Fatal Addition: Britain's 6200 State-Sponsored Drug Addict Hooked on Heorin …

Published October 21, 2013

Fatal addition: Britain's 6200 state-sponsored drug addict hooked on heorin …
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Since the 2010 election, when David Cameron spoke out against methadone in a TV debate, Government drug strategies have aimed at helping more heroin users recover. A report published by the National Treatment Agency last year said that 'medication … Read more on Daily Mail

Loud voices and deaf ears
Filed under: statistics cocaine abuse uk
These statistics compare favourably with Portugal which has the greatest systems of decriminalisation and acceptance (drug use rooms, and so forth). Between 2001 and 2007, drug use there among the adult population rose 10%, whilst it fell 20% in the UK. Read more on The Economist (blog)