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The Other Side of the Line - a movie about cocaine

This movie was created by a group of young people working with the Borough Young People's Drug and Alcohol Service.

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Contains scenes of drug taking and violence

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The Other Side of the Line

  • There are around 3,250 murders a year in Colombia, often related to the cocaine trade.
  • One gram of cocaine equals the destruction of 4 square metres of Colombian rainforest.
  • Cocaine production generates waste and contaminates water, destroying aquatic ecosystems.
  • Britain has more than 1 million users of cocaine.
  • Cocaine consumption is as bad for you as for the planet.