A dramatic fall in heroin use among young adults is revealed today, (8 October 2009) heralding a generational shift in patterns of drug dependence in England.
A groundbreaking analysis of drug treatment trends by the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) shows the number of young adults presenting as heroin and crack addicts fell by almost one-third over the last four years. Read the media release.
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