Drug use and abuse
2020
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According to recent statistics 9.4% of UK adults aged 16 to 59 have taken illicit drugs in the last year. In 2019 the UK saw its highest ever levels of drug related deaths - making the UK the country with the highest number in Eruope, three times higher than the average. This work explores legal and illegal drugs and the dangerous effects they can have on individuals and society as a whole. It also looks at UK drug laws and the resources available to help those suffering with an addiction.
Main title:
Drug use and abuse / edited by Tracy Biram.
Author:
Biram, Tracy, editor
Imprint:
Cambridge : Independence Educational Publishers, 2020.
Collation:
48 pages : illustrations, graphs ; 29 cm.
Series title:
Issues ; 373.
Audience:
Adolescent.
ISBN:
9781861688309 (pbk)
Dewey class:
362.290941362.29362.290362.2
LC class:
HV5801
Local class:
Issues362.29YANFA613.8613.8 Issues Vol 373362.2Y362.29ISSUES
Language:
English
BRN:
2752089