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UK is Europe’s ‘addictions capital’

The UK has become the drug and alcohol “addictions capital of Europe”, a think tank has warned.

The UK has become the drug and alcohol “addictions capital of Europe”, a think tank has warned. The Centre for Social Justice – set up by Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith – said drink and drug abuse cost the UK £36bn a year, according to the BBC. Its report warned that the UK has become a hub for websites peddling potentially dangerous “legal highs”. The CSJ also criticised the government for failing to tackle heroin addiction and cheaply available alcohol. The report, No Quick Fix, found that last year 52 people in England and Wales died after taking

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