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Still control an illicit business which costs britain £20 billion a year and reaches into almost every community. the government wants to demonstrate it's taking on the dealers and the addicts who bring fear and misery to neighbourhoods like this, but those who work in the field say the key to reducing drug harms is to see the problem as a public health issue, not a criminaljustice one. 0n the estate a few years back, . there was quite a lot of drug use... marie started injecting heroin to escape the reality of a violent domestic life on this southend estate. in and out of prison, her childre...

The government wants to demonstrate it's taking on the dealers and the addicts who bring fear and misery to neighbourhoods like this, but those who work in the field say the key to reducing drug harms is to see the problem as a public health issue, not a criminaljustice one. on the estate a few years back, i there was quite a lot of drug use... marie started injecting heroin to escape the reality of a violent domestic life on this southend estate. in and out of prison, her children were taken into care. now, after treatment, she's clean and runs a charity helping other drug users in the city. ...

And other towns in the county to disrupt the dealers. but, despite decades of such activity, drug gangs still control in illicit business which costs billions £20 billion a year and reaches into almost every community. the government wants to demonstrate it's taking on the dealers and the addicts who bring fear and misery to neighbourhoods like this. but those who work in the field say the key to reducing drug harms is to see the problem as a public health issue, not a criminaljustice one. on the estate a few years back, there was quite a lot of drug use. marie started injecting heroin to esc...

It costs less to put somebody in treatment than it does in prison, and with treatment you give them a chance." ryan is now in recovery and has a full—time job. the dire drugs problem has united the first minister and the scottish conservative leader at a drug recovery facility. but cross—party cooperation isn't easy. meeting with former addicts, douglas ross and nicola sturgeon agree urgent action is required. in a policy u—turn, the tory leader says he may now support an official consumption facility which would allow people to use illegal class a drugs under supervision. there is a uni...

Infections on the continent. scotland has by far the highest rate of deaths related to drugs of any country in europe. the most recent figures show a record number of drug—related deaths for the seventh year in succession. the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, and the leader of the scottish conservatives, douglas ross, have been on a joint visit to a drugs recovery group in what they call a united effort to tackle scotland's ever—growing drugs problem. our scotland editor sarah smith reports. drug abuse is killing more than 25 people a week in scotland and ruining the lives of m...