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This is the so-called 'escalation' hypothesis, or 'gateway theory'.

In the past many people hoped that drug education would prevent young people from ever using drugs...

There are many types drug treatment in the UK...

There are a number of UK legislative controls to restrict the supply and use of drugs in the UK. The following agencies are responsible for enforcing them.

Trying to determine the impact of media campaigns on attitudes to particular issues is not easy.

In 2011/12, there were just short of 230,000 recorded drug offences committed in the UK.

Every year the UK Border Force intercept hundreds of shipments or people bringing illicit drugs into the country.

Addiction or problematic use is a difficult concept to measure

The straight answer is that we do not know exactly how many drug-related deaths there are in the UK.

Drugs are used by many different people and in many situations. Here is what the national and local surveys have found: