Heroin:Is Giving It Free to Addicts the Answer? The Problem
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COMIC Ben Elton's appearance before the Scottish parliament's cross-party group on drugs and alcohol last week was no laughing matter. The writer, who made a career from deriding politicians, was in Edinburgh to appeal to MSPs about the UK's drugs crisis. His solution was simple: "To my mind, the logical answer is legalisation. " Elton's call, while unlikely to be heeded, was welcomed by parliamentarians who were looking for answers, particularly on Scotland's heroin problem. The figures on this particular drug are startling. In a country of five million people, Scotland caters for 50,000 addicts and writes out half a million methadone prescription scripts every year. In Strathclyde, police recently revealed a 70per cent hike in drug-related deaths.
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Heroin:Is Giving It Free to Addicts the Answer? The Problem
Earlier this year, it was reported that an 11year-old girl, whose parents were addicts, collapsed at school after smoking the class A drug. This was followed by revelations that two-year-old Derek...
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