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VS racing cars at start of race and racing intercult with bare-chested long-haired man on bed watching newsreader on television. Man on bed with girlie poster on wall above looking more interested in television news story on drug arrest. Note big square sunglasses on drug taker being interviewed.

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Bare chested man in bedroom puts Steve Savage LP onto record player until mother in dressing gown storms into room demanding he turn it down. MS mother in bathroom taking headache tablets followed by man who comments on her taking them. Man closes door as she leaves and pours tablets into tissue.

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VS drug use: MS teenage boys smoking marijuana joint, woman applying tornique to arm while holding syringe in mouth while preparing to inject. CU pan hospital equipment to young woman's shocked face as she wakes up in hospital.

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GS street at night and VS young man climbing out of window and running through streets after theft. Two men in Mini Moke with surfboards in back taking off down street followed by man and female passenger on motorbike. Track of Mini Moke towards camera with P plates on car and MS of motorbike riders (without helmets) trailing car. Car stops at row of cottages to pick up another girl.

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VS group on motorbike and Mini Moke arriving at beach and unloading surfboards and running over sand dunes.

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GS man in bushy suburban garden mowing lawn. Zoom out to house with car in front of garage on driveway. Interior scene with heated argument between young man and his parents. VS father berating son for not working hard enough and mother with beehive hairdo defending son. CU son shouting and CU reaction on parents' faces.

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High angle shot of rough looking VW Beetle arriving at suburban home, honking, and woman hosing garden waving in greeting to driver who waves back. MS track young woman leaving house, kissing parents goodbye and getting into car. Fathers smiling expression turns to concern as he watches daughter driving away with man in car.

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Middle-aged couple gardening in suburban front yard. VS man in long socks trimming edges of driveway as neighbour approaches and starts up conversation across driveways. MS faces in conversation.

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CUs man in black rimmed glasses arguing with wife about their son's behaviour. Man gets into car and angrily beckons wife. CU wife angrily replying. Sullen looking young man dressed in denim walking in back street and entering doorway after furtively looking around.

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Young man surfboard riding.VS group on beach being joined by another couple. Light hearted tussle between two of the young men over one reading a physics book. Off-hand exchanges made over aquaintance who almost overdosed.

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CUs middle aged women in suburban backyard discussing overdose of another neighbour's daughter. CUs group on beach discussing drug use and passing around marijuana joint and pressuring one of the group to partake. CUs of faces as they smoke and argue about merits and otherwise of drugs. Zoom to face of young woman and flashbacks to her pressures at work and negative exchanges with parents and others before she joins in smoking joint.

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Two middle-aged couples having backyard barbecue and drinks discussing youth and drug taking. CUs faces and cut to faces of group on beach. Slow-motion track of pair of young woman running across beach and into water. VS group discussing problems with parents. WS of young man running up to group over dune with box and CU cans of beer.

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VS group of middle-aged couples in backyard smoking and drinking beer while discussing drug problems and their children. GS woman standing on verandah greeting another couple arriving who join group in back yard while barbecue is started. Note women's beehive hairstyles.

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ECU young man with scar on cheek drinking from beer can. VS rest of group on beach gathering into circle where drugs and pills are brought out. VS tense interaction over whether to partake in drugs or not. MS couple walking on sand discussing drug taking. GS young men and women running into surf.

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CU fruit and meat on barbecue plate. MS men and women eating and drinking beer. MS man lighting up cigar and man in butterfly chair opening can of beer. CU smoking and VS emotive discussion on drug taking.

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VS young men and women leaving beach in cars with WS to city edges.

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