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by Change | 4 Dec 2009

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New research has revealed that a growing number of young women are seeking addiction treatment services for problems with cocaine.

Young women are increasingly heading to rehab clinics suffering from cocaine addiction, according to the latest figures.

Research published by the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse has revealed 1,645 women entered rehab centres or undertook some form of addiction treatment in England for problems related to cocaine for the first time in 2008/09.

Of those, three-quarters were under the age of 35, while the average age of first use of cocaine among the addicts was just 21.

Rosanna O'Connor, director of delivery at the agency, welcomed the fact that many young women are turning to professional addiction treatment services to help them kick their habit, but warned that there is now a large body of evidence to show that cocaine addiction is becoming an increasing problem in England.

"Treatment is the first step on the road to recovery. It enables families to stabilise, children to be better looked after, and offers drug users a chance to recover from dependency, fully integrate into their communities, and ultimately to contribute to society," she added.

Ms O'Connor also pointed out that there has been an increase in the availability of drug treatment services across the UK in recent years, making it much easier for people suffering from addiction to access the help and support they need to quit.

The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse was established as a special unit within the NHS to improve the availability, capacity and effectiveness of drug addiction treatment services in England.

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