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Drug Related Deaths Are On The Rise

Prosecutions for drug possession are up 500 percent in 25 years.

Prosecutions for drug possession are up 500 percent in 25 years.
The number of drug-related deaths has also increased by 225 percent over the same period, according to the Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign.
It says the drugs problem is now a nationwide crisis and is urging the government to set-up a Citizens Assembly on drugs in 2022.
 

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