Summary
SCOTLAND'S drug users spend GBP 1.4 billion a year feeding their habit, resulting in social costs totalling almost GBP 3.5bn annually - equivalent to GBP 400,000 per hour.
The toll includes the price of treating drug users in the NHS, the cost to the criminal justice system and social care, as well as wider costs to the economy and society.See the full content of this document
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Scotland's Gbp 400,000-an-Hour Drug Habit
The research, commissioned by the Scottish Government, also shows that the number of drug users across the country is continuing to increase.
However, th...See the full content of this document
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