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Wednesday, 22 May, 2002, 17:04 GMT 18:04 UK
DRUGS ![]() ![]() ![]() The government has proposed a ¿217m, 10-year programme for reducing drug misuse. ![]() ![]() Drug treatment and testing orders (DTTOs) were first announced in December 1997, when the government said it would spend ¿1m on a pilot programme to get convicted drugs offenders have treatment. ![]() ![]() People are taking drugs at a younger and younger age and many are mixing different types. BBC News Online looks at one addict's experience. ![]()
Drug users fuel hepatitis boom
Drug users who inject are the main reason for a surge in the number of cases of hepatitis B, public health officials have said. ![]()
Drugs 'part of mainstream youth culture'
Most young clubbers have taken drugs, according to a survey carried out by a university and drugs agency team. ![]()
Methadone prescribing tightened up
The government is to tighten the way methadone is prescribed to drug misusers. ![]()
US heroin overdoses soar
The number of US heroin users being treated in casualty units is rising fast, but deaths could be prevented, says a specialist. ![]()
A strategy for tackling drugs
The UK Government has published a White Paper that contains its strategy for tackling the abuse of illegal drugs. It plans to use profits seized from drugs barons to stop people becoming addicts. ![]()
Treating drug misuse saves millions
A study has shown that the cost of therapy for addicts is more than recouped by the reduction in drug-related crime. ![]()
The drugs czar
With more illegal drug use in Britain than anywhere else in Europe, the country's new drugs czar Keith Hellawell knows he has a major task on his hands. ![]()
Drugs
The arrival of recreational drugs has created an explosion in use. BBC News Online looks at the major illegal drugs. |
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