The Ballad of the Two Charlies aims to accelerate the process of understanding the problems caused by crack use by drawing on the stories of a group of people engaged in crime and crack use, and communicating their experiences to a younger audience who are on the fringes of this lifestyle.

Developed out of a crack intervention project funded by Salford DAAT, It is a 32 page superbly illustrated poem, printed in a large book format (24cm x 24cm) on quality paper and tells the story of Charlie Chalk and Charlie Cheese and their experiences with crack cocaine... and is combined with a great animated version on a free DVD.

The book is designed to be given out to arrestees who have tested positive for cocaine, either at a police station or as part of the Drug Intervention Program.

Aims: This publication aims to raise the issue of cocaine and cocaine smoking among young offenders. It is designed to give a detailed explanation of how cocaine problems can develop and compares the problems and stigma of using heroin with those of smoking cocaine.

Audience: Regular or occasional cocaine users aged 16+ who are in contact with the criminal justice system.

Content: Explicit language, comic violence and cartoon sexual imagery.
The Ballad of the Two Charlies is, a 24cmx24cm publication, printed on a quality paper and in an individual card sleeve so that people will want to keep it, read and re-read, and show it to their friends, and it comes shirink wrapped with a free animated version on DVD!.

Orders received by 3pm Monday to Friday are dispatched the same day.