0:08:06But a chaotic lifestyle has taken its toll on his mental health.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09When we're thinking about the risk factors,
0:08:09 > 0:08:11I'll run through a couple of the headings.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14The first one is self-harm or suicidal behaviour.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Would you have any history in that?
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- Yeah.- Tell us a wee bit about it.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- Self-harm - cutting wrists. Um... - When was that?
0:08:23 > 0:08:25The last one would be six months.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Um, in hospital, going into hospital, so...
0:08:30 > 0:08:34- It was kind of... - I'm glad you didn't.- I'm glad myself.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36I'm glad myself.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Lee's drug habit has put a strain
0:08:38 > 0:08:41on the relationship with his mum and daughter.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43They're still in contact, but he's desperate to gain
0:08:43 > 0:08:47control of his addiction to repair the hurt he's caused.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50This is a stepping stone now. This is the pathway I keep.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53I remember sitting with you at 15 years of age.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55I was straight on the path of drink and drugs.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58You are maybe getting a wee bit of a glimmer that there is hope.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02There is hope. There's hope, but you have to get halfway to see it.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06FASA will work with Lee for as long as he needs their help.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08BACKGROUND CHATTER
0:09:08 > 0:09:11That'll do. Thanks. We need our energy.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14We need to get going in the morning.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17'My first drink of alcohol was round about nine years old.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22'And my first times of solvent abuse'
0:09:22 > 0:09:25was round about ten years old.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28We can't be efficient machines without fuel.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30MICROWAVE BEEPS
0:09:31 > 0:09:33OK.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Good man. Thank you.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39What put the sparkle back in your life? Was there a FASA?
0:09:39 > 0:09:41No. FASA wasn't born yet.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Um, at the age of about 15, 16,
0:09:44 > 0:09:47'a youth worker came in to my life
0:09:47 > 0:09:50'and asked could I come up to the youth club
0:09:50 > 0:09:52'and work behind their tuck shop and help them out?'
0:09:52 > 0:09:54I thought, "Is this guy for real?
0:09:54 > 0:09:58"You know, am I going to nick all his Mars bars and steal all his money?"
0:09:58 > 0:10:02But the fact that he showed that he believed in me was enough to
0:10:02 > 0:10:07start me on the tentative journey of starting to believe in myself again.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09THEY TALK OVER EACH OTHER
0:10:09 > 0:10:12FASA's staff are trained professionals.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Why do you think people drink? Why do people drink?
0:10:14 > 0:10:16- Because they like it. - To have fun.- To have fun.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20But many draw on life experience to help them do the job.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24What happened to me was my central nervous system started to shut down.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27And I got really, really, really ill.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- Um, and it was through binge drinking.- You got a sore head.
0:10:30 > 0:10:31No, I didn't get a sore head.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34I started to get chest infections, and pneumonia,
0:10:34 > 0:10:36and things like that there.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39So my body couldn't actually fight off infections.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43- Um... - You're really lucky then.- Yeah?
0:10:43 > 0:10:46'It got to a point where I was actually given two weeks to live.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48'And that had a real'
0:10:48 > 0:10:50major impact on my mental health.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54- Where do you think would be the first place you would get it?- Heart.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57'There was nobody there for me to speak to. Nobody.'
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Do you have somebody who's drinking a lot?
0:10:59 > 0:11:02'I don't want other people to have that same factor,
0:11:02 > 0:11:04'that there's nobody there for them to speak to.'
0:11:04 > 0:11:06And you just couldn't stop?
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- It can actually give you bladder cancer.- Can it?
0:11:08 > 0:11:10So you can get cancer in your bladder.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16I'm eating a bit of chocolate.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Lee is the loveliest fella you could meet.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- His decision-making hasn't been the best over the years.- Right.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25But at times you would imagine he's his own worst enemy.
0:11:25 > 0:11:26Unfortunately...
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Paul has just started volunteering with FASA.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- ..much more than he did.- Right. - Back then, it wasn't all that...
0:11:32 > 0:11:34He'll be supervised by Darren.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37What are the issues that he's really dealing with now?
0:11:37 > 0:11:39He's been popping a lot of diazepam.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- OK.- He's been taking a bit of Seroquel.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44He has been drinking a fair amount.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47- As far as I know, he's still smoking a bit of cannabis.- Right.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51- And we're going to suggest looking at a reduction of his use.- Right.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55We are going to suggest that he gives himself some goals
0:11:55 > 0:11:58so that he can get some small wins under his belt.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00For him to make that radical change,
0:12:00 > 0:12:03there's going to be opportunities for him to slip, make mistakes,
0:12:03 > 0:12:05feel sorry for himself and maybe go back to using.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Lee's been evicted from his hostel.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11There's been a complaint about antisocial behaviour -
0:12:11 > 0:12:13an accusation he denies.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17So, what's the craic like?
0:12:17 > 0:12:21- All good.- All good. Had you been under the influence of anything?- Nah.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- And you can remember everything really clearly?- Everything. Yeah.
0:12:24 > 0:12:25Everything.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28How are you doing? I'm Darren from FASA.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32FASA's priority now is to bolster Lee's mental resilience
0:12:32 > 0:12:34so he doesn't give in to temptation.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37If you're having cravings, keep yourself occupied.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42You know, think back of the negative places that drugs has got you to
0:12:42 > 0:12:44and potentially think about the future,
0:12:44 > 0:12:47the steps you need to take now to stay out of trouble,
0:12:47 > 0:12:49to potentially get you back on track again,
0:12:49 > 0:12:51- to have that wee life you wanted to have.- Yeah.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54If you go back on the gear, if you lose control through alcohol
0:12:54 > 0:12:58or other drugs, then potentially that sets you right back again.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Yep.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02How does it feel when you hear a compliment?
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- A compliment?- Aye. Do you take it all right?
0:13:04 > 0:13:10'I fear this evening, he will probably do what many people do'
0:13:10 > 0:13:13in Northern Ireland, which is self-medicate.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15You go back to what you know best.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18You go back to what you know kills the pain.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21You go back to what you know has worked for you in the past
0:13:21 > 0:13:23when things are difficult.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32I have a client I've been working with and he's found himself homeless.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Could you potentially recommend me anywhere that he might be able
0:13:35 > 0:13:38to get his head down for a short period of time?
0:13:38 > 0:13:40'He's going to be so low
0:13:40 > 0:13:43'that suicidal thoughts could be creeping in again.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46'That's a fear that I'll be taking home with me this evening
0:13:46 > 0:13:49'and be concerned about it as soon as I wake up in the morning.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51'And that's just what comes with this job.'
0:13:51 > 0:13:55There's a chance of a crash facility, which is
0:13:55 > 0:13:57a place just for this evening to get his head down.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01Not perfect, but it's better than the streets.
0:14:04 > 0:14:05James has heard some rumours.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11The word on the street is that there have been
0:14:11 > 0:14:13a number of drug-related deaths in Belfast.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17We are looking at a potential six deaths.
0:14:18 > 0:14:19Aha.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23So we have one in Sandy Row, one in the Shankhill,
0:14:23 > 0:14:27three in East Belfast and one on Ormeau Road.
0:14:27 > 0:14:32'This is a new crisis that has came out of nowhere.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35'And people will automatically link them.'
0:14:36 > 0:14:39We need to make sure that, um, who the people are talking to,
0:14:39 > 0:14:41that it's not just rumour-mongering.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47They've died quite suddenly, feeling really unwell.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Convulsions and perhaps a heart attack.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52There's obviously a potent stimulant in it.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55There's a red Rockstar.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58and that's actually supposedly ecstasy.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00There's a brown Rockstar which has heroin in it.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02The white one I think has coke in it.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Have the police not been able to get any of the tablets to test them?
0:15:05 > 0:15:09Not yet, no. It's very early days.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12If there's something that we can do,
0:15:12 > 0:15:16as a community organisation or as a partnership of organisations,
0:15:16 > 0:15:20that will actually reduce the risks of further deaths,
0:15:20 > 0:15:22we need to investigate that.
0:15:22 > 0:15:27There's no confirmation yet that the deaths are drug related.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30FASA will work with a network of other agencies
0:15:30 > 0:15:34to help establish if there is a new, lethal drug on the streets.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36It's nice to get out of the office.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39It's nice to do something that's informal,
0:15:39 > 0:15:43where the client sometimes doesn't even realise that he's gone through
0:15:43 > 0:15:46a therapeutic session, so yeah, should be good fun.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Lee's now moved into a new hostel organised by FASA.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53This morning, Darren plans to help him set goals,
0:15:53 > 0:15:56which will nudge him along the path of recovery.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Hopefully be up and fresh and ready for action.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Well...
0:16:01 > 0:16:03What time do you call this?
0:16:03 > 0:16:04Morning.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08- Morning. How are you?- I'm fine. Yourself?- I'm good.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15In brief interventions, we're taking people through a process
0:16:15 > 0:16:18of helping them understand where they are at, emotionally
0:16:18 > 0:16:21and with their drug habit,
0:16:21 > 0:16:25and with their support structures and risk factors in their lives,
0:16:25 > 0:16:27so we're looking at the big picture.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31You HAVE been practising!
0:16:31 > 0:16:34What was it like yesterday? With your daughter?
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Brilliant.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- Is there any comparison?- No.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41'Even just a 15-minute brief intervention
0:16:41 > 0:16:44'can really nudge someone in a different direction.'
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Ah, what a shot.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51So, when you look back, of all the times when you've been drunk,
0:16:51 > 0:16:55of all the times when you've had any gear in your system,
0:16:55 > 0:16:59of all the highs that you've had through chemicals,
0:16:59 > 0:17:04compare that to the natural high of being with your daughter.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Is there any comparison?
0:17:06 > 0:17:08No.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12We will work out...how heavy is your drug use
0:17:12 > 0:17:15and what problems is it causing? You know,
0:17:15 > 0:17:17how hazardous has it become?
0:17:17 > 0:17:21Even from that, it's helping the client to work out,
0:17:21 > 0:17:23maybe it's time to make a change.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26If the client's considering making a change,
0:17:26 > 0:17:28we'll help them to weigh up the pros and cons.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31And where you want to be is where, Lee?
0:17:31 > 0:17:35All the things you're meant to do in life,
0:17:35 > 0:17:41instead of running about, stealing, robbing...
0:17:42 > 0:17:47..selling fags, you know, anything, to get money...
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- Yeah.- ..Just for your next drink or your next smoke of dope.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54'It's not only helping them to think about it,
0:17:54 > 0:17:57'it's helping them to hear themselves saying it out loud.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00'To actually hear that being said'
0:18:00 > 0:18:03is enough for a client to say, "Well, if that is the case,
0:18:03 > 0:18:06"I might actually start doing something about it."
0:18:06 > 0:18:09So, Lee, this week, then. Goals?
0:18:09 > 0:18:11No drink, no drugs.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Be occupied is one.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Keep myself occupied.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17Throughout the week.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21Anything, as long as it's not in the wrong company.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24FASA pride themselves in the fact that we work in a way
0:18:24 > 0:18:26that's totally non-judgmental.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Who are we to judge anybody?
0:18:28 > 0:18:30We're just ordinary people like anyone else.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36THEY LAUGH
0:18:36 > 0:18:38That's a nasty one.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Sometimes you have to give yourself a wee challenge
0:18:41 > 0:18:43to see if you can achieve something or not.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45You treat people with respect,
0:18:45 > 0:18:47the way you'd like to be treated yourself,
0:18:47 > 0:18:50and you hold them in the highest regard you can.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Through that, they might start believing in themselves.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59What is it that drives you?
0:18:59 > 0:19:03I suppose the big thing is that you want to see...
0:19:03 > 0:19:06In my heart, I want to see this guy making it.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10He'll be one. I'm going to his funeral this morning.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15Because he's linked in with all the other ones we're working with over there.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20It's been confirmed one of the deaths is drug related.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25All the things that I have planned over the next couple of days
0:19:25 > 0:19:27have to be cancelled and moved about,
0:19:27 > 0:19:32and we need to clarify exactly what we're going to be doing.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36FASA and other agencies are working round the clock
0:19:36 > 0:19:39to help establish if there is a new lethal drug on the streets.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42Hello. I'm looking for Eddie.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45For the moment, the public are unaware.
0:19:45 > 0:19:50We've been given across information around a specific drug
0:19:50 > 0:19:53that could potentially be harmful,
0:19:53 > 0:19:55and we're trying to tie it down
0:19:55 > 0:19:58to see if we need to be giving out an alert.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02Um...they're fairly irregular.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05All different shapes, all different sizes.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09They're saying that they're crushing and sniffing them.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11A bit stressed!
0:20:11 > 0:20:13To be honest with you.
0:20:13 > 0:20:20I've just had a chat with a local inspector in East Belfast.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22We need to build up this information
0:20:22 > 0:20:24so if there is the need for a drug alert
0:20:24 > 0:20:27to go out from the Public Health Agency,
0:20:27 > 0:20:29that we do that as soon as possible.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Listen, what time is...?
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Quarter to one.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39For now, James is taking time out to pay his respects
0:20:39 > 0:20:42at the funeral of one of the young men who died.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46How unusual is this crisis scenario at the moment?
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Very, very unusual.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50It's just about harm reduction.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53It's about reducing the harm that's out there.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55We're not going to be able to clean the street,
0:20:55 > 0:20:57but we're going to be able to
0:20:57 > 0:20:59at least give people an educated choice.
0:20:59 > 0:21:05What we are worried about is that there may be further deaths.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Horrific.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25She was just standing there.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29We're seeing so many young people, so many...
0:21:29 > 0:21:30young lads and young girls,
0:21:30 > 0:21:33all in the prime of life,
0:21:33 > 0:21:36and they're sitting and they've lost somebody really, really close to them.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Just as I was coming away,
0:21:38 > 0:21:43we had been given drugs that have been handed in off the street.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49There's a lot of flakes and things through it,
0:21:49 > 0:21:52so we're believing it is a bit of a concoction of stuff.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56But at least it's off the street, whatever it is.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59It reinforces the importance of doing what we do.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02PHONE RINGS
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Good morning, FASA. How may I help you?
0:22:05 > 0:22:07May I ask who's calling, please?
0:22:09 > 0:22:11'It's not possible to connect your call.'
0:22:15 > 0:22:19It's not possible to connect the call. Please try again later.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21Sometimes you've got to turn the phones off
0:22:21 > 0:22:23- at strategic moments. - Sometimes, yeah.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26Darren and Paul were due to meet Lee,
0:22:26 > 0:22:28but he's gone missing.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30I'll give him a ring.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33It's certainly a set back. It's something that I hadn't planned for,
0:22:33 > 0:22:38- but it's something that happens or a regular basis.- What is it that keeps you so positive?
0:22:38 > 0:22:41I don't know. I guess, for me, it's the experience of seeing
0:22:41 > 0:22:44so many people coming through
0:22:44 > 0:22:46and knowing that they can make it.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49OK. I'm just going to try and pop you through...
0:22:49 > 0:22:51More than 80% of clients
0:22:51 > 0:22:55say they've reduced their intake or cut out substance abuse
0:22:55 > 0:22:56after working with FASA.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59My name is Paul. How can I help you?
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Hello. Is that Lee?
0:23:01 > 0:23:04It's Darren here. Where are you? Down the hostel?
0:23:04 > 0:23:05Yeah?
0:23:05 > 0:23:09I was a wee bit worried after hearing you were away at that party.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13I've, in my diary, kind of pencilled it in already
0:23:13 > 0:23:17with the hope that you'd be free. Half past two this Friday.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19OK.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21Well, I'll see you on Friday, Lee.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23That'll do.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Take it easy. Bye-bye.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29It's all good.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34Alex is testing the white powder James was given at the funeral.
0:23:34 > 0:23:39I'll just see if I can get an initial reading, James.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42This is a multi-drug test, so basically,
0:23:42 > 0:23:45it tests stimulant drugs like cocaine, amphetamine,
0:23:45 > 0:23:49and then we have depressant and hallucinogenic drugs
0:23:49 > 0:23:52like cannabis, and then you have opiates,
0:23:52 > 0:23:54as well as benzodiazepines. So it's a depressant.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58But they will be the most prevalent ones you'll be testing for.
0:24:01 > 0:24:06So it's not positive for cocaine, amphetamines,
0:24:06 > 0:24:08cannabis or opioids
0:24:08 > 0:24:11but it is for benzos.
0:24:11 > 0:24:16The test isn't sophisticated enough to pinpoint what's in the powder.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19That's why they're so chunky.
0:24:19 > 0:24:20You have cocaine, amphetamine.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24It will have to be sent off for forensic testing.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28It could take months before FASA finds out
0:24:28 > 0:24:30if it's linked to the killer drug.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Is it diazepam?
0:24:32 > 0:24:35'Collectively, we could do more.'
0:24:35 > 0:24:38I think we need a fast testing facility
0:24:38 > 0:24:41where we can actually test substances.
0:24:41 > 0:24:42It is possible, but it's slow.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Give me a wee second.
0:24:48 > 0:24:49Hold on a wee second.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Hello.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Could you ask where he's from?
0:24:53 > 0:24:56FASA continues to pass on key community intelligence.
0:24:56 > 0:24:57Hello.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03Um...Glen, I'll get back to you. OK?
0:25:03 > 0:25:08We have a couple that we're getting information across from.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12They're talking about this hallucinogenic effect off of them.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16Obviously, we're thinking that potentially will be your link.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29INTERCOM BUZZES
0:25:29 > 0:25:31'Hello.'
0:25:31 > 0:25:34Hi, this is Paul from FASA for picking up Lee.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36'OK.
0:25:36 > 0:25:42'Paul, Lee's saying he's not feeling too well. He's lying in bed.'
0:25:42 > 0:25:45- OK. So, he doesn't want to do it today?- 'No.'
0:25:45 > 0:25:47- All right. Tell him I'll give him a call later.- 'OK.'
0:25:47 > 0:25:49All right, thanks.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52One of the that things people do when you're dealing with addiction
0:25:52 > 0:25:55is to make promises that they really can't keep,
0:25:55 > 0:25:59or they feel like that's what they have to do for other people.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02It's just part of the game.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04We can't force anyone into recovery.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07It's definitely the old saying -
0:26:07 > 0:26:10you have to hit rock bottom - and if they're not there yet,
0:26:10 > 0:26:14they're going to continue to do what they do until they really need help,
0:26:14 > 0:26:16and when they need help, you see the dedication.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20No sign of Lee?
0:26:20 > 0:26:22He didn't even come out to the door.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27Put into the mix the chaos that people can live
0:26:27 > 0:26:30when they're having substance misuse issues
0:26:30 > 0:26:32and confidence issues
0:26:32 > 0:26:34and mental health issues,
0:26:34 > 0:26:36and all of that mixed together,
0:26:36 > 0:26:40for me to hope that someone's going to attend religiously
0:26:40 > 0:26:44for six weeks, or eight weeks or 12 weeks, or whatever it might be,
0:26:44 > 0:26:49without failing, you know, I'd be a fool to believe that
0:26:49 > 0:26:53that's the way it's going to be for everybody.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56The PSNI has asked James to help assess drug use
0:26:56 > 0:26:58in Belfast city centre.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03Straight away, there's packets of legal high just there.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05It's stinking in there. I would watch.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Herbal Haze is one of the common ones we're seeing.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Drugs are being taken openly
0:27:10 > 0:27:13just a stone's throw from shoppers.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18The usual research chemical infused pot pourri on the back of that.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22And there's evidence illegal drugs are being mixed with legal highs.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26..a 14-year-old buying this in the shops...
0:27:26 > 0:27:28So we're starting to wonder, you know,
0:27:28 > 0:27:31if this is a result of mixing the drugs?
0:27:31 > 0:27:33As they approach Belfast Cathedral Quarter,
0:27:33 > 0:27:36James and the police officer find drug paraphernalia
0:27:36 > 0:27:38casually discarded.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44DTA! Don't trust anyone!
0:27:48 > 0:27:51Again, you can see commercially available pipes
0:27:51 > 0:27:54that you can get in the area.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57MEN SHOUT AND WHISTLE
0:27:57 > 0:28:01Don't get involved in stuff that doesn't involve you, lads.
0:28:01 > 0:28:02Fuck you!
0:28:02 > 0:28:05THEY SHOUT
0:28:05 > 0:28:07You're a cop. I know you.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09SHOUTING CONTINUES
0:28:09 > 0:28:11What do you mean?
0:28:11 > 0:28:14- You don't know me.- You're a cop.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25You've seen how they reacted when they seen police there.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28When we initially started dealing with antisocial behaviour in this area,
0:28:28 > 0:28:31the kids were generally fairly compliant with us.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34This has escalated to a stage where there is complete disregard
0:28:34 > 0:28:36- for police.- Yeah.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39That's a new one. We haven't seen that one.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41FASA's concerned casual drug use
0:28:41 > 0:28:44is being fuelled by easy access to legal highs
0:28:44 > 0:28:46sold in shops in the city centre.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50There's a source here within the city
0:28:50 > 0:28:53where it's actually attracting those young people to.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55WHISTLING
0:28:55 > 0:29:00It's not to say that all legal highs are coming from those shops,
0:29:00 > 0:29:03but it's a direct access to our young people
0:29:03 > 0:29:08and it's an availability that we would be concerned about.
0:29:10 > 0:29:11All right.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13Do you want to play house?
0:29:13 > 0:29:15After missing an appointment,
0:29:15 > 0:29:17Lee has re-engaged with FASA.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20But he's on edge.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23You can only bite your tongue for so long before you bite it off.
0:29:23 > 0:29:29Lee reveals he hasn't yet taken the medication his doctors prescribed to help reduce his anxiety.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32- Yeah.- If I didn't get it,
0:29:32 > 0:29:34it was back to square one.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36- You think so?- Oh, aye.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39If I had to get medication today,
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- I'd have been straight away drink or drugs...- Yeah.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Straight away.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46How do you know that?
0:29:46 > 0:29:50That's the reason why I'm not taking drink and drugs,
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- because I'm on the medication.- Yeah.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55If I didn't have that, it'd be drink and drugs,
0:29:55 > 0:29:59because there's nothing there to give me that feeling that I like.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01- Yeah.- That I want, you know.
0:30:01 > 0:30:02Was there a time before drink
0:30:02 > 0:30:04and drugs that you were a happy, young kid?
0:30:04 > 0:30:06I haven't felt normal in years.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08What do you mean by normal?
0:30:08 > 0:30:11- Sober.- Right.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18It's been four days
0:30:18 > 0:30:20since speculation began about the drug deaths.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29Could you send it to me by e-mail?
0:30:30 > 0:30:32E-mail?
0:30:33 > 0:30:34OK.
0:30:35 > 0:30:36All right. No bother.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40Yeah, the chief medical officer's released it.
0:30:40 > 0:30:41Released the statement.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Behind the scenes, agencies like FASA have provided intelligence
0:30:44 > 0:30:47resulting in a public health warning.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50"I'm writing to highlight information in relation to a number
0:30:50 > 0:30:53"of recent incidents including sudden deaths in the Belfast area
0:30:53 > 0:30:55"which may be drug related.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57"Where details are limited at this stage it appears that
0:30:57 > 0:31:00"a number of unmarked white tablets which are believed to be ecstasy
0:31:00 > 0:31:03"but have not yet been tested may be involved along with alcohol."
0:31:03 > 0:31:06So it's not deviating from anything we're seeing, basically.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09The media's going to pick up on it very, very quickly.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13So we need to ensure the people have contact numbers and helpline
0:31:13 > 0:31:18numbers so if they are worried about...something
0:31:18 > 0:31:23they have taken or if they're worried about...their son,
0:31:23 > 0:31:26daughter, whatever, that there is that help there
0:31:26 > 0:31:29and that needs to get out there as soon as we can.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32So, might want to say coloured and white pills, James, yeah?
0:31:32 > 0:31:34Coloured and white pills.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36Anyone needing help or support should contact FASA
0:31:36 > 0:31:39and you have the other numbers and the names of the other organisations.
0:31:39 > 0:31:40How unusual is this?
0:31:40 > 0:31:43In terms of Northern Ireland, it's quite unusual.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45I mean, from FASA's perspective, yes,
0:31:45 > 0:31:48we have drug related deaths...consistent throughout
0:31:48 > 0:31:52the year, people die from alcohol misuse, polydrug misuse,
0:31:52 > 0:31:55taking other drugs, but when you get something that's actually...
0:31:55 > 0:31:58at a distinct risk to the public, which is one pill, which is
0:31:58 > 0:32:02potentially fatal, that's quite unique.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06These here are referrals.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10People that present at A&E with suicide ideation
0:32:10 > 0:32:14or having had a misoverdose.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16I had a phone call about 15 minutes ago, it was a member of the public
0:32:16 > 0:32:20just asking, "Have you heard about dodgy ecstasy coming through?"
0:32:20 > 0:32:22I said, "I can't say anything concrete,
0:32:22 > 0:32:26"but we're heard rumours, stories and it would take autopsies and...
0:32:29 > 0:32:32"..inquests and everything before we could say for definite what's
0:32:32 > 0:32:34"been going on with some of the deaths we've heard about.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37"But as soon as we hear anything, we'll have it up on our website."
0:32:37 > 0:32:39That chief medical officer information needs to go up
0:32:39 > 0:32:41- fairly quickly. - We're going to do that.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44- We've just got a statement from east Belfast as well.- Brilliant.
0:32:53 > 0:32:54Hello.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58How are things? Yes, go on ahead.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06They have just confirmed a death in the country linked in to
0:33:06 > 0:33:09some of the information we give around "green Rolexes".
0:33:09 > 0:33:13He said, they're probably at the point where
0:33:13 > 0:33:19they could release another public warning around that specific drug.
0:33:19 > 0:33:20Hello.
0:33:22 > 0:33:23It is indeed, yes.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27Hello, how you doing?
0:33:27 > 0:33:31Eight deaths have now been confirmed as drug-related.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35Could we possibly interview straight after you've done the programme?
0:33:35 > 0:33:38Just on camera so we can have it pre-recorded? Is that all right?
0:33:38 > 0:33:39Yeah.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42A second public health warning is issued.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50Up to eight people are thought to have died from taking drugs
0:33:50 > 0:33:52they mistakenly thought were ecstasy tablets.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54It's a really sinister development, then.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58It is. It's a growing, real growing fear that we have.
0:33:58 > 0:34:03Even the tablets we're talking about, you can still go on to Facebook.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08FASA has started lobbying for a public awareness campaign
0:34:08 > 0:34:11about the dangers of mixing drugs.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13There's a lot of rumours floating about social media
0:34:13 > 0:34:15and social networks.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19They're meeting community activists on both sides of the political
0:34:19 > 0:34:21divide to gather intelligence
0:34:21 > 0:34:24that could kick-start the need for a campaign.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27The thing I'm concerned about is the normalisation of the smoking
0:34:27 > 0:34:30of cannabis on a daily basis, cos in many ways they're
0:34:30 > 0:34:33shrinking in themselves, they're escaping from real life
0:34:33 > 0:34:36and they don't realise the long-term consequences.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40I have worked with kids starting to take drugs younger
0:34:40 > 0:34:43and younger ages now, maybe nine, ten years of age,
0:34:43 > 0:34:47they're starting to experiment, where a few years ago it would have been
0:34:47 > 0:34:5013, 14, maybe 15 before they were starting.
0:34:50 > 0:34:55And you start off say, all I'm going to take is a wee bit of blow.
0:34:55 > 0:34:56And once you do,
0:34:56 > 0:35:00you're very easily influenced to take whatever else comes along.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03And they get to the stage where they just don't care what they take.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07The feedback that we're getting, and what seems to be the issue
0:35:07 > 0:35:10is that, you know, the drug-taking population are taking
0:35:10 > 0:35:12multiple drugs on one evening,
0:35:12 > 0:35:16and it's crossing over from alcohol and prescription medication
0:35:16 > 0:35:18to illicit drugs, and then with the introduction now
0:35:18 > 0:35:20of legal highs coming into play.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Is this something that yous are seeing on the ground?
0:35:22 > 0:35:25One of the problems that we constantly come across is
0:35:25 > 0:35:28the lack of knowledge on the ground, in our communities.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31There's parents out there who don't know what to look for,
0:35:31 > 0:35:35who don't understand the changing nature as to
0:35:35 > 0:35:39how these sort of illegal and legal highs impact on communities.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42A lot of people think that these legal highs are a watered-down
0:35:42 > 0:35:46form of illicit drugs, or a copy which is not as bad.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48You've seen some of these kids. It's...
0:35:48 > 0:35:50- Never seen anything like it. - It's potent.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54I mean, it is really, really... It's equally if not stronger than
0:35:54 > 0:35:57some of the illicit drugs that's on the market, and has effects
0:35:57 > 0:36:00and side effects which I have never seen or come across before.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Very, very frightening.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05And, really,
0:36:05 > 0:36:09legislation just doesn't meet the need of the hour.
0:36:09 > 0:36:10Quite right.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14Just one single week, I had three different mothers coming to me,
0:36:14 > 0:36:19young lads, 17, 18, who were totally caught up with the legal highs,
0:36:19 > 0:36:21were starting to rob their houses.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25One woman even had lost her wedding ring and her engagement ring,
0:36:25 > 0:36:29that the child had taken and pawned to get money,
0:36:29 > 0:36:31and they just didn't know where to turn,
0:36:31 > 0:36:34and the kids at that stage, you just couldn't have talked to them.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38I think in many ways, they need a good wake-up call. You know?
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Some of the deaths recently, I think
0:36:40 > 0:36:42that's brought about a lot of very positive action,
0:36:42 > 0:36:46because the communities just don't want to see these deaths again.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49Irrespective whether it's a Republican, Nationalist,
0:36:49 > 0:36:52Loyalist, Unionist community, all have the same problems.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57Drugs doesn't recognise an interface.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00- What is it like out there? - I think it's rife in our communities.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03You know, it's like hereditary sometimes, in some of the families.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06Maybe the mummy or the daddy had took drugs,
0:37:06 > 0:37:10so it falls on to the siblings, but...
0:37:11 > 0:37:13It's frightening to see
0:37:13 > 0:37:16how many kids become entwined in all that, you know.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20People are taking drugs so openly now and that's the scary part of it,
0:37:20 > 0:37:26and I often hear people saying that it's only a wee bit of blow.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28No matter what way you look at it,
0:37:28 > 0:37:30it's a drug and it can lead on to other drugs.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33The big problem is that the amount at which young people are taking,
0:37:33 > 0:37:35and also the combinations.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37So I think the one common denominator we're seeing
0:37:37 > 0:37:39in a lot of the people who are being put in danger
0:37:39 > 0:37:43- is that they're mixing that many substances together.- OK.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47You know, it's drink plus legal highs, plus prescription medication,
0:37:47 > 0:37:50- plus whatever else.- So it's like a cocktail of everything?
0:37:50 > 0:37:51A cocktail of everything.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55I remember one local parent who had lost a son to suicide had really...
0:37:55 > 0:37:58Had been adamant that it was legal highs that had been part
0:37:58 > 0:38:03of contributing to the young lad's death, but then, nearly as an aside,
0:38:03 > 0:38:06you hear that on the same night that he was taking the legal highs,
0:38:06 > 0:38:10oh, by the way, he was also smoking cannabis and drinking alcohol.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14You would sort of think that kids would be aware of that, you know?
0:38:14 > 0:38:18But, I mean, I wasn't really aware of the whole danger of it.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22I knew that there was a bit of a danger in it,
0:38:22 > 0:38:26but to sort of make it publicised that wee bit more.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29'I think there's a will on both sides to tackle the drug problem.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31'What we've got to do is educate
0:38:31 > 0:38:34'the population on the dangers of mixing drugs together.'
0:38:34 > 0:38:36Unfortunately, we've seen people lose their lives
0:38:36 > 0:38:39because of not understanding fully what happens
0:38:39 > 0:38:41when they take all those drugs together.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46- What's the craic? - Not much, man, not much...
0:38:46 > 0:38:49Paul's meeting Darren to discuss his concern that Lee is becoming
0:38:49 > 0:38:52too dependent on his prescription medication.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55Lee wasn't in a good place. He was so nervous and anxious
0:38:55 > 0:38:57about not having the medication in him...
0:38:57 > 0:38:59- Yeah?- ..that he was foreseeing some trouble.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Like he was telling me that if he didn't get it soon,
0:39:01 > 0:39:03it's not going to be good in the hostel.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05And that's a thing.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07If you believe something is going to happen down the line,
0:39:07 > 0:39:10- there's a fair chance you'll live your way towards it.- Mm-hm.
0:39:10 > 0:39:11Like a self-fulfilling prophecy.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Yeah, it was more like...
0:39:13 > 0:39:16'For many of our clients, there's a fear that it's too scary'
0:39:16 > 0:39:19to actually get off the drugs, because their life's going to be
0:39:19 > 0:39:23empty without what they've known as their best friend, or as their
0:39:23 > 0:39:26best coping mechanism, their best strategy to deal with
0:39:26 > 0:39:30loneliness, and to deal with isolation and to deal with rejection
0:39:30 > 0:39:33and all of the other things that people choose to use drugs for.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36Is there any opportunity down the line to work with him
0:39:36 > 0:39:39around his own responsibilities and his own skills,
0:39:39 > 0:39:42and his own assertiveness and his own self-control,
0:39:42 > 0:39:44and his own discipline, when it comes to himself,
0:39:44 > 0:39:47you know, eventually taking his own medication?
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Yes, we're going to have to look at that because he still has a hard time
0:39:50 > 0:39:51accepting how well he's done.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58Looking back from where you sit now, are you in a better place here now,
0:39:58 > 0:39:59or do you want to go back down the same road
0:39:59 > 0:40:02where you're crying out for help and you're not getting it?
0:40:02 > 0:40:07- I'm still in that, kind of, position.- You think you are?
0:40:07 > 0:40:09In a way, you know...
0:40:09 > 0:40:13Paul wants Lee to confront his dependence on prescription drugs.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15You've come back to these meetings,
0:40:15 > 0:40:18you've stayed sober, you've done so much stuff, so I want you,
0:40:18 > 0:40:21for one thing, to say for me, from now on, not that I can't...
0:40:21 > 0:40:23That's... You're...
0:40:23 > 0:40:26THEY TALK OVER EACH OTHER
0:40:26 > 0:40:29Because you're doing so well, so stop saying "I can't".
0:40:29 > 0:40:33- I don't know how.- I know how. - I don't, because it's...
0:40:33 > 0:40:36- I- know how, buddy. You can change you.- I know.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- And changing you will change your life.- I've had people try.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43- You can try.- Give this stupid American a chance.
0:40:43 > 0:40:44- Give it a try. - Give me a chance.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47'Lee has lived a very full life.'
0:40:47 > 0:40:48We'll work it out.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53That definition of yourself that you are a tough guy
0:40:53 > 0:40:56and you have to perform certain tasks to remain tough, it's
0:40:56 > 0:41:00hard to break that when that's the only belief system that you have.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- Are you having a crisis? - I have a crisis every day.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06Well, call me every day! LEE LAUGHS
0:41:06 > 0:41:09'For Lee to be able to actually openly talk about the fact that'
0:41:09 > 0:41:14he wouldn't choose to be sober, totally sober,
0:41:14 > 0:41:18just actually him saying that is an opening for me to work on that,
0:41:18 > 0:41:21cos I think that once he sees that there is a life out there for him
0:41:21 > 0:41:24without the drugs, he will be willing to take small steps towards it.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28So I think it's a positive thing, just to be able to talk about it.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33Two days later, Lee was arrested and charged after an altercation.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36He's been put on remand in Maghaberry Prison.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41In everybody's recovery process,
0:41:41 > 0:41:47there is between 5 to 7 to 15 turn-offs, relapses,
0:41:47 > 0:41:50that we all experience, and it's such a vital part of recovery,
0:41:50 > 0:41:54because people tend to say they can white-knuckle it,
0:41:54 > 0:41:57they can just wake up on Monday and... Or choose a date -
0:41:57 > 0:42:00New Year's Day or their birthday, and say, this is my last day
0:42:00 > 0:42:03of doing something. It doesn't work like that.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07The body needs time to withdraw.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11The mind needs time to adapt to new circumstances.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13Until his court case is over,
0:42:13 > 0:42:17Paul and Darren will continue to work with Lee while he's in jail.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Our role is to just constantly be there,
0:42:19 > 0:42:23showing him that there is an alternative, a path to sobriety,
0:42:23 > 0:42:26and not be judgmental.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31That was the photograph that I collected from South Belfast.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34FASA and other community agencies have been invited
0:42:34 > 0:42:36to a private meeting at Stormont.
0:42:36 > 0:42:37I know the face.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40The Chief Medical Officer, Michael McBride, has asked
0:42:40 > 0:42:44for a briefing on the community fallout from the drug deaths.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48I just want to hear from you first-hand, on the ground.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54The meeting has been positive.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57'We look at illicit substances and, working with the PSNI,
0:42:57 > 0:43:01'putting protocols in place, which we have and we do.'
0:43:01 > 0:43:04And it's about us all collectively working together -
0:43:04 > 0:43:07the police, the Department of Health, and the community sector,
0:43:07 > 0:43:10to work on the demand side and work on the supply side
0:43:10 > 0:43:14and see what we can do to assist and help them with that.
0:43:18 > 0:43:22- RESEARCHER:- How difficult is it to work in a world where
0:43:22 > 0:43:25you're navigating around that whole paramilitary underworld?
0:43:25 > 0:43:28I suppose the difficulty has been, you know, trying to convince
0:43:28 > 0:43:30those people that,
0:43:30 > 0:43:33yes, there's a lot of money to be made in the drugs trade,
0:43:33 > 0:43:36but, equal to the damage which was done in our communities over
0:43:36 > 0:43:39the 30 years of violence, drugs were going to have a similar
0:43:39 > 0:43:43if not a worse impact if we didn't stop them coming in.
0:43:43 > 0:43:46So we asked them to engage with us at a level at which
0:43:46 > 0:43:49we try to remove drugs out of their closed communities that
0:43:49 > 0:43:51many of the young people we were working with came from.
0:43:51 > 0:43:54Did you just accept that they were paramilitaries,
0:43:54 > 0:43:57- and you just worked with them? - Yes. Absolutely.
0:43:57 > 0:44:02Much like the police do and the Government do on a daily basis.
0:44:02 > 0:44:05So I just talked to, um...
0:44:07 > 0:44:10Oh, my God. There he is, the man himself.
0:44:10 > 0:44:14- What's up, man?- What's the craic? All good?- How are you, man?
0:44:14 > 0:44:16- No bars, nothing.- No.
0:44:16 > 0:44:19- You're looking good. - Not for a couple of hours.- Good man.
0:44:19 > 0:44:22Lee's been granted bail for just two hours.
0:44:22 > 0:44:26To get released on full bail, he must have somewhere to live,
0:44:26 > 0:44:30so FASA has organised an interview with a housing association.
0:44:31 > 0:44:34Lee must convince them he's a suitable tenant.
0:44:34 > 0:44:37How are you going to answer these questions?
0:44:37 > 0:44:41- Honestly.- Awesome. And you're going to just be very calm?
0:44:41 > 0:44:45- Just be calm about it, aye.- And be your charismatic self?- Yeah.- Yeah?
0:44:45 > 0:44:47I know what to do, I talk to them with my calm...
0:44:47 > 0:44:48I'm a calm person anyway.
0:44:52 > 0:44:56Is there anything you want to tell me about yourself
0:44:56 > 0:44:57that I don't already know?
0:44:57 > 0:45:00- I'm a good character. - Yeah?- I'm a good character.
0:45:00 > 0:45:03I'm not the worst in the world, you know? Just trying to get on with it.
0:45:03 > 0:45:06I'm definitely confident in his abilities to become a better,
0:45:06 > 0:45:10- his best self, so I definitely advocate for him.- OK.
0:45:10 > 0:45:12When are you being released?
0:45:12 > 0:45:15- As soon as you say... - As soon as I say yes?- Yes.
0:45:15 > 0:45:17Right, OK!
0:45:19 > 0:45:22Hopefully, pray, come on. Give me some luck in my life.
0:45:23 > 0:45:27All right, thank you very much, Wilma. No, no, it's great news.
0:45:27 > 0:45:29Thank you so much. All right.
0:45:30 > 0:45:32- I got it?- Yep.
0:45:32 > 0:45:34Yes! Yes! Fucking yes!
0:45:34 > 0:45:36All right, Wilma, thank you so much. He's really happy.
0:45:36 > 0:45:38All right, thank you very much. Bye.
0:45:38 > 0:45:40- Yes!- You got it, man.
0:45:40 > 0:45:43- Monday!- You got it. That's great.
0:45:43 > 0:45:45Right! Oh...
0:45:45 > 0:45:47All right, let's go get you in. Come on.
0:45:49 > 0:45:51All right, take care.
0:45:52 > 0:45:54All right. Thank you.
0:45:57 > 0:45:59- All right, thank you, sir. - No worries.
0:45:59 > 0:46:01Paul! I'll be in contact Monday.
0:46:01 > 0:46:04Yeah, hopefully it's going to work out, buddy.
0:46:04 > 0:46:09It's a very, very good day for me, personally, and for FASA.
0:46:11 > 0:46:14Lee has been granted bail.
0:46:15 > 0:46:17- So we're good, man.- Aye, sweet.
0:46:17 > 0:46:19- All right?- Aye.
0:46:19 > 0:46:21- SLURS:- What'll I do with these?
0:46:21 > 0:46:22- You excited?- Oh, aye.
0:46:22 > 0:46:27Paul's just picked Lee up from jail, and brought him to his new flat.
0:46:34 > 0:46:36Here you go, big guy.
0:46:36 > 0:46:37This is your place.
0:46:41 > 0:46:42How does it feel?
0:46:42 > 0:46:45Sweet, man, top of the world.
0:46:45 > 0:46:46What?
0:46:46 > 0:46:49LEE SLURS
0:46:54 > 0:46:57'Unfortunately, Lee is high at the moment.'
0:46:57 > 0:47:00He just got out of prison and he, um,
0:47:00 > 0:47:06whether he bought drugs illegally or not in prison, he showed up high.
0:47:06 > 0:47:07What time is it?
0:47:07 > 0:47:11- 7.30, I think. Let me just check.- We need to go and get something to eat.
0:47:11 > 0:47:13It's disheartening for me as a professional.
0:47:13 > 0:47:17I feel like, you know, Lee is really not...
0:47:17 > 0:47:19not taking this thing seriously.
0:47:19 > 0:47:22Is he really going to go down the same path? But...
0:47:22 > 0:47:26All I can do is just be here and support him,
0:47:26 > 0:47:28you know, I've driven him from the prison to here.
0:47:28 > 0:47:30I'm going to take him for dinner.
0:47:30 > 0:47:34I don't think before I do my actions. I have to learn that.
0:47:34 > 0:47:36That's one thing to work on.
0:47:36 > 0:47:39- I want to be very honest with you, man, all right?- Right.
0:47:41 > 0:47:45I'm a little concerned about if you're taking this thing seriously.
0:47:45 > 0:47:46What?
0:47:46 > 0:47:47Your health.
0:47:49 > 0:47:50I am.
0:47:51 > 0:47:52Yeah?
0:47:52 > 0:47:54Give me two weeks.
0:47:55 > 0:47:57I'll give you two years, buddy. It's up to you, man.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00- What are you going to give yourself? - Credit...- In the past, man,
0:48:00 > 0:48:02when we were working together,
0:48:02 > 0:48:04we were trying to build a support thing for you,
0:48:04 > 0:48:07you were still getting high. You told me you weren't.
0:48:07 > 0:48:10- Now and again, now and again. - So tell me now, tell me now...
0:48:10 > 0:48:12- It's to chill my nerves. - What's different for you now?
0:48:12 > 0:48:15It's to chill my nerves. It was to chill my nerves.
0:48:15 > 0:48:18So if I see you this week and you tell me, "Yeah, Paul, I'm clean,"
0:48:18 > 0:48:21- why would I believe you? - I'll be honest.
0:48:22 > 0:48:24This?
0:48:24 > 0:48:25I hope so.
0:48:27 > 0:48:29Because I don't want to give up on you, man.
0:48:29 > 0:48:32- INTERVIEWER:- How would he have got hold of those drugs?
0:48:32 > 0:48:34I have never met one stupid addict,
0:48:34 > 0:48:38because when you have that addiction, no matter where you are in the world,
0:48:38 > 0:48:41you will get high. Prison is by no means...
0:48:42 > 0:48:44..a barrier for getting high.
0:48:44 > 0:48:47- Tickety-boo, man. - Tickety-boo, man. Tickety-boo.
0:48:47 > 0:48:50All right, man, take care, man.
0:48:50 > 0:48:52- I love you, buddy.- Thank you very much for the day, Paul.
0:48:52 > 0:48:55No problem. You start thinking good about yourself, OK?
0:48:55 > 0:48:58- Credit to work with yous.- All right.
0:48:58 > 0:49:00I mean, I see myself in Lee.
0:49:00 > 0:49:03You know, I was there. I struggled.
0:49:04 > 0:49:07When you see someone and you can have empathy for them
0:49:07 > 0:49:10and you can see yourself in them,
0:49:10 > 0:49:12all you want to do is reach out your hand.
0:49:13 > 0:49:16So there is no giving up. You do the best you can.
0:49:24 > 0:49:27Two days later, Darren and Paul meet Lee again.
0:49:30 > 0:49:32So, Lee, what's the craic?
0:49:32 > 0:49:33Where are we going first?
0:49:36 > 0:49:39You seem a bit tipsy on it, chum. You must have took something.
0:49:39 > 0:49:40Diazepam.
0:49:42 > 0:49:45That's the lowest of the low.
0:49:45 > 0:49:47- Couldn't get any worse. - It's as low as you can get.
0:49:47 > 0:49:50You couldn't get any worse. Except for in a box.
0:49:51 > 0:49:54You know yourself, chum, that's where it's heading.
0:49:54 > 0:49:56I've felt like it.
0:50:00 > 0:50:03- So mate, where are you at at the minute? You've got your... - My head's right up my hole.
0:50:03 > 0:50:06Is that the way it's always going to be?
0:50:06 > 0:50:09Would you rather feel down or would you rather feel happy?
0:50:09 > 0:50:11- I'd rather feel happy.- Right? That's...
0:50:11 > 0:50:13If I don't take drugs, I'm down.
0:50:18 > 0:50:21What can I do now? What can I do?
0:50:22 > 0:50:28Everything I do, I do it right, but it always turns out wrong.
0:50:28 > 0:50:31The fact that you are sitting here having a cry, that's good.
0:50:34 > 0:50:38I grew up too quick. That's what's wrong with me. Too quick.
0:50:38 > 0:50:41- But you're only 21. - 21, my life's screwed up already.
0:50:41 > 0:50:44- Your life's only beginning.- Yeah.
0:50:44 > 0:50:48I need serious help.
0:50:48 > 0:50:52- Is this one of the worst you've seen him?- Yeah.
0:50:52 > 0:50:55It truly is, eh, the worst.
0:50:57 > 0:50:59The worst I've seen him, yeah.
0:50:59 > 0:51:02Not just in the state that he's in with his intoxication.
0:51:02 > 0:51:07But just how low he is and at a point of emotions.
0:51:07 > 0:51:11How...dejected he's starting to feel.
0:51:16 > 0:51:21Lee asks for a lift to his mum's to pick up savings he'd asked her
0:51:21 > 0:51:24to keep so he wouldn't spend it on drugs or alcohol.
0:51:26 > 0:51:28Lee, she says the money's been put away until you get better.
0:51:28 > 0:51:33- Tell her to fuck off, I'm going over for it.- She doesn't have any money at the minute.
0:51:33 > 0:51:35I'll put in every window in the house. Give us the phone.
0:51:35 > 0:51:37- Aye, I know. - Give us the phone, please Darren.
0:51:37 > 0:51:40Well, Lee wants a quick word with you. Just a wee second.
0:51:42 > 0:51:44Mummy, I'm on my way over to your house now, so I am.
0:51:44 > 0:51:48Well, I'm kicking your door in and I'm taking everything in the house.
0:51:48 > 0:51:49You steal my money.
0:51:49 > 0:51:53Get my money over here now or I'll burn your house to the ground!
0:51:53 > 0:51:56Just get - get the f... money over! Get the money over now.
0:51:56 > 0:52:00I'm finished with you. I'm finished with you. Just get the money over to me.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03I'm on my way over now. Hang on. On my way over. There.
0:52:03 > 0:52:06Lee, wait a wee second.
0:52:07 > 0:52:11Lee? Lee?
0:52:11 > 0:52:15I'm worried. You know, where's this going to end?
0:52:15 > 0:52:17Where is it going to end?
0:52:17 > 0:52:21You know, there is a bottom for most addicts that they hit
0:52:21 > 0:52:24and they realise they can't go any further.
0:52:24 > 0:52:28I'm not sure what he's at now. He's standing across - he's turned right at the end of the street.
0:52:28 > 0:52:31Unfortunately, for a lot of people, the bottom is death.
0:52:33 > 0:52:36And there's no coming back from that. And Lee at the moment,
0:52:36 > 0:52:41I just don't think has grasped the fact that he has potential to live.
0:52:43 > 0:52:45Where are you going?
0:52:45 > 0:52:50One week later, Lee was returned to jail for breaking his bail conditions.
0:52:54 > 0:52:58Good morning. You're through to Michael at FASA. How may I help you?
0:52:58 > 0:53:01With no further news about the drug deaths,
0:53:01 > 0:53:05there is a growing tension in the community.
0:53:05 > 0:53:08PHONE RINGS
0:53:08 > 0:53:10Yeah, hi. This is Paul from FASA. How are you?
0:53:10 > 0:53:13So he's threatening to end his life at the moment?
0:53:14 > 0:53:17Want to put him on the phone with me? Sure.
0:53:20 > 0:53:22We got a crisis call from a mother
0:53:22 > 0:53:27who has a son in the car who's threatening to end his life.
0:53:27 > 0:53:30The mother heard about our services on the radio
0:53:30 > 0:53:35regarding the legal highs epidemic in the Belfast area.
0:53:35 > 0:53:39During a conversation with her son he admitted that he was using
0:53:39 > 0:53:42these legal highs and his life was out of control.
0:53:45 > 0:53:49FASA and other agencies have successfully helped lobby
0:53:49 > 0:53:51for a public awareness campaign
0:53:51 > 0:53:54to warn about the dangers of mixing drugs.
0:53:54 > 0:53:58FASA have kindly drafted up a few images that I'd just like to pass around.
0:53:58 > 0:54:01I'd be interested in everybody's comments.
0:54:01 > 0:54:03Alex is helping shape the campaign,
0:54:03 > 0:54:07along with representatives from the PSNI, the Public Health Agency,
0:54:07 > 0:54:10Belfast City Council and other agencies.
0:54:10 > 0:54:13The agreement at the last meeting was that we would try and develop
0:54:13 > 0:54:15a picture or an image maybe around the rogue deaths
0:54:15 > 0:54:17that have happened across the city.
0:54:17 > 0:54:21And also, possibly, if FASA could go away and maybe do some local images.
0:54:21 > 0:54:25This one here, I think, appeals to me in the sense that
0:54:25 > 0:54:28if this could be brighter, the reality of the image of the child,
0:54:28 > 0:54:33so more to the forefront, and just reaching down amongst all this,
0:54:33 > 0:54:36reaching down to something like this, that, to me, is emotive.
0:54:36 > 0:54:41We can do a photo shoot with lighting and everything else. That was very quick, taking someone out.
0:54:41 > 0:54:44- Absolutely.- This one here, "A Mate" is brilliant.
0:54:44 > 0:54:47One of the strongest things we need to tackle here is that
0:54:47 > 0:54:50people are dying in the streets of Northern Ireland from these drugs.
0:54:50 > 0:54:52I think it's getting it into that psyche of the drug users
0:54:52 > 0:54:55who think, you know, "It'll never happen to me or my mates."
0:54:57 > 0:55:02The crucial thing for us is that the information that we provide
0:55:02 > 0:55:04and gather needs to get to the people who are in danger.
0:55:04 > 0:55:08And, you know, by doing things like today, you've got to go through
0:55:08 > 0:55:11those strategic groups and get that message to them,
0:55:11 > 0:55:14so that ultimately, on a wider scale, on a bigger scale,
0:55:14 > 0:55:17that message does get out and ultimately save lives.
0:55:17 > 0:55:21How's you, big lad? Good seeing you.
0:55:21 > 0:55:24- Not sleep very well last night?- No.
0:55:24 > 0:55:26Plastic mattresses.
0:55:26 > 0:55:29We'll go into room three, out of the way.
0:55:29 > 0:55:30I'll be right down, OK?
0:55:30 > 0:55:34The amount of thinking you do 23 hours a day...
0:55:34 > 0:55:38"I shouldn't have done that wrong, I shouldn't have done that, I should have done this."
0:55:38 > 0:55:41There's nothing really I can do. But as you say, it's a new slate now.
0:55:41 > 0:55:44Definitely. And that's a lovely way to look at it, you know?
0:55:44 > 0:55:46- Not an awful lot you can do about the past.- Yeah.
0:55:46 > 0:55:50But as you say, it's a clean slate. There's nothing hanging over you now.
0:55:50 > 0:55:53The good thing about your past, buddy, is that you learn from it.
0:55:53 > 0:55:56It's strange, you know? So I'm having to get them steps,
0:55:56 > 0:56:00and get to do things, things that I haven't done sober in a long time.
0:56:00 > 0:56:04- Yeah.- So I have to get, you know, the hang of it.
0:56:04 > 0:56:07The thing is, you can do it, Lee, if you put your mind to it, man.
0:56:07 > 0:56:09You got so much willpower and dedication.
0:56:09 > 0:56:11Well, before I wanted to do it for everybody else, you know?
0:56:11 > 0:56:17I didn't want to do it myself. I really didn't, you know? It was selfish. It was stupid.
0:56:17 > 0:56:21- You've got to start loving yourself, man, doing it for yourself.- Yeah. So...
0:56:21 > 0:56:24- It's a day at a time. - One day at a time, big guy.
0:56:24 > 0:56:28It's always a good day to see a client who's turned over a new leaf.
0:56:28 > 0:56:31There will be more lows, there will be more highs.
0:56:31 > 0:56:34But I think it will plateau to a certain extent,
0:56:34 > 0:56:38where Lee will have a bit of balance, a bit of stability.
0:56:39 > 0:56:41But I know that if he continues in this direction,
0:56:41 > 0:56:44his life's going to be immense.
0:56:44 > 0:56:46The reality is,
0:56:46 > 0:56:49when someone is continually coming back and asking for help,
0:56:49 > 0:56:52we as professionals have to be there to light those sparks.
0:56:52 > 0:56:55Um... And inevitably, Lee's going to get it one day.
0:56:59 > 0:57:02It is the unfortunate people that, for whatever reason,
0:57:02 > 0:57:06don't reach out and feel that their current situation
0:57:06 > 0:57:09is a permanent situation with no other way out,
0:57:09 > 0:57:14but self-harming to the utmost level of taking their own life.
0:57:14 > 0:57:19So, no matter how many times Lee will call, or any of our clients
0:57:19 > 0:57:23will engage with us and disengage, and then want to be re-engaged,
0:57:23 > 0:57:25when that phone rings, we answer.
0:57:25 > 0:57:27PHONE RINGS
0:57:27 > 0:57:29Hello, FASA. Michelle speaking.
0:57:32 > 0:57:34Hello?
0:57:34 > 0:57:37Hi, it's FASA. You called us?
0:57:38 > 0:57:41OK, have you ever been to FASA before?
0:57:48 > 0:57:51Next time on Watch Over Me...
0:57:51 > 0:57:54What else would make you feel safe?
0:57:54 > 0:57:56- Sitting in a corner...- OK.
0:57:56 > 0:58:00With a blanket over my head, wishing the world would go away.
0:58:00 > 0:58:04What's the life that Alan has, that Alan wants?
0:58:04 > 0:58:08- To actually settle down, have my own family.- Wow!