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by Change | 19 Oct 2009

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Small towns are more likely to need drug addiction services than larger urban dwellings, according to a study in Canada.

addiction treatment is in greater need in smaller towns than in large cities, according to new research from the University of British Columbia.

The study carried out by the Canadian institute revealed that many small towns are in need of addiction centers and other facilities because there are proportionally greater problems with drug addiction in these areas than in larger urban settings.

Dr Steve Morgan, lead researcher and author of the study, suggested the greatest problem of drug addiction and substance abuse was not so much at street level in more rural communities, but with addictions to prescription drugs, the Ubyssey reports.

"With respect to [sedatives], in all regions patients appear to be getting more of these drugs than would be deemed safe and appropriate," he told the newspaper.

He added that in 2006, patients took these drugs on average for 100 days within a given year, which could point to a drug addiction problem.

A recent report from the National Drug Agency in Malaysia highlighted the role that peer pressure can have in people developing a drug addiction when it comes to illegal drugs.

The poll found 55 per cent of the 26,841 drug addicts questioned admitted that they were originally introduced to drugs by friends, the Malaysian Bar reported.

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