General Article Getting tough on drugs just doesn't work

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By Dr Julian Huppert MP

The failure of Britain’s drugs policy is blatantly obvious. Traffickers and dealers are making huge amounts of money through drugs coming into this country and, as a result of our growing drugs problem, we are facing enormous health issues. I believe the time has come for us to radically overhaul our approach to the drugs problem, which is growing on an international scale.

Taking a tough line through the courts and imposing jail sentences on drug addicts for relativ...

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