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Mashed

Mashed

Short clip about peer pressure from friends to drink alcohol and the outcome of that.

Transcript

Yeah, it was a Friday night. I was just heading over to my boyfriend's. I was sitting at the bus stop, bored out of my nut. I was just about to text him when my mate Lisa turns up with Amy.

Jo! (Jo) And they tell me they're going to get mashed at this party, as if they weren't already. And it was weird. One minute I was bored out my head, waiting for a bus, and the next minute...I'm having this top laugh.

Hello, girlies! (Jo) So these two boys pull up,  proper weirdos. I didn't know them, but Amy knew them a bit... I think. Amy told them about the party and said she wanted to score.

So they were like, "Yeah, we've got some. Jump in." And Lisa was like, "Are you coming?" And I was like, "No, it's all right."And Lisa was like really rubbing it in, saying I'm really boring. (Lisa) Get in the car.

(Jo) So we're getting pretty mashed, having a top laugh. No! Turn round, turn round, turn round! And Lisa's like, "Who's got the sweeties? Who's got the sweeties?" Tom's got the sweets! Ah! (whooping) (Jo) Everybody wanted to get mashed.

So I was like, "No." Only 'cause my boyfriend said mixing booze and pills was dodgy. Doesn't wanna mix her drinks and drugs. Mix the drinks. (Jo) And Lisa was like, "You've got to have one, got to have one."And then everyone else got involved. Jo! Jo! Take a pill! Jo! Jo! Take a pill! Jo! Jo! Take a pill! Take a pill! Just leave it. Whoo!

(Tom) Chill out. Leave her alone. (Jo) Tom realised and he stuck up for me, saying, "If she doesn't want to take them, then that's fine." I'm not gonna force her in any way. (Jo) "Just take a drink." So he passed me the bottle of vodka.

Party! Whoo! (Tom) One, two, one, two! (laughter and whooping) (abrupt silence) (Jo) And the next thing I know, everything was really quiet in the back.

(driver) Is she wanting it? (Tom) She's no choice about it. (Tom) You wanna give me a kiss? Give me a kiss. Just a wee kiss. Just there. Huh? (Jo)

I started to worry, so I shouted, "Look, stop the car." "I'm gonna be sick."

This one's still living. And he was like shouting at me really aggressively, "You'd better not be sick in my car."But I knew I had to get out of there. (he yells)

Get her out, quick. (Jo) Jay and Tom were standing arguing, saying, "Get her back in the car. Get her back in the car." (Jay)

She spewed in the motor. (Jo) Luckily, I looked up. I saw a few figures. Keep your voice down. There's people coming. (Jay) I don't care. (Tom) Where are you going? Jay!

The police says it was that date rape drug. Lisa didn't know, obviously. She thought they were spiking my drink with something else. She said she did it because she wanted me to have a laugh, just didn't want me to end up boring and all that.

 
 
 
 
 

DrugsWhy do people take drugs?
There are many reasons why people might take drugs. Some of the reason that people give include:

  • To look grown up or good in front of people
  • They like the thought of doing something dangerous
  • Their friends are doing it
  • Wanting to escape feeling of sadness or hopelessness
  • To escape problems at home or school
  • They enjoy the feelings they get from taking drugs.

If you are considering taking drugs and want to talk to someone about it, you can call us to talk about how you feel.

Is taking drugs dangerous?
There are always risks involved taking any kind of drug. Even taking prescribed drugs from your doctor or bought in shops can have side affects which should be explained to you. Illegal drugs may be mixed with other substances and you never know exactly how they will affect you. If you are unsure or worried about anything, you might feel better to talk to someone about it.

  • The risks can include:

    - damage to physical and mental health
    - accidents while you are not in control of what you are doing
    - not knowing what the drug will do to you
    - taking too much in one go
    - becoming dependent on drugs
    - spending too much money
    - missing out on school work
    - falling out with family and friends
    - getting in trouble with the police
    - owing money to drug dealers who may become violent or dangerous if you can't pay

  • I have questions about drugs, who can I talk to?

    You might have lots of questions about drugs and it's natural to be curious. Perhaps some of friends are using them and you want to find out more. If you are worried about drugs, or just want to talk to someone, you can call us and we can help.

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