By the end of this session, participants will be able to identify at least three other people with similar interests or experiences in the room.
Expected time of activity: 15 minutes
Beforehand
Prepare a series of 10 to 15 questions for the group to respond to. Some ideas are: the first letter of your first name, your gender, whether you like cats or dogs better, the type of music that you like, if you have tried drugs before or not, if you have driven a car while drunk or not, if you have had unprotected sex or not, what kind of drug do you prefer, etc. The questions should allow people to get to know interests, similarities and differences around the room. Include some basic questions about drug use and sexual experiences without making people feel uncomfortable.
Activity
Begin by asking participants to stand in a circle in the middle of the room. Explain to the group that you will pose a question and people need to quickly and informally identify other individuals who have the same answer to the question and form small groups. Continue to ask questions so that group members move around the room and learn what similarities and differences they have with one another. This should take no longer than 15 minutes. If you are running out of time, consider cutting out some of the questions you prepared.