Drugs and Alcohol (young people)

Profiles - Young people aged 18-20

Alex - Interview 24

Alex is a first year university student. He drank as a teenager to build his confidence. He found that his drinking habits changed when he started at university.

Alex A - Interview 08

Alex goes to college full-time and works as a barman at weekends. He plans to go to university. He lives with his parents and two stepsisters. His family only drinks alcohol occasionally. British.

Ben - Interview 23

Ben is a first year university student who started drinking heavily in his gap year. He has occasionally taken drugs when he has been drinking.

Charlie - Interview 02

University student, taking a year off and working as a volunteer with a student drug reform organisation called Students for Sensible Drug Policy.

Chloe - Interview 04

Chloe works with young people with complex and special educational needs. She lives at home with her mother and younger sister. Ethnic background: mixed other.

Emma - Interview 17

Emma is a first year university student and is on a University sports team. Heavy drinking every week is part of team building. She tries to be responsible by knowing her limits with alcohol. Ethnic background: White British.

Group - Interview 34

Hugh is a first year university student who found that drinking at university was very different from drinking as a teenager. Ben is a first year university student who changed his drinking habits from school, through his gap year and at university. Alex is a first year university student. He drank as a teenager to build his confidence. His drinking habits changed when he started university.

Hugh - Interview 22

Hugh is a first year university student who found that drinking at university was very different from drinking as a teenager. Ethnic background; British.