I am not an expert, but it seems there is a correlation between areas of deprivation and areas with a high incidence of drug-related death. There is a lot of evidence out there, and from anecdotal experience it seems that an issue that was confined to the big cities is now commonplace in older industrial communities, such as the areas and villages that I represent.
Drugs Policy
Proceeding contribution from
Grahame Morris
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 23 October 2018.
It occurred during Debate on Drugs Policy.
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