'Time to Step Up City's War On Addiction' Msp's Action Call As Drug Crime Up by 93-Per Cent in 7 Years

Evening Times › December 04, 2006

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AN URGENT review of how drug and alcohol addiction is dealt with in Glasgow has been called for.

Tory MSP Bill Aitken demanded action after it was revealed that while funding for Drug and Alcohol Action Teams in the city had nearly trebled since 1999, drug crimes had increased by 93-per cent.

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'Time to Step Up City's War On Addiction' Msp's Action Call As Drug Crime Up by 93-Per Cent in 7 Years

The funding has risen from GBP3.6million in 1999 to GBP8.8m th...

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