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A Teesside teenager says a youth project has helped completely change his life after he found himself in police custody.

The 16-year-old from Middlesbrough - who we're calling Adam - says he fell in with the wrong group, barely attended school and started taking drugs

Then the Shift team - who support young people alongside Middlesbrough council - stepped in.

Adam - whose words have been voiced by an actor - spoke to our reporter Louise Hobson