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    BBC Three commissions new drug documentaries

    CelebMixBy CelebMixMarch 18, 2016
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    BBC Three has commissioned two new drug-related documentaries for its online channel.

    The Last Days Of Legal Highs

    Examining different sides of Britain’s legal high epidemic, The Last Days Of Legal Highs confronts a generation-defining shift in drug culture as a psychoactive substances bill to ban legal highs becomes law on Wednesday 6 April 2016.

    The film pivots around two ‘Head Shops’ in Portsmouth that are doing a busy trade in legal drug dealing, selling all kinds of legal highs, from Spice to Gogaine.

    On the eve of the ban, before the government makes untested chemicals illegal, the film follows those who sell, take and deal legal highs, and the consequences of each.

    The Last Days Of Legal Highs also features exclusive access to the elusive Dr Z – creator of some of these substances, and a man determined to chemically and legally find a way to flout the ban and keep the Head Shops open.

    Accompanying The Last Days Of Legal Highs is a series of original shortform content built around the main film that takes a 360-degree look at the world of legal highs.

    The Last Days Of Legal Highs will all be available from bbc.co.uk/bbcthree on Tuesday 5 April.

    Chasing Dad

    After years of acrimony and estrangement, Phillip Wood seeks out his father, a heroin addict, to try and understand what’s happened to him since they were separated. Phillip’s father is seriously ill and, over months of filming, Phillip’s visits force father and son to confront some uncomfortable truths about their past.

    Developed from Phillip’s graduation film, Chasing Dad offers a stark exploration into a subject that significantly affected his childhood. This intimate documentary will show addiction from the other side and challenge our assumptions about how families can rebuild their broken relationships.

    Chasing Dad will be available from bbc.co.uk/bbcthree soon.

    Damian Kavanagh, Controller BBC Three, says: “BBC Three is here to inform, educate and entertain young people, and cover issues that matter to them. Chasing Dad and Legal Highs will stimulate debate about how drugs affect young people today, from two very different perspectives.”

    Danny Horan, BBC Commissioning Editor, Documentaries, says: “I’m really proud of these films that tackle a challenging subject the BBC Three audience demands. They have an unflinching honesty and, individually, provide unique perspectives that bring the viewer closer to the story.”

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