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Drug Addiction One In Fifty In Britain

According to a research 1.2 million adults in U.K have been addicted to illegal drugs. A survey commissioned by DrugScope, maps that trends in supply and use of illicit substances would get high in the light on public attitudes to addiction. The findings for the same will come at the end of week in which official figures would reveal out sharp increasing cocaine use across the country.

Drug Addiction One In Fifty In BritainThe research report states that drug addiction is not on the rise, but the number of people whose lives are affected by drugs is considerable higher than many imagine. The research also says that drug dependency is something which is very close to home for many people. The survey also found that there had been addiction cuts across all the social classes out of 18% were from higher social class, while 20% in the lower middle class.

These figures were much higher among the young people with a quarter of respondents aged between 18 and 34 admitting to personal direct or indirect experience of drug dependence. There was also an overwhelming response to drug treatments. Around 88% of the respondents agreed that “people who have become addicted to drugs need help and support to get their lives back on the track, while 77% agreed that the investment in drug treatment is a sensible use of the money.

Its very encouraging to see that the majority of the respondents understood that someone’s drug dependency will often stem the other problems in the life which would lead to drug treatments of all those who need it. Last year a Crime Survey estimated that around 974,000 people in England used cocaine powder. The survey also said that there are about 439,000 cocaine users in the late teens which have increased to upto 1.5% in last 12 months. There is an increase argument that a shift in society’s attitude would lead to improve the chances of rehabilitation even more.

For many people trying to break free of addiction and discrimination remained a major barrier to recovery and may impact their chances of getting into work being housed or accessing proper health care. So the government commitment to support such problem drug users requires action to tackle stigmatizing attitudes.

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