Increase in young people seeking drug abuse treatment

[Dave Roberts]

The figures relating to 2007/8 show that the number of young people under the age of 30 seeking help for drug abuse is now at a record level. The main drugs used by under-18s seen by drugs counsellors were alcohol and cannabis. Among 19- to 24-year-olds heroin and other opiates were the most common drug taken. Class A drug use is still rare among teenagers, with just three per cent of under-18s being treated for heroin and opiate abuse. The same proportion were treated for cocaine abuse and less than one per cent had a problem with crack.

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