“We need to target resources into cracking down on dealers while making sure treatment and rehabilitation facilities are available to those who need them," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Norman Lamb.
Commenting on today’s statistics from the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse that reveal the number of 18-24 year olds seeking help for cocaine abuse has doubled in the last year, Norman Lamb said: “It is welcome news that more and more people are getting access to treatment for their drug problems but the sharp increase in the number of young people taking cocaine is a serious cause for concern.
“This Government has been obsessed with trying to look tough on drugs while failing to deal effectively with the drug-taking culture in this country.
“We need to target resources into cracking down on dealers while making sure treatment and rehabilitation facilities are available to those who need them.
“Ministers must do a lot more to make people aware of the serious damage that drug use can do to your long-term health.”
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