Perils is a comic and tragic look at substance abuse among young adults. Rachel still lives at home with her parents. She doesn't wear Prada. She doesn't have a fabulous career. Rachel is a young suburban woman, falling in love for the first time. When tragedy strikes, she turns to drugs and booze to ease her pain. Her abusive ex-boyfriend takes the opportunity to plunge her into his dark world of sadistic sex and violence. Can she be saved before it's too late?