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UK: Anti-Drugs Policy Working - Tsar
ccguide Wednesday 03 Jan 2001 Pubdate: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 Source: Oldham Evening Chronicle (UK) Copyright: Oldham Evening Chronicle 2001 Contact: Address: P. O. Box 47, Oldham, Lancashire, England OL1 1EQ Fax: 0161-652 2111 Website: http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/ ANTI-DRUGS POLICY WORKING - TSAR The Government's anti-drugs policy is beginning to bring results, drugs Tsar Keith Hellawell claimed today. He said recent surveys showed the growth in use of illegal drugs was levelling off. Mr Hellawell pointed to a recent poll that showed only a very slight increase in the number of schoolchildren claiming to have used cannabis. And he said a drop in the number of youngsters smoking cigarettes was likely to be followed by a fall in those using the drug. There was nothing inevitable about rising levels of drug abuse, Mr Hellawell said. "If you look at overall drug use in this country it appears to be levelling off," he said. The Government's 10-year drugs strategy was only its second year, Mr Hellawell said, adding: "We are already beginning to see some encouraging signs that Government policy is working". Mr Hellawell was speaking ahead of the launch of new high-tech systems to combat drugs, using interactive games to educate youngsters about drugs as well as super-sensitve equipment capable of sniffing out drug smugglers. - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D
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