4 March 2010

DRUGS

UK Drug Situation: UK Focal Point on Drugs. 2009 Edition (2nd March 2010)
The structure and content of this annual report are pre-determined by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) to facilitate comparison with similar reports produced by the other European Focal Points. Ten chapters cover the same subjects each year, and three further chapters, giving in-depth information on selected issues, change from year to year.
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Powder cocaine: how the treatment system is responding to a growing problem (1st March 2010)
One in 10 drug users entering treatment in England are seeking help for addiction to powder cocaine, a rise of four per cent in four years, according to new research for the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA).

More than a third of them are aged 18-24, and they are much more likely to come from a broad range of social backgrounds than the typical heroin users who traditionally form the majority of those in treatment.
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