itv news readers New evidence suggests the war on drugs is not working | ITV News

Twenty years ago UN member states committed to eradicating global drug use by 2019. But 11 days ago, that target was dumped - in the face of growing numbers of stronger narcotics.

Latest figures show, 43.7 fatal overdoses per million of the population in England and Wales - the highest number in Europe.

Some are now looking to Portugal where drug deaths have been reduced to 3.86 per million since drugs were decriminalised in 2001

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itv news readers New evidence suggests the war on drugs is not working | ITV News
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