Funding for community drug projects at 'coalface' of drugs crisis drops as addict numbers rise

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Funding for community drug projects at 'coalface' of drugs crisis drops as addict numbers rise

In a pre-budget submission, the group of 14 Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces said this cut in funding has happened at a time of 'soaring inflation', an 'explosion' in the local population and 'significant increases' in problem drug and alcohol use.