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by Change | 5 Aug 2009

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A growing number of young people are using Class A drugs in Wales, according to the latest official figures from the Welsh Assembly.

New figures from the Welsh Assembly have revealed an increase in the number of young people in the country using Class A drugs like cocaine.

The Western Mail reports that the statistics have found 70 per cent of all adults in Wales using Class A drugs are aged between 16 and 24, suggesting that many could need addiction treatment services in the years to come.

"These figures are a tragic and worrying reflection of social breakdown and government policy failure both in the Assembly and at Westminster," shadow social justice minister Mark Isherwood told the newspaper.

Meanwhile, shadow secretary of state for Wales Cheryl Gillan called for the implementation of a border police system to stem the flow of illegal drugs into the country.

cocaine addiction is becoming an increasingly worrying problem across the UK and it has recently been suggested that more emphasis should be placed on providing better addiction recovery services rather than merely seeking to tackle drug-related crime.

Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith recently wrote in the Daily Telegraph that government policy should be seeking to help people gain access to rehab clinics and other addiction recovery services that can reduce the causes of drug-related crime.

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