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A new advertising campaign featuring TV comedian David Mitchell will target young people at risk of cocaine addiction.
Police in south-east England are targeting drivers early in order to reduce the number of people driving after alcohol or drug abuse.
A US rehab programme is offering attendees the option of literally burying their alcohol or drug addiction as a step to recovery.
Arrested alcohol abusers in Bristol will receive counselling or rehab treatment referrals as part of a pilot scheme.
Drug and alcohol addiction services can be helped by former victims who offer advice and guidance, a volunteer organisation states.
A careworker claims there are a very high number of secondary school pupils engaging in the abuse of a variety of substances.
The effectiveness of drug rehab programmes can be improved by family support, the mother of a former addict claims.
Figures on alcohol addiction are likely to be "too conservative" as problem drinkers are more likely to conceal the amount they consume, an expert claims.