On Drugs

Journalist Rory Carson explores the hidden lives of drug users in Northern Ireland. He visits a crack house in Larne, meeting Alan, who is addicted to heroin and crystal meth. He then spends time with long-term user and boxer Pete, who says he is currently off pills, revealing the impact his drug addiction has had on his entire family. Love shines through these stories, but every addict trying to quit will struggle because of an increasingly abundant supply of drugs in Northern Ireland, easily ordered through their phones and dropped to their door. Rory also meets a career dealer, who has to avoid getting high on his own supply.

Journalist Rory Carson explores the hidden lives of drug addicts in Northern Ireland. In a small town with a high suicide rate, he meets a group of friends struggling to stay off drugs. Some of these addicts are managing to hold down jobs and drug habits side by side. All have hope that they can still 'wise up' and find their way out. Boxer Pete's family are worried he is using again, and his mum says she can't live in the family home while he is still there. And after decades of addiction, Alan is really worried about his health issues that are increasingly slowing him down.