27-11-2004, 01:07 AM
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Britain has worst drugs record in Europe
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...0&in_a_source=
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Britain has the worst record in Europe on drug abuse, a devastating study has revealed.
The startling figures, which apply to most age groups, overshadowed the launch of a Government crackdown on dealers.
And they were seized upon as evidence of Labour's failure to make any headway with the problem.
A survey of 26 European countries put the UK top of the list in most categories, including cocaine, Ecstasy and amphetamine use.
The problem of cannabis use was particularly acute among school children, it found. More than four in ten 15-year-old boys have tried the drug, with teenage girls fast catching up.
The annual report by the EU drug monitoring body said Britain was one of eight countries with a "rise in problem drug use since the 1990s".
"The increase in use of illegal drugs is most pronounced among school children and available data show a doubling in the last decade," it added.
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